Eligibility for the DR services is based on the following factors: • The child has a physical or mental impairment; • The impairment constitutes or results in a significant impediment to employment for the child; and • The child requires and can benefit from vocational rehabilitation services to prepare the him/her to obtain, retain, or regain employment. If the disability is so severe the child might not be able to benefit from DR services, the child can be provided an opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to benefit from DR services by working in a realistic work setting (a trial work experience). If needed, the child may receive appropriate The child and DR counselor will review and discuss information obtained from the child and from other sources about the child’s disability and agree on how it limits the child in five general areas of functioning, including: communication, mobility, interpersonal skills, self-care, and work tolerance. Based on this assessment, the DR counselor will give the child a LSOD score and that represents the significance of the child’s work-related limitations. The LSOD assessment score will usually be completed within 90 days of application. Vocational Rehabilitation Needs Assessment The child and DR counselor will discuss the child’s interests and abilities and decide what services and assistance the child will need to obtain or retain appropriate employment. The child will be given information and encouraged to make choices throughout the vocational rehabilitation process. Individualized Plan for Employment (IEP) DR services during the trial work experience. Level of Significance of Disability (LSOD) Once the child has completed the assessment process, is found eligible for services, and is placed in a priority category being served, the next step will be to develop the child’s Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) with the DR counselor. The IPE is the child’s written plan listing the child’s job objective and DR services the child will receive in order to find and maintain employment. The DR counselor will give the child information throughout the IPE process, so he/she can make meaningful choices about his/her plan. The child and DR counselor will discuss the child’s unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice as they develop the plan. The plan must be signed by the child and parent if the child is a minor and by a child who has reached the age of majority. Section H – Career and Vocational Education Program California Education Code § 56462(c). The development and implementation of systematic and longitudinal vocational education curriculum including the following: (1) instructional strategies that will prepare pupils with severe
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