| Smarthome Research: Changes in Quality of Life for Group Home Residents of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome: An Exploratory Analysis |
The development of smarthome technology is one of the most promising opportunities for helping individuals with developmental disabilities live independently in the community. |
| Behavioral Health and Foster Care |
Providing integrated physical and behavioral health care in a community based pediatric clinic is difficult. These challenges are magnified when the clinic serves children in the foster care system. In 2009 an expert panel was convened to provide recommendations for integrating behavioral health into a pediatric clinic that serves all children in foster care in Denver County, Colorado. This report summarizes their findings and provides recommendations. |
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Colorado Youth WINS Final Process Evaluation Report
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This process evaluation report describes the Colorado Youth WINS service delivery intervention to youth and young adults ages 14-25 receiving SSA disability benefits. |
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Colorado Youth WINS Final Report to Social Security Administration
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This report describes the Colorado Youth WINS intervention implemented in Colorado serving youth and young adults with disabilities receiving Social Security Disability benefits to obtain education and employment outcomes. This report also provides data on project outcomes to date. |
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Disability Program Navigator (DPN) Project Evaluation 2005 Four-State Study: National Overview Report
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Between February and July 2005, evaluators interviewed 117 people in four states about their experiences of the implementation of the disability program navigator initiative. The respondents included navigators and supervisors, internal One-Stop staff and external staff from other community agencies, and customers with disabilities. The DPN Maturity Model was a theoretical concept and tool developed from this study.
Emery, J., & Bryan, M.C. (2006, December). Disability Program Navigator Project Evaluation. 2005: Four-State Study: National Overview Report. Retrieved mm/dd/yy from http://cowinpartners.org/ |
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Disability Program Navigators Provide Disaster Relief
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Work on this project was funded by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Colorado Office of Workforce Development. Colorado WIN Partners/University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center created this report for the Colorado Office of Workforce Development.
Betts, W., Kellar-Guenther, Y., & Koester N. (2007). The Use of Disability Program Navigators to Provide Disaster Relief. Retrieved mm/dd/yy from http://cowinpartners.org |
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Disability Program Navigator Project Prospects for Systems Change - 2005: Colorado Report
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Colorado developed the Consumer Navigator model that became a prototype for the DOL/SSA Disability Program Navigator. Incremental system development preceded DOL/SSA - DPN implementation in Colorado, including test pilot of the navigator concept, universally accessible workstations, a strong stakeholder coalition, and statewide technical assistance.
Emery, J., & Bryan, M.C. (October, 2006). Disability Program Navigator project prospects for systems change – 2005: Colorado site visit report. Denver, CO: University of Iowa Law, Health, Policy & Disability Center & University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Colorado WIN Partners, Retrieved mm-dd-yy from http://cowinpartners.org/ |
| Colorado Disability Program Navigator (DPN): Study Results to Identify Promising Practices for Collaboration between Colorado Workforce Centers and The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation/CDHS |
The Colorado Workforce Development Council/Office of Workforce Development, in collaboration with the Project TRAIN Coalition, contracted with Colorado WIN Partners/UCDHSC to conduct a study to examine the collaboration between Colorado Workforce Centers (otherwise known as One-Stops) and local offices of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation/CDHS and to look at the role of the Disability Program Navigator Initiative in facilitating this process.
Koester, N., Pike, P., Emery, J. (February 2007). Colorado's Disability Program Navigator Initiative: Results of a Study to Identify Promising Practices for Collaboration between Colorado Workforce Centers and The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation/CDHS. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Colorado WIN Partners |