R 395.66 Comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs.

Rule 16. (1) A MRS counselor shall conduct a vocational needs assessment to determine the goals, nature, and scope of rehabilitation services to be included in the IPE. (2) The assessment described in this rule shall begin simultaneously with the assessment for eligibility and be carried out in integrated settings to the extent appropriate and consistent with the individual's informed choice. (3) The emphasis in the assessment shall be on using existing and current information to the maximum extent possible, and information provided by the individual and by the individual's family, as appropriate. (4) When current or existing information is not sufficient to assess vocational rehabilitation needs, a comprehensive assessment shall be provided which shall include all of the following concerning the individual: (a) Strengths. (b) Resources. (c) Priorities. (d) Concerns. (e) Abilities. (f) Capabilities. (g) Rehabilitation needs, including the need for supported employment. (5) The individual shall be an active participant in the choice of assessments and providers. (6) The comprehensive assessment is limited to information that is necessary to identify the rehabilitation needs of the individual and to develop an IPE. To the degree needed, the comprehensive assessment shall include the following: (a) An assessment of the individual’s personality; career interests; interpersonal skills; intelligence and related functional capacities; educational achievements; work experience; vocational aptitudes; personal and social adjustment; employment opportunities available to the individual; medical, psychiatric, psychological, and other pertinent vocational, educational, cultural, social, recreational, and environmental factors that affect the employment and rehabilitation needs of the individual. (b) An appraisal of the individual’s work behavior and services needed to acquire occupational skills, and to develop work attitudes, work habits, work tolerance, and social and behavioral patterns necessary for successful job performance, including the utilization of work in real job situations to assess and develop the capacities of the individual to perform adequately in the work environment. (c) Where appropriate, the provision of rehabilitation technology services to assess and develop the capacities of the individual to perform in an integrated work environment.