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  1. Prepare yourself
  2. Supporting people
  3. Supporting people on waivers
    1. The Engage Plan Find Keep framework
    2. Roles and responsibilities
    3. E1MN training
  4. Hands-on tools
  5. E1MN partnership
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Waiver employment service providers

Collaborating with other professionals

Exploration, development, and support service providers participate in regular meetings with waiver case managers and may participate in or provide information for other meetings as well, such as VRS/SSB IEP meetings.

Key points of collaboration for all three service providers (exploration, development and support) include helping the person use My Vault to store and share information, reviewing items shared through My Vault or by other employment team members, and updating waiver case managers on progress. Development service providers also connect with VRS/SSB liaisons and participate in the referral and application for VRS/SSB services.

LEARN: Develop your knowledge

Watch and read the following to build your knowledge about collaborating with others.

1. Watch the “Collaborating with other professionals” video (9 minutes) below:

Collaborating with other professionals—Waiver employment service providers


2. Watch the “Welcome to My Vault” video (4 min) below:

Welcome to My Vault


3. Watch the “My Vault: Files and contacts for professionals” video (8 min) below:

My Vault: Files and contacts for professionals


4. Read about “Using My Vault to support people” (15 min)

5. Read about the plan phase in the “Supporting people on waivers” section of this toolkit (20 min)

6. Read about the find phase in the “Supporting people on waivers” section of this toolkit (20 min)

7. Read: CBSM – Guidance for employment services authorization (15 min)

REFLECT: Take a quiz

Click on the questions below to reflect on what you've learned about collaborating with other professionals (5 minutes).

Select an answer:

Correct! During the engage, plan, and keep phases, you should schedule and lead the intake meeting as well as the 45-day meetings with the waiver case manager. These meetings are a good way to help the case manager stay up to date on the progress the person is making in each phase of employment.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. 45-day meeting. During the engage, plan, and keep phases, you should schedule and lead the intake meeting as well as the 45-day meetings with the waiver case manager. These meetings are a good way to help the case manager stay up to date on the progress the person is making in each phase of employment.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. 45-day meeting. During the engage, plan, and keep phases, you should schedule and lead the intake meeting as well as the 45-day meetings with the waiver case manager. These meetings are a good way to help the case manager stay up to date on the progress the person is making in each phase of employment.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. 45-day meeting. During the engage, plan, and keep phases, you should schedule and lead the intake meeting as well as the 45-day meetings with the waiver case manager. These meetings are a good way to help the case manager stay up to date on the progress the person is making in each phase of employment.

Select an answer:

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Employment portfolio. During the plan phase there are a number of documents the person may develop and share with others, including a positive summary and an employment portfolio. Sharing these documents with the person and the team supporting the person in a job search is important in order to use what was learned in the plan phase to inform the job search.

Correct! During the plan phase there are a number of documents the person may develop and share with others, including a positive summary and an employment portfolio. Sharing these documents with the person and the team supporting the person in a job search is important in order to use what was learned in the plan phase to inform the job search.

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Employment portfolio. During the plan phase there are a number of documents the person may develop and share with others, including a positive summary and an employment portfolio. Sharing these documents with the person and the team supporting the person in a job search is important in order to use what was learned in the plan phase to inform the job search.

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Employment portfolio. During the plan phase there are a number of documents the person may develop and share with others, including a positive summary and an employment portfolio. Sharing these documents with the person and the team supporting the person in a job search is important in order to use what was learned in the plan phase to inform the job search.

Select an answer:

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Because determining eligibility and priority for VRS/SSB services takes time, you should help the person apply for VRS/SSB services at least 30 days before you think the person will want to start their job search. This helps ensure a smooth and timely transition.

Correct! Because determining eligibility and priority for VRS/SSB services takes time, you should help the person apply for VRS/SSB services at least 30 days before you think the person will want to start their job search. This helps ensure a smooth and timely transition.

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Because determining eligibility and priority for VRS/SSB services takes time, you should help the person apply for VRS/SSB services at least 30 days before you think the person will want to start their job search. This helps ensure a smooth and timely transition.

Incorrect—the correct answer is B. Because determining eligibility and priority for VRS/SSB services takes time, you should help the person apply for VRS/SSB services at least 30 days before you think the person will want to start their job search. This helps ensure a smooth and timely transition.

Select an answer:

Correct! To help expedite the VRS/SSB eligibility determination and coordinate services, use the E1MN Common Referral Form.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. Common referral form. To help expedite the VRS/SSB eligibility determination and coordinate services, use the E1MN Common Referral Form.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. Common referral form. To help expedite the VRS/SSB eligibility determination and coordinate services, use the E1MN Common Referral Form.

Incorrect—the correct answer is A. Common referral form. To help expedite the VRS/SSB eligibility determination and coordinate services, use the E1MN Common Referral Form.

Select an answer:

Incorrect—the correct answer is D. All of the above.  The person transitions to plan phase services if they would benefit from person-centered discovery before searching for a job. For example, they may be unsure what they want to do for work, have barriers or conditions for employment, or have little experience in competitive employment. To transition to plan phase services, help the person update their waiver case manager and request waiver employment development services.

Incorrect—the correct answer is D. All of the above.  The person transitions to plan phase services if they would benefit from person-centered discovery before searching for a job. For example, they may be unsure what they want to do for work, have barriers or conditions for employment, or have little experience in competitive employment. To transition to plan phase services, help the person update their waiver case manager and request waiver employment development services.

Incorrect—the correct answer is D. All of the above.  The person transitions to plan phase services if they would benefit from person-centered discovery before searching for a job. For example, they may be unsure what they want to do for work, have barriers or conditions for employment, or have little experience in competitive employment. To transition to plan phase services, help the person update their waiver case manager and request waiver employment development services.

Correct! The person transitions to plan phase services if they would benefit from person-centered discovery before searching for a job. For example, they may be unsure what they want to do for work, have barriers or conditions for employment, or have little experience in competitive employment. To transition to plan phase services, help the person update their waiver case manager and request waiver employment development services.

DO: Practice

Complete the following activities to build your skills for collaborating with others.

Use this “Reasons to contact the waiver case manager” worksheet (PDF) to decide if you need to contact the waiver case manager based on two scenarios.

(10 minutes)

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Related resources

Use these tools to help you collaborate with others:

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