National AgrAbility Project

Education & Volunteer

Services

byDouglas B. CarmonEaster Seals National AgrAbility Project Manager

Educational Services

OT/PT Training Curriculum Bridge gap between rehab and healthcare professionals

not routinely exposed to farmers with disabilities

OT/PTs first, then other rehab/healthcare professionals, and finally pre-service university level students

Partnership (National, State, Healthcare Organizations)

Classroom face-to-face learning, online continuing education modules

Educational Services

OT/PT Training Curriculum OK training program

Stillwater, Oct 8-9 2004

Academic / geographic expansion of program

Program access

Volunteer Services

• General Volunteer Services– Collection of resources

• Illinois AgrAbility Unlimited Program

– Compilation of volunteer management guidelines

• Recruiting, training, liability, reporting

– Resource access

Volunteer Services

• Peer Support Training Program– Goals

• Better selection process• More effective support skills• Increased number of volunteers• Increased farmer’s usage of AgrAbility services • Decrease liability of volunteers

Volunteer Services

• CO Peer Support Training Program– AgrAbility Neighbor-to-Neighbor Peer Support

Training (AANNPST)• Robert J. Fetsch• Reserved space at CO program• Seminar at your state with Robert Fetsch as lead• Designated instructors should have

educational/behavioral/psychology background

Information Sharing

Teamwork is the key Networking Input We’re here to assist you!

Contact Information

Douglas B. CarmonNational AgrAbility Project Manager

Easter Seals, Inc.Office of Public Affairs700 Thirteenth Street, NWSuite 200Washington, DC 20005 202-347-3066 dcarmon@easterseals.com

Enjoy Your Workshop!