PIP
Length of time a PIP is authorized for a member.
What is one year?
First step a member takes with DOR to become eligible for Direct Placement services.
What is opening a case with DOR?
Ratio of job coach to members for group job coaching
What is 1:3?
Maximum ratio of members to a job coach.
What is 1:4?
The year New Horizons was founded
What is 1954?
Type of job coaching support is provided to members during their PIP internship.
What is 1:1 job coaching?
Funding agency for the Direct Placement program.
What is Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)?
Two primary agencies that fund Supported Employment
What is DOR and Regional Centers?
Next step for members after completing the Pathways Program
What is Supported Employment?
New Horizons official mission statement
What is To advance the rights and life choices of individuals within the neurodiverse community and their families through a broad range of high-quality, innovative and personalized services?
Maximum number of hours authorized for a member’s entire PIP internship.
What is 1,040 hours?
Maximum number of hours of job coaching support authorized for a member.
What is 90 hours?
Process members follow to match their interests and abilities with available job opportunities.
What is job matching?
Primary goal of the Pathways Program
What is job training?
This is the name of our two satellite offices
What is Thousand Oaks and Glendale office?
Type of experience members gain during the PIP to prepare them for future employment.
What is hands-on work experience?
Job Developers need to follow this kind of plan when assisting Direct Placement members.
What is Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)?
This acronym stands for the individualized plan that guides a member’s goals and supports
What is IHSP?
The number of Pathways job sites
What is 22?
This is the approach New Horizons uses to ensure all programs and services focus on each member’s unique needs and goals.
What is person centered planning?
Primary goal of the Paid Internship Program
What is to develop job skills and prepare for future employment?
Outcome measured to determine the success of a member in Direct Placement.
What is job retention?
This is the longest duration a member has been continuously employed for
What is 25 years?
Total number of members currently participating in the Pathways Program
What is 133?
The departments that make up New Horizons
What is Employment Services, Residential, Community Living Services, Youth Navigation, MMDP, Admin, Community Learning Center?