Employment Services - Supported Employment
Which of the following is not a fundamental principle of supported employment Counselor directed Community inclusion Personal control
Counselor directed
Assistance in securing employment and arranging natural supports are duties typically falling to Employment specialist Crew leader Family members
Employment specialist
Sheltered workshops are effective as transitioning individuals with disabilities into integrated employment. True False
False
Low expectations, low wages and limited integration are problems noted with Competitive employment Individualized employment Group employment
Group employment
Because each consumer, situation, labor market and community are different, Supported employment is considered Group service Individualized service Difficult to achieve
Individualized service
Individuals and supported employment who had previously been served in sheltered workshop settings do not show a higher rate of employment as compared to those who had gone straight to in supported employment without ever being in a sheltered workshop. True False
True
Supported employment, like no other vocational rehabilitation approach for people with severe mental illness, has attained the status of evidence-based practice. True False
True
The 14(c) sub-minimum wage program is utilized primarily by non-profit or state-operated social services providers - specifically, sheltered workshops - rather than private, for-profit businesses. True False
True
The emerging evidence based on supported employment is clear and consistent, with improved employment outcomes across different types of settings and populations. True False
True
In the state of Texas, employment services are purchased by the vocational rehabilitation program. The organizations from whom DARS contracts are called community rehabilitation providers/programs employment agencies DARS will contract with anyone
community rehabilitation providers/programs
Which of the following is not a typical duty of the employment specialist? Serves as a problem solver and consultant to an employer completes job analysis, shares employment related information redesigned products for business
redesigned products for business
In the benchmark system, the provider is paid for: the outcome the paperwork the contract
the outcome