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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 56 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

The assessment process necessarily includes a series of interviews/conversations with the participant. It may also include educational and/or aptitude/interest testing and interpretation of this information; identification of the participant’s skills, abilities and interests; use of community resources; and research into possible employment opportunities. The following information must be entered in the eligibility system: • Education and Testing Assessment • Employment History • Self-Sufficiency Goals • Job Readiness Assessment • Family Strengths and Challenges The WV WORKS Self-Sufficiency Appraisal Form, DFA-WVW-3A, is essential to the assessment process and its use is mandatory for all Work-Eligible Individuals. The purpose of the form is to gather pertinent information about the participant: work experience, what type of work the participant desires, educational background, family information and family support system, individual and family health, participant’s finances, life situations, and goals. This information, along with testing and other assessment information, is used to negotiate the participant’s SSP. It is expected that the SSP will be a step-by-step plan to lead the participant and his family toward his goal of self-sufficiency. The Case Management system must be updated with the responses, including the Family Strengths and Challenge screen. every time the DFA-WVW-3A is reviewed even when there are no changes in circumstances. The Case Manager must also update PIN comments with the information on the status of the participant. Each Family Strengths and Challenges Assessment identifies challenges which need to be addressed and strengths which need to be highlighted by the Case Manager. The overall score increases once the Case Manager has met the participant where they are and is supporting them to move up the Bridge toward self-sufficiency. The Strengths and Challenges section in the Case Management system is designed as a measurement tool to determine if participants are better off when they leave the WV WORKS program than when they began. This section is used to measure program benchmarks and participant outcomes and is integral to determining performance. This also shows the successes and impacts that the innovations we are using are making and are meeting the goals for the WV WORKS Bridge Model Case Management process. 18.7.5.B Referrals for Participants with Disabilities If at any time during case management, the participant indicates he is disabled or has a disability as outlined in Section 1.5, the Case Manager must use the DFA-ADARA-1 (Family Assistance Reasonable Accommodations Report Form) to make any appropriate referrals to agencies that may be able to provide appropriate services to the participant. The DFA-ADARA-1