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- E1MN: a state agency partnership
working together to deliver

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a more seamless 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 Engage phase,
your primary responsibility

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is to provide waiver employment
exploration services.

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To provide exploration services,
you need to provide the person

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activities and experiences
to explore employment,

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which helps the person make
an informed choice about work.

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Let's look at some important details
about this responsibility.

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The Engage phase
is where the person needs help

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making an informed choice
about competitive integrated employment.

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In this phase, the person may not be sure
they want to work.

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They may not even know work is an option.

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You'll be providing meaningful activities
and experiences

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to strengthen a person's knowledge,
interests, and preferences,

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which helps the person make
an informed choice

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about competitive integrated employment.

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There are a variety of activities
and experiences

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that can help a person explore employment.

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You may set up visits to businesses
to learn about various companies,

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products, services,
and employment opportunities

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or set up informational interviews
with professionals or schools

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to learn about specific types
of occupations,

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job positions, and work opportunities

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or create job shadowing

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and try-out experiences for work
involved in different occupations.

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You could also set up
peer-to-peer mentoring opportunities

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so the person can learn
from people with disabilities

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who are employed
in competitive community jobs

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or support a person in learning
about the impact of work on benefits.

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It's critical that the specific activities
and experiences

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are tailored to the person's concerns
and interests about employment.

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In short, exploration includes
individualized educational activities,

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learning opportunities, benefits planning,

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and work experiences
in different environments.

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In the work toolkit
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

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in providing activities and experiences
to explore employment.

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You'll also find information
about exploration services

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in the work toolkit

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under supporting people on waivers
in the Engage section.

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As you provide activities and experiences
to explore employment,

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it's essential that you hold
engaging conversations with the person.

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Without these conversations,
all the new information and insights

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that come from the activities
and experiences could be lost.

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For example,
before each activity or experience,

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help the person make a list
of what they'd like to learn.

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After each activity or experience,
debrief about what the person learned

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and how that new information or insight

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changes their thinking about employment.

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Also, help the person share
their new insights

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with the people close to them

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who help them make decisions
about employment,

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such as family, a guardian,
or an advocate.

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The primary purpose of these
exploration activities and experiences

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is to help the person make
an informed choice about work.

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Given that, it's essential

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that you help the person record
and organize their learnings

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from each activity and experience

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and help the person use all those new
insights to make an informed choice.

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Use the information and tools

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in the disability hub's
informed choice toolkit

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to support a person
in making an informed choice.

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If a person chooses
competitive integrated employment,

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you should support the person

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with transitioning
to Plan or Find phase services.

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The person transitions
to Plan phase services

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if they aren't sure
what they want to do for work,

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have barriers
or conditions for employment,

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or have little experience
in competitive employment.

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To transition to Plan phase services,

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help the person update
their waiver case manager

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and request waiver employment
development services.

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The person will transition
to Find phase services

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if they have a work goal
and want to start looking for a job.

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To transition to Find phase services,

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help the person update
their waiver case manager

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and help the person apply
for VRS/SSB services.

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You'll find information
about how to refer directly to VRS/SSB

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in the work toolkit under supporting
people on waivers, Find phase.

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That wraps up this overview

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on providing activities and experiences
to explore 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 are helping to achieve
this shared vision.

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Together, we will work
to align our systems

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so that people who are on
HCBS disability waivers

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get seamless and timely supports
to make informed choices

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and meet competitive,
integrated employment goals.