Article
State Agency Promising Practice: Mandatory Situational Assessments in Tennessee
ThinkWork! Publications
Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Keywords
- Implementation of Priority Policy Goals,
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
- I/DD,
- Developmental Disabilities,
- Employment,
- Access to Integrated Employment,
- ThinkWork
Disciplines
Abstract
Tennessee implemented its Employment First initiative in 2002 with a goal of making employment the first day service option for adults receiving supports from the Department of Mental Retardation Services. As part of the Employment First initiative, the state requires a periodic community-based work assessment for all individuals not currently employed in the community. State-contracted and independent individualized support coordinators ensure that individuals who are not in integrated employment participate in a community-based work assessment at least every three years. Since December 2005, employment providers can be trained in conducting situational job assessments and the importance of providing these opportunities.
Community Engaged/Serving
No, this is not community-engaged.
Citation Information
Allison C Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston. "State Agency Promising Practice: Mandatory Situational Assessments in Tennessee" (2009) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/allison-hall/28/