different You lay out the whole picture of being a pilot to the field?’ consumer, and that really helps them to realize. Any time that I suspect that I KK (Katie Karwatske): can’t support a goal, I always try to let them know first that ultimately, we are on the same team, that I share their goals in the sense of getting them competitively employed, before I have to tell them something that they might not want to hear. HG: What are your thoughts on the goals of time and cost and success outcomes of cases OOD is focusing on now? The last few years, been in economic hard times, and KK: we’ve focusing on a population that probably requires more time we’re and more to share more of these goals expenditure. I’m planning up front with the consumers to have them be very invested in the process. This agency is making an investment so that they know I have a stake in I know not supposed to take ‘Hey, this.’ you’re the job home, but we notice We notice ‘HELP WANTED’ signs. what people are doing when working and we take that they’re back. If there is a job that I see someone doing, and I have think ‘I a consumer who could do even if there an opening, at that’ isn’t least, I have a direction. TL: Sometimes people with disabilities have depended on other people for a lot of their life. The reality is the consumer is ultimately responsible for finding a job; just that helping it’s we’re
different field?’ You lay out the whole picture of being a pilot to the consumer, and that really helps them to realize. KK (Katie Karwatske): Any time that I suspect that I can’t support a goal, I always try to let them know first that ultimately, we are on the same team, that I share their goals in the sense of getting them competitively employed, before I have to tell them something that they might not want to hear. HG: What are your thoughts on the goals of time and cost and success outcomes of cases OOD is focusing on now? KK: The last few years, we’ve been in economic hard times, and we’re focusing on a population that probably requires more time and more expenditure. I’m planning to share more of these goals up front with the consumers to have them be very invested in the process. This agency is making an investment so that they know ‘Hey, I have a stake in this.’ I know you’re not supposed to take the job home, but we notice ‘HELP WANTED’ signs. We notice what people are doing when they’re working and we take that back. If there is a job that I see someone doing, and I think ‘I have a consumer who could do that’ even if there isn’t an opening, at least, I have a direction. TL: Sometimes people with disabilities have depended on other people for a lot of their life. The reality is the consumer is ultimately responsible for finding a job; it’s just that we’re helping
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