Common use of CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Clause in Contracts

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. 1. By September 1, 2013, the State shall adopt and implement policies and procedures for developing career development plans for each individual in the TTP Target Population. By September 1, 2013, the State and PPSD shall adopt and implement policies and procedures for developing career development plans for each individual in the Birch Exit Target Population. The policies will include a presumption that all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement are capable of working in an integrated employment setting and that a rapid search process for employment should be implemented for individuals eligible for Supported Employment Services under this Interim Agreement. The policies will also include the presumption that all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement will be ensured an active and leading role in the career development planning process. The policies also will include a provision that no readiness criteria shall be used in pre- eligibility determinations to assess an individual’s ability to work in an integrated setting. All individuals covered by this Interim Agreement will be presumed ready for employment. 2. The State shall adopt evidence-based vocational assessments and vocational eligibility criteria that are person-centered and appropriate for individuals with I/DD; based on the presumption that with the appropriate services and supports individuals with I/DD can work; and designed to reveal information about an individual’s skills, interests, strengths and abilities, regardless of whether the individual has the verbal ability to express such information. 3. For the purposes of this Interim Agreement, no vocational or situational assessments, including those conducted by the State, or any vendors or contractors of the State, shall be conducted in segregated work settings, including in sheltered workshops or in any setting that does not meet the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V(D)-(E). 4. The State shall ensure that all assessments: a. Are conducted by appropriate and trained staff; b. Maintain fidelity to an asset-based assessment model (like MAPS, PATHS, or VAPS); c. Are available for all individuals eligible for relief under this Interim Agreement to be assessed in several different integrated employment settings, should they desire to be assessed in more than one community employment setting; and d. Are conducted with the appropriate accommodations, services and supports necessary for individuals eligible for relief under this Interim Agreement to be assessed performing work activities in integrated employment settings. 5. A career development plan shall be formulated and/or revised at least annually in conjunction with the ISP or IEP process through an asset-based, person-centered planning process including discovery, vocational assessment, and situational assessment conducted with the goal of maximizing the number of hours spent working, consistent with an individual’s abilities, in settings that meet the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V and VI. The career development plan shall: a. Set forth the individual’s skills, interests, strengths, and abilities; b. Be integrated into the individual’s IPE, ISP, IEP, and ILP and Summary of Performance (“SOP”), where applicable; and c. Identify the nature and scope of services needed by the individual to remove obstacles to obtaining and keeping an individualized job in an integrated employment setting and participating in Integrated Day Services meeting the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V and VI. 6. Translation and interpretation services, including sign language interpretation, shall be accessible and available to all individuals in the Target Population and their families who require such services during all employment planning meetings and during the entire career planning process. Further, all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement will have access to the services and supports necessary to make informed decisions pertaining to this Interim Agreement. 7. If, after discovery, and a vocational or situational assessment, an individual expresses that a particular work setting does not match his/her interests, strengths, or abilities, the person-centered planning process shall resume, the reasons that the individual did not prefer the work placement shall be documented, and all planning shall proceed with goals that have been adjusted based on the information revealed through the discovery and assessment process. 8. The State shall implement a rapid job search process for competitive employment for each individual eligible for a Supported Employment Placement under this Interim Agreement. 9. At minimum, the State shall ensure that the rapid job search process: a. Begins within 10 days of the completion of an individual’s vocational assessment; b. Includes an individualized job search; and c. Includes job development and job carving.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. 1. By September January 1, 20132015, the State shall adopt and implement policies and procedures for developing career development plans for each individual in the TTP Target Population. By September 1Rhode Island Sheltered Workshop, 2013Rhode Island Day, the State and PPSD shall adopt and implement policies and procedures for developing career development plans for each individual in the Birch Rhode Island Youth Exit Target PopulationPopulations. The policies will include a presumption that all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement Consent Decree are capable of working in an integrated employment setting and that a rapid search process for employment should be implemented for individuals eligible for Supported Employment Services under this Interim AgreementConsent Decree. The policies will also include the presumption that all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement Consent Decree will be ensured an active and leading role in the career development planning process. The policies also will include a provision that no readiness criteria shall be used in pre- pre-eligibility or eligibility determinations to assess an individual’s ability to work in an integrated setting. All individuals covered by this Interim Agreement Consent Decree will be presumed ready for employment. 2. The State shall adopt evidence-based vocational assessments and vocational eligibility criteria that are person-centered and appropriate for individuals with I/DD; based on the presumption that with the appropriate services and supports individuals with I/DD can work; and designed to reveal information about an individual’s skills, interests, strengths and abilities, regardless of whether the individual has the verbal ability to express such information. 3. For the purposes of this Interim AgreementConsent Decree, no vocational or situational assessments, including those conducted by the StateBHDDH, ORS, and RIDE, or any vendors or contractors of the State, shall be conducted in segregated work settings, including in sheltered workshops or in any setting that does not meet the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V(D)-(E). 4. The State shall ensure that all assessments: a. Are conducted by appropriate and trained staff; b. Maintain fidelity to an asset-based assessment model (like MAPS, PATHS, or VAPS); c. Are available for all individuals eligible for relief under this Interim Agreement Consent Decree to be assessed in several different integrated employment settings, should they desire to be assessed in more than one community employment setting; and d. Are conducted with the appropriate accommodations, services services, and supports necessary for individuals eligible for relief under this Interim Agreement Consent Decree to be assessed performing work activities in integrated employment settings. 5. A career development plan shall be formulated and/or revised at least annually in conjunction with the ISP or IEP process through an asset-based, person-centered planning process including discovery, vocational assessment, and situational assessment conducted with the goal of maximizing the number of hours spent working, consistent with an individual’s abilities, in settings that meet the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V and V-VI. The career development plan shall: a. Set forth the individual’s skills, interests, strengths, and abilities; b. Be integrated into the individual’s IPE, ISP, IEP, and ILP and Summary of Performance (“SOP”), where applicable; and c. Identify the nature and scope of services needed by the individual to remove obstacles to obtaining and keeping an individualized job in an integrated employment setting and participating in Integrated Day Services meeting the definitions and standards set forth in Sections V and V-VI. 6. Translation and interpretation services, including sign language interpretation, shall be accessible and available to all individuals in the Target Population Populations and their families who require such services during all employment career and transition planning meetings and during the entire assessment, career planning planning, and placement process, including during the administration of the SIS assessment. The State will ensure that individuals in the Target Populations who are deaf and eligible for a Supported Employment or Integrated Day- Only Placement receive the necessary interpretation services to allow them to work or fully participate in integrated activities in their Placements under this Consent Decree. Further, all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement Consent Decree will have access to the services and supports necessary to make informed decisions pertaining to this Interim AgreementConsent Decree. 7. If, after discovery, and a vocational or situational assessment, an individual expresses that a particular work setting does not match his/her interests, strengths, or abilities, the person-centered planning process shall resume, the reasons that the individual did not prefer the work placement shall be documented, and all planning shall proceed with goals that have been adjusted based on the information revealed through the discovery and assessment process. 8. The State shall implement a rapid job search process for competitive employment for each individual eligible for a Supported Employment Placement under this Interim AgreementConsent Decree. 9. At minimum, the State shall ensure that the rapid job search process: a. Begins within 10 days of the completion of an individual’s vocational assessment; b. Includes an individualized job search; and c. Includes job development and job carving, as needed.