HMSV Skill Standards

Participant Empowerment is:

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness

• Having effective communication strategies and skills to work with clients.

• Continuing education and self-improvement to better the work you do with clients

• Having knowledge and resources for career and education-related concerns

Communication is:

• Having knowledge and access to supports available in the community

• Having knowledge on crisis prevention, intervention, & resolution techniques

• Utilizing skills and techniques to provide services in an efficient way

• Having effective communication strategies and skills to work with clients

Assessment is:

• Utilizing knowledge and strategies to navigate diverse challenges that clients face

• Knowing about formal and informal assessments to respond to client needs

• Being aware of requirements for documentation and managing them efficiently

• Being familiar with mission and practices of support organization

Community and Service Networking is:

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness so they can lead self-determined lives

• Having knowledge and access to supports available in the community

• Utilizing skills and techniques to provide services in an efficient way

• Having effective communication strategies and skills to work with clients

Facilitation of Services is:

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness

• Utilizing skills and techniques to provide services in an efficient way

• Utilizing knowledge and strategies to navigate diverse challenges that clients uniquely face

• Have knowledge and resources for career and education-related concerns

Community and Living Skills and Supports:

• Matching specific supports and interventions to unique needs of clients and recognize the importance of friends, family, and community relationships

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness

• Having effective communication strategies and skills to work with clients

• Having knowledge and resources for career and education-related concerns

Education, Training, and Self-Development is:

• Knowing about the range of effective communication strategies and skills necessary to establish a collaborative relationship with the participant.

• Knowing about formal and informal assessment practices to respond to the needs, desires, and interests of the participants.

• Being familiar with the mission and practices of the support organization and participates in the life of the organization.

• Being able to identify areas for self-improvement, pursue necessary educational/training resources, and share knowledge with others.

Advocacy is:

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness

• Utilizing skills and techniques to provide services in an efficient way

• Knowing about diverse challenges clients face and being able to identify and use effective advocacy strategies to overcome such challenges

• Being familiar with mission and practices of support organization

Vocational Educational and Career Support is:

• Having knowledge and resources for career and education-related concerns and goals

• Continuing education and training to improve work you do with clients

• Being aware of requirements for documentation and managing them efficiently

• Knowing about formal and informal assessments to respond to client needs

Crisis intervention is:

• Having effective communication strategies and skills to work with clients.

• Providing support to build client self-esteem and assertiveness

• Knowing about crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution techniques and how to apply them to work with clients

• Being aware of requirements for documentation and managing them efficiently