Section 9-5 - Vocational Services for Seriously Mentally Ill Persons (a) Vocational services shall be provided by persons who meet one of the following standards either as a Vocational Services Specialist or Technician: - (i) Vocational Services Specialist
- (A) Have a degree in vocational rehabilitation or a vocationally related field with training or experience in the provision of vocational services; or
- (B) Have a degree in a human relations field and a minimum of one year experience in providing vocational services; or
- (C) Be a mental health professional or counselor supervised by a Vocational Service Specialist; or
- (D) Have two years supervised experience as a Vocational Services Technician.
- (ii) Vocational Services Technician
- (A) A person who has a high school diploma or a higher degree and training or experience in the provision of vocational services. A Vocational Technician must be supervised by a Vocational Services Specialist or Mental Health Professional; or
- (B) A seriously mentally ill consumer who has successfully completed a vocational program that was specifically designed for persons with seriously mental illness and has been employed a minimum of one year in an integrated setting.
(b) An agency offering supported employment vocational services shall provide pre-vocational services.
(c) Supported employment services shall include, as appropriate for individual clients: - (i) Assessment procedures to include assessment of work skills, functional abilities, and psychosocial skills;
- (ii) Client vocational plan which includes staff, client, and industry responsibilities;
- (iii) The following on and off the job site training functions should be provided, as appropriate, for the individual client:
- (A) Job Specifications and/or task analysis;
- (B) A systematic plan of instruction in work skills and behaviors to be acquired;
- (C) A plan to develop appropriate social and interpersonal skills necessary to retain employment;
- (D) A plan to transfer supervision from the program to industry;
- (iv) Structured provision for acquiring periodic client status information from the employer and significant others.