Transition services, particularly those that feature work-based learning experiences, often require designated staff to spend the majority of their time in the field. They also require that staff have the skills and supports to properly and effectively deliver these services. Training and monitoring these staff is critically important to ensure youth with disabilities experience strong employment outcomes. Maryland PROMISE was a statewide experimental, multicomponent, and community-based transition project that served 997 youth receiving Supplemental Security Income and their families. To ensure that staff effectively delivered services, Maryland PROMISE provided carefully designed professional development activities that included training, field-based coaching, and performance monitoring. This article reports on the Maryland PROMISE capacity building activities for project staff, provides data on the results of that process, and offers implications for the effective delivery of community-based transition services.

过渡服务，特别是那些具有基于工作的学习经验的过渡服务，通常需要指定的工作人员在现场花费大部分时间。他们还要求员工具备适当和有效地提供这些服务的技能和支持。培训和监督这些员工对于确保残疾青年获得良好的就业成果至关重要。马里兰州的PROMISE是一项全州范围内的试验性，多要素，基于社区的过渡项目，为997名获得补充安全收入及其家人的青年服务。为了确保员工有效地提供服务，Maryland PROMISE提供了精心设计的专业发展活动，其中包括培训，现场指导和绩效监控。