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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 59 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

In assessing the participant's current situation and negotiating the SSP, the Case Manager must explore family situations, education, work history, skills, aptitudes, attitude toward work, employment potential, possible social services or other support systems including physical, mental and emotional fitness, and the need for support service payments. Form DFA-WVW-3A may be used as an interviewing guide, but the areas explored are not limited to those on the form. Individual circumstances may require varying degrees of exploration. The Case Manager may include educational assessment testing. Assessment testing consists of the Learning Needs Screening, Mental Health Screening, TABE, and Work Keys. All Work-Eligible Individuals must be scheduled for assessment testing unless one of the exceptions exists below. Assessment testing is administered by the Department of Education Assessment Specialists. Copies of assessment testing results will be forwarded to the Case Manager by the Assessment Specialist. However, under certain circumstances the assessment testing (TABE) may be administered by an Adult Basic Education (ABE) teacher, or other appropriate agency. An example of this would be expediting placement of a participant in an activity such as an ABE class, training, or employment. In this situation the Case Manager must request a copy of the assessment testing results. Test results must be filed in the participant’s record. 18.7.6.A Referral for Assessment Testing The Case Manager completes referrals for assessment testing by forwarding a list of participants scheduled for testing to the Assessment Specialist. The test administrator is responsible for completing a release of information for each participant. 18.7.6.B Learning Needs Screening The Learning Needs Screening, may be completed at the time TABE is administered. This is used to screen for possible learning disabilities. Based on the results of the Learning Needs Screening, referrals may be made to the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for further assessment and diagnosis of possible learning disabilities and/or for accommodations to be made in an ABE/or high school equivalency class, training program, or work site. Completion of the Learning Needs Screening by the participant is voluntary. Participants declining to complete the Learning Needs Screening will be asked by the West Virginia