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Assessment Resources
SAMHSA Support Guides
SAMHSA offers excellent workbooks and guides for helping individuals to plan for and make decisions about treatment and services. The material in the workbook is derived from many sources. SAMHSA especially wishes to acknowledge the inspiration provided by the Personal Decision Support Guides created by Ottawa Health Research Institute and available at http://decisionaid.ohri.ca. Below are …
Person Centered Planning Toolbox: Section Five
Here is a resource from the University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion and Community Studies. It is an excellent planning guide for helping people think about going back to school. Originally developed to encourage young people with mental health disorders consider science education, but the planning toolbox is applicable to planning for careers and …
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Traditional versus Person Directed Approach:
Traditional Approach Person Directed Approach Self-determination comes after individuals have successfully used treatment and achieved clinical stability Self-determination and community inclusion are fundamental human rights of all people Compliance is valued Active participation and empowerment is vital Only professionals have access to information (e.g., plans, assessments, records, etc.) All parties have full access to the …
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Interventions: Core Pre-Employment & Vocational Skills
Evaluating Progress and Making Revisions as Needed Making Transitions There are several points when transitions will occur and planning for these is important. Some of these include: If the person is to remain connected to the service system, a new planning process may need to be initiated for the next phase of services. Planning can …
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Goal Setting
The Vocational Plan will have three overarching components: goal(s), objectives, and interventions. Practitioners must be careful that their own view of what is achievable does not supersede the wishes of the person. Goals that are truly unrealistic such as “I want to be the first person to land on Mars”, can be listed and discussed …
Creating the Vocational Plan
Once the assessment and integrated summary are completed and all are agreed that these present a comprehensive vision of the person’s strengths, challenges, and overall goals, a plan for building on those strengths, making strides to overcome the challenges, and work toward goals can be developed. As with the assessment and summary, the plan should …
Vocational Assessment Components
Once the person provides consent to begin, the assessment process can start. Some components of a person centered assessment include – each identified by the individual and explored in detail: Examples of questions that can be asked:
Strengths, Functional Capacity, Interests, Resources and Cultural Background
Strengths-based Assessment Culture Once all components of the assessment have been completed and reviewed, an integrated summary and vocational plan should be documented. All aspects of the assessment and summary are discussed and shared with the person and others according to the person’s wishes and within confidentiality guidelines. Guided by the Domain Professional Skills Canadian …
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