Employment Exploration:
Services that help a person gain a better understanding of competitive, integrated employment opportunities in their community. Exploration activities and experiences strengthen a person’s knowledge, interests and preferences so they can make informed decisions about competitive employment. Employment exploration includes:
- Individualized educational activities
- Learning opportunities
- Work experiences
- Additional related services identified in the person’s coordinated services and supports plan (CSSP).
Entrance Criteria for this section includes the following:
- Be eligible for BI, CAC, CADI or DD waiver services.
- Have employment exploration services as an assessed need in their coordinated services and supports plan (CSSP).
Employment Development:
Individualized services designed to help a person achieve competitive, integrated employment, become self-employed or establish a microenterprise business in their community.
Entrance Criteria for this section includes the following:
- Be eligible for Brain Injury (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC) or Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver services
- Have employment development services as an assessed need in their support plan
- Not have access to the same services through Vocational Rehabilitation Services/State Services for the Blind (VRS/SSB) or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
(For more information, see CBSM – Guidance for employment services authorization.)
Employment Support Services:
Individualized services and supports that help people maintain paid employment in community businesses/settings. Employment support services occur in integrated community settings.
Entrance Criteria for this section includes the following:
- Receive BI, CAC, CADI or DD waiver services.
- Have employment support service as an assessed need in their coordinated services and supports plan (CSSP).