04 Service Status/Individualized Plan for Employment
Revised: 08/03
04-02 Comprehensive Assessment
During the development of the IPE the VR Counselor must conduct an assessment of the participant's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice as these issues relate to the identification of an employment outcome and nature and scope of rehabilitation services necessary to achieve that outcome. In conducting the assessment the VR Counselor must:
To the extent possible, utilize existing information gathered during the eligibility determination process.
To the extent possible, utilize existing information that is current.
Utilize information available from other programs and providers, particularly information used by education officials and the Social Security Administration.
Utilize information provided by the participant and the participant's family.
Conduct the assessment in the most integrated setting(s) possible, consistent with the informed choice of the participant.
Interpret findings of the comprehensive assessment with the participant.
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