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Erica A. Brown, MSSabrina Cunliffe, MS, CRC
Session Overview• Becoming a VR vendor for Job Placement Services• Ensuring a person receives quality Career
Exploration/Discovery
• When and how to refer someone to VR
• Preparing for the VR Intake Process
• Understanding the VR Eligibility Process• Your involvement in Individual Plan of
Employment ( IPE) development
• Providing Job Placement Services
• Long Term Support Planning
Becoming a VR Vendor
• Make contact with your local VR branch manager and discuss the services you provide
• Ask VR branch manager to add your agency to the vendor list
TALKING POINTS• Job development versus job coaching (stabilization
point)• VR training options• Other VR services ( Disability Adjustment,
assessments, skills training etc.)• MQ’s to provide services
Job Placement Services*Referral ($100.00)*Proposal- Employment/Retention ( $200.00)*Proposal- Retention Services Only ( $200.00) *Job Placement- Standard ($1000.00)*Job Placement- Supported/Customized ( $1,500.00)*Job Retention- Standard ( $1,500.00)*Job Retention- Supported/Customized ( $2000.00)
*Job Coaching ($40/hr)
* This will change in October
Quality Career Exploration through Path to Employment Services and “DISCOVERY”
Path to Employment Service Examples (Consider a Person Centered Plan to help develop these goal
areas)
• Volunteer a few times a week • Take a class• Join a social club• Provide targeted skill development specific to job
interests• Learn transportation routes• Complete benefits planning• General community inclusion• Join a community job seekers club• Work on disability awareness and self-advocacy skills
Is a time-limited process by which an individual’s planning team assists an individual to identify his/her interests, strengths, and abilities relating to employment, with the goal of attaining and maintaining employment in an integrated employment setting, including self-employment, prior to job development for an individual when establishing a vocational goal.
*Get Discovery Certified ASAP! *
“Discovery”
The VR Process
ID/DD-VR EMPLOYMENT PROCESS MAP
Referral to VR
Intake Appointme
nt Plan Development
( IPE)
EligibilityDeterminatio
nPresumed Eligible
VR Plan Implementati
on
Job Development
, Assessments
and Job Coaching
Authorized
Transfer to Ongoing Support (ODDS)
VRClosur
eOngoing support through ODDS
VR Status
Referring a Person to VRPre-referral Considerations
• Career Development Plan has been completed• Career Development Plan & ISP reflect the person has chosen the goal of integrated, community employment• County Services Coordinators/ Brokerage Agent supports and facilitates referral process to VR •Discovery Profile in process or completed•2 or 3 general categories of employment the individual is interested in pursuing •Who will support the person in coordinating their VR process
The VR Intake Process Must bring completed Service QuestionnaireRequired to bring documents that prove the
person is legally able to work in the US (I-9 docs)
The authorization of Discovery and the VR referral should happen simultaneously. Bring the Discovery Profile if it is completed
If available, bring medical documentation, current medical orders including diagnosis, treatment plans, medical assessments, educational assessments, etc.
The VR Eligibility Process
The Individual Plan of Employment ( IPE) Development Process
VR counselors must address the following questions in the IPE:
Employment GoalReason for selecting this Employment Goal Minimum number of hours the person will accept per
weekDiscuss transferable skills, client characteristics and
other factors that were used to determine the employment goal
Rationale for selection of Job Goal: Describe the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, career interests and informed choice relating to the job goal.
Continued IPE development
Discuss Labor Market InformationDiscuss job stabilization. What will it look like?What steps are needed to reach the employment
goal?Needed Plan ServicesHow are we going to measure progress?
Long Term Support Planning
Braided services – decide with team what services are best for the person and who would provide services long term
Define job stabilization so the team knows and agrees
Develop a plan for transition to ongoing long-term support
Systematic Instruction and fading plan
Questions Sabrina Cunliffe Erica A. BrownVocational Rehabilitation Partnerships in Community Living, IncDHS- MacKenzie Center PO Box 1292885 Chad Dr. Monmouth, OR 97361Eugene, OR 97408 503-838-2403 ext. 375541-684-2447 [email protected]@state.or.us