Pre-Vocational and Supported Employment

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    Individual employment strategies include but are not limited to:

customized employment, individual placement and support, and supported self-employment. Service activities are individualized and may include any combination of the following:

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1. Benefits education.

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2. Career exploration (e.g., tours, informational interviews, job shadows).

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3. Employment assessment.

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4. Assistive technology assessment.

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5. Trial work experience.

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6. Person-centered employment planning.

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7. Development of visual/traditional résumés.

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8. Job-seeking skills training and support.

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9. Outreach to prospective employers on behalf of the member (e.g., job development; negotiation with prospective employers to customize, create or carve out a position for the member; employer needs analysis).

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10. Job analysis (e.g., work site assessment or job accommodations evaluation).

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11. Identifying and arranging transportation.

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12. Career advancement services (e.g., assisting a member in making an upward career move or seeking promotion from an existing employer).

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13. Reemployment services (if necessary due to job loss)

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14. Financial literacy and asset development.

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15. Other employment support services deemed necessary to enable the member to obtain employment.

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16. Systematic instruction and support during initial on-the-job training including initial on-the-job training to stabilization.

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17. Engagement of natural supports during initial period of employment.

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18. Implementation of assistive technology solutions during initial period of employment.

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19. Transportation of the member during service hours. 20. Initial on-the-job training to stabilization activity.

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