• Education Program Specialist
Email
heale041@umn.edu

Projects

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NY OPWDD Direct Support Workforce Investments Evaluation

ICI is conducting formative and summative evaluations of several DSP Workforce development program initiatives funded by OPWDD. Formative evaluation will track and report on program implementation …

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Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)

Conducts a wide range of research, training, and technical assistance and dissemination projects related to community supports under its center grant and related project funding. The RTC-CL is …

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Implementing ES-Coach to Support Provider Capacity-Building and Development

Uses smartphone technology to reduce the gap between training and field-based implementation of best and evidence-based practice. ES-Coach is a web and smartphone-based tool that collects daily …

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Minnesota Transformation Initiative Technical Assistant Center (MTI)

ICI and the University of Massachusetts Boston are collaboratively designing, implementing, and evaluating the Minnesota Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Center (MTI). MTI supports …

Products

Job Match Makers: Episode 1: Welcome to "Job Match Makers!"

In the first episode of Job Match Makers, hosts Brian Begin and Sherry Healey introduce the podcast, explain the objective of the Minnesota Transformation Initiative, and talk about their careers …Published: 10/7/2024

Job Match Makers: Episode 3: A Job that Combines Fishing and Woodworking!?

Hosts Brian and Sherry are joined in the studio by their Institute on Community Integration colleague, Kathia Fernandez. Kathia shares a story from her time as an employment consultant when she …

Published: 10/7/2024

Job Match Makers: Episode 2: Perspectives from 50 Years in Employment Services for People with Disabilities

In the second episode of Job Match Makers, Brian and Sherry are joined by their Minnesota Transformation Initiative colleague, Don Lavin. Don explains how he left his cousin Vinny behind in New …

Published: 10/7/2024