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THE VIRGINIA INITIATIVE FOR EDUCATION AND WORK PROGRAM (VIEW) TANF MANUAL

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Barriers to Employment

All VIEW participants must be offered screening for domestic violence, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, and alcohol and substance abuse within 90 days of signing the APR. Participants whose screenings indicate the possible presence of a disability will, with the client’s agreement, be referred for an in-depth evaluation. A verified barrier is selected in the ESP module in VaCMS after verification by another agency or professional qualified to identify the specific barrier is received. Verified barriers to employment are listed below:

Domestic Violence

Learning Disability

Mental Health

Physical Disability

Substance Abuse

Examples of valid screening tools can be found in “Screening for Employment Barriers: Issues and Tools”, which can be accessed in FUSION under Benefit Programs on the TANF/VIEW Training Documents page. The link is https://fusion.dss.virginia.gov/bp/BP-Home/TANF-and-VIEW/Training-Documents

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