Employment Assessments
Vocational Evaluation, Environmental Work Assessment, and Career Planning Assessment.
What are the three major, distinct types of assessments that have their own overview sections in this presentation?
A customer's work and training background, general functional capacities, and social or behavioral characteristics.
What are the primary areas assessed in a Vocational Evaluation?
A simulation of an actual job task that can be conducted anywhere with no specific time requirement.
What is a Work Sample?
Three separate environments related to the customer's interests and employment goal.
In how many different environments must a customer's skills be assessed during an EWA?
The Supported Employment Assessment (SEA)
What was the Career Planning Assessment (CPA) previously known as?
This assessment is specifically designed for customers with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism, to see how they respond to variables in a work environment.
What is an Environmental Work Assessment (EWA)?
A bachelor's degree in a related field plus three years of full-time experience as a vocational evaluator.
What is one of the qualifications required to be a Vocational Evaluator?
At a site within the community in an integrated environment.
Where must a Situational Assessment be conducted?
No fewer than 12 hours can be billed as direct time and no more than 8 hours as indirect time.
What are the billing rules for direct and indirect time for an EWA?
A current UNTWISE Supported Employment Specialist credential.
What specific credential must a CPA evaluator have?
This assessment cannot be purchased if a Vocational Evaluation was previously completed for the customer.
What is a Career Planning Assessment (CPA)?
One evaluator to no more than six customers.
What is the required staff-to-customer ratio for a Vocational Evaluation?
To determine if a customer's interests align with their abilities by assessing performance on specific job tasks.
What is the main purpose of Situational Assessments and Work Samples?
Planning for assessments, reviewing records, and completing the report.
What are examples of "Indirect Time" activities for an EWA?
A minimum of three hours.
How much time must the provider spend observing the customer in their natural home or community environments?
This service delivery method is explicitly prohibited for Vocational Evaluations, EWAs, and CPAs.
What is providing services remotely?
$288 per day, with a maximum total payment of $1,440
What is the fee structure for a Vocational Evaluation?
At least two hours long.
What is the minimum duration for a single Situational Assessment?
In person and presented to the customer in color.
How must the results of the EWA be reviewed with the customer?
At least six hours.
What is the minimum amount of time that must be spent on Career Exploration and Work Skills Assessments combined?
The VR 3472 – Contracted Service Modification Request.
What form allows for partial payment on an incomplete Vocational Evaluation?
No later than 10 working days from the last day of the evaluation.
What is the deadline for submitting the Vocational Evaluation report?
At least three situational assessments and at least four work samples.
What is the minimum number of each type of assessment required for this service?
The VR 1878 - EWA Time Log.
What form must be included with an invoice to document the date, location, and whether time spent was direct or indirect?
The customer has previously completed an Environmental Work Assessment (EWA).
Under what circumstance can a pro-rated CPA be purchased, allowing the work skills assessments to be skipped?