DEFINITION:  The Supported Employment program is a fully functional, integrated training program  that will serve persons with severe disabilities through a variety of supported activities intended to keep the individual in the community engaged in competitive work activities.  The basic model followed in this program is that of the supported job approach comprised of one job coach or job trainer with a single consumer.  Transportation and other supportive activities are engaged on an individual basis to help keep the person on the job.  Some of these ancillary services are interfaced with other programs such as Supported Living, Follow Along, Waiver, WAC/AD, etc.

This program has a direct staff of a supervisor/case manager, professional job coach/trainer, and assistant job trainers as the need arises.  These staff persons work directly with the consumer, Director of Consumer Services and other professional staff.  IPPs are used with each consumer which addresses issues to be dealt with during intense intervention with the consumer as well as plans for the fade-out process.  The consumer may require maximum intervention during initial training but require only minimal intervention after training is completed.  One important function is to be able to intervene during a crisis and salvage the job, even if it requires retraining.

PROGRAM GOAL

The program goal of the Supported Employment program is to provide specialized support to train a person with a severe disability on a job and to keep that person working and living as independently as possible in an integrated community environment.  The techniques and activities used are geared toward this goal.  The services are intended to assist individuals to become self-supporting and self-sufficient through community based programming.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Some of the objectives of this program are: to assist the consumer with assimilating job tasks through job coaching activities; to assist with the development of daily living skills as it relates to work activities; to assist with self-care skill development when supportive to job activities; to assist in personal and social development when supportive to job activities; to reduce or control the effects of barriers; to provide community based instruction; to reduce or control dependence; to know and use community resources; to know different types of living situations and to assist the individual to become self-supportive to the greatest extent possible.
 

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