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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

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particular District or surrounding area/region. It is recommended that the Worker include the most recent Community Resource Guide or Quick Guide with the WV WORKS List of Local Services. The applicant is expected to initial each item after it is discussed with him, but his eligibility is not affected if he does not. Under no circumstances may delivery of the form to the client substitute for a discussion of all the items on the form. In addition to the items listed on the WV WORKS List of Local Services, there must be a complete discussion of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking issues which include the following: • A discussion of the DOHS’s efforts to protect the safety of clients in sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking situations by choosing the Family Violence Option included in welfare reform legislation; • Explain literature is available in different locations throughout the office and from the Worker; • The benefits of disclosure of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking as it relates to work participation requirements and program time limits; and • How to disclose, i.e., to the Worker, other individual, etc. It is important that the Worker inform the client that this information is given to everyone who applies and does not indicate the Worker has any knowledge or suspicion of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is especially important when two parents or two non-parent caretakers are being interviewed. Information on Attachment A of the template regarding sexual harassment must be discussed by the Worker with the client. 1.5.20 BRIDGE TO STRONGER FAMILIES The West Virginia Bridge Model uses the Bridge to Stronger Families, DFA-WVW-Bridge, for the participant to discuss the pillars of: family stability, well-being, job development and job readiness, employment, job retention and stronger families with his Case Manager. Each of these pillars has five levels the participant can self-identify as fitting into. In addition to introducing the overall WV Bridge Model to Case Management, each pillar should be discussed. Once the Case Manager has discussed each pillar, he may engage in follow up questions. When the participant has selected the statement which best describes his current situation, the Case Manager will discuss with him the area he would most like to change which would then become his goal.