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- E1MN: A State Agency Partnership.

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Working together to deliver
a more seamless

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and timely employment support system.

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As a waiver employment service provider,

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you have several
important responsibilities.

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During the Plan phase,
you help a person plan for employment

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using waiver
employment development services.

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In rare situations,
waiver employment development services

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may be used in the Find phase
to help a person search for work.

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Usually a person will get help
from VRS-SSB

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and a VRS-SSB employment provider

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to search for employment
during the Find phase.

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Since your responsibility to help plan
and search for employment is different

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in the Plan and Find phases,

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let's look at one phase at a time,
starting with the Plan phase.

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During the Plan phase,
a person gets help

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discovering their interests and strengths

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and then preparing for a job search.

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Waiver employment development services
are designed

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to support a person in this phase.

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When you receive authorization
from a wavier case manager

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to provide employment development services
in the Plan phase.

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You should begin
by explaining the service activities

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and outcomes to the person.

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You can use the information
in the work toolkit

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under Supporting People on Waivers,
the Plan section,

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to explain those details.

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As you prepare
to deliver Plan phase support,

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become familiar with how to create
an employment portfolio

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and use the positive summary tool,

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which can capture what people learn during
the Plan phase.

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My Vault also has tools
you and the person can use

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to create and share an employment
portfolio and positive summary.

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To get started with employment development
services during the Plan phase,

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create a plan with the person
to discover their interests and strengths.

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Generally, this discover process includes
a number of activities and experiences,

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such as informational interviews,
work experiences,

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benefits planning, and career education.

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If the person received waiver employment
expiration services,

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be sure to use the information
that was learned during those services.

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For example, if the person shared
during the Engage phase

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that they love horses,

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it may be helpful to set up
some experiences and activities

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to further explore the type of work
that occurs with and around horses.

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Once you and the person have a plan in
place to discover interests and strengths,

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it's time to execute the plan.

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One of the critical responsibilities you
have is to set up and support the person

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with all the employment
development activities and experiences.

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A list of the common activities
and experiences,

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as well as expected outcomes
can be found in the work toolkit

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under Supporting People on Waivers
in the Plan section.

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The common activities and experiences
include person-centered discovery,

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counseling, learning,
and goal development,

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benefits planning, work experiences,

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transportation, assistive technology
and accommodations,

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and other activities like
creating an employment portfolio.

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It's critical that the specific
activities and experiences you've set up

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are tailored to the person.

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They should be based on what is already
known about the person's interests

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and strengths.

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In the work toolkit,

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under Professional Resources,

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you'll find a number of helpful guides
and training opportunities

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that you can use to build your knowledge
and providing activities and experiences

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to plan for employment.

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There's one more important detail about
facilitating activities and experiences.

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After each activity and experience,

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debrief and document with the person.

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When debriefing and documenting,

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you should capture important details
about the activity or experience.

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Make a note of what the person learned,

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what worked well for the person,

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and what tasks
the person shined at doing.

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This information will be important to
include in the person's positive summary.

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After you've completed
all the activities and experiences,

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help the person reflect
on what they learned

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and develop preliminary employment goals.

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The positive summary is a great tool
to help in this reflection.

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The goals should be consistent
with the interests, strengths,

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and conditions for employment
that the person identified

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through the activities and experiences
you set out.

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To compile the resources
you have developed

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to help the person
create an employment portfolio

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that they can use when they begin
job searching during the Find phase.

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You can learn more
about the employment portfolio

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in the waiver employment service provider
learning path

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under the Responsibility
Create an Employment Portfolio.

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The final step in the Plan phase
is to help the person transition

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to Find phase services if the person
would like help finding a job.

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The majority of the time, the person
will receive help from VRS-SSB

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for Find phase services.

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Given that, as you're getting close
to the end of the Plan phase,

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you should update the waiver case manager,

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identify the most accessible
VRS-SSB location,

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help the person apply
for VRS-SSB services,

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and help the person share
their employment portfolio

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and other important documentation

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with VRS-SSB and the waiver case manager.

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You can find a list of steps
and helpful information

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for completing each step
in the work toolkit

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under Supporting People on Waivers
in the Plan and Find phase sections.

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Because determining eligibility and
priority for VRS-SSB services takes time,

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you should help the person
apply for VRS-SSB services

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at least 30 days before

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you think the person will want to start
their job search.

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This helps ensure
a smooth and timely transition.

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Now let's look at some important details
about the Find phase.

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As a reminder, during the Find phase,

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the focus is on helping a person
find a job and get referred

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for long-term employment support services.

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VRS-SSB staff and
VRS-SSB employment services providers

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take the lead role providing services
during the Find phase.

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Given that, unless you are dually enrolled
as a VRS-SSB employment service provider,

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you will not deliver waiver employment
development services during this phase,

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except in three rare situations,

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such as the person being ineligible
for VRS or SSB services.

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The rare situations are listed

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in the CBSM Guidance for employment
services authorization.

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You should review the guidance in the CBSM

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anytime you receive a referral for Find
phase employment development services.

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That wraps up this overview
on providing services

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to plan and search for employment.

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As you saw in this video,
and you'll see in other videos,

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by collaborating with other professionals,

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you're helping to achieve
the shared vision.

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Together,
we will work to align our systems

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so that people who are on
an HCBS disability waiver

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get seamless and timely supports
to make informed choices

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and meet competitive,
integrated employment goals.