Patrick Bilbrey Email & Phone Number

Bloomington,Mn

Empower consumers with disabilities by assisting them with person centered planning, mentoring and teaching them the skills they need to become more self-sufficient in the work setting and community and by assisting with personal cares and resume writing.Document progress in meeting person centered goals through charting and report writing.Report progress toward meeting goals at annual and semi-annual team meetingsTrain new staff on working with the consumers.Serve as safety representative for Rise Creative Partnership South.Enhance communication between staff and deaf consumers by teaching staff sign language.

Empower indivividuals with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community and enable them to fully enjoy living in a home environment and engage in community activities.

Serving on the publicity committee and participating in the annual river and road cleanups.

Minnetonka, Mn

Provide vocational evaluation services and case management for consumers with disabilities. Recommend job accomodations, including assistive technology.Provide job coaching and goal setting for transitional employment and work readiness training.Expand range of vocational assessment tools, including developing a work sample and purchasing equipment for measuring cashiering skills.Develop community work sites for on-the-job-evaluations.Assist staff in preparation for CARF accreditation

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Expanded and implemented vocational evaluation services; Assisted with grant writing to secure additional funding; Coordinated support services and insured accessibility for consumers who were deaf and hard of hearing, including access to supportive counseling and sign language interpreting; Purchased and set up assistive technology devices such as closed caption decoders and assistive listening systems. Marketed vocational evaluation and support services for deaf and hard of hearing consumers via oral presentations and television media.

Occupational Communication Specialist

Master Of Science, Vocational Rehabilitation

Activities and Societies: Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Sign Language Studies

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology, Communication Disorders

Activities and Societies: Eau Claire Ecology Action (now Northern Thunder).Deans Honor List