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SD DRS - Supported Employment Services

Supported Employment is community-based employment with training at the job site and ongoing supports to help maintain the job.

Eligibility

Supported Employment is available to individuals with the most severe disabilities who have been unable to obtain or maintain competitive employment because of their disability and the need for intensive Supported Employment services. Individuals should apply for services at their local South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) office.

NOTE: If you are connected to the Internet you can find the local office by going to: http://www.state.sd.us/dhs/drs/vocrehab/county-vr.htm.

Services

Supported Employment services consist of Job Placement, Job Coaching, and Follow-Along services. An individual receiving Supported Employment services is also eligible to receive any of the services available through the DRS Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

Service Providers

The Rehabilitation Act and Amendments require State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies to maintain standards for providers of vocational rehabilitation services. In the past DRS has accepted the accreditation from the Divisions of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health as the standard for purchasing Job Placement, Job Coaching, and Follow-Along services. This had limited the availability of service providers and consumer's choices, so DRS expanded the categories of acceptable providers.

Following are the three current categories for providers of Supported Employment services:

Provider Type I: Department approved Adjustment Training Centers, Mental Health Centers, Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, and Communication Services For the Deaf, CARF accredited agencies, and Department of Labor approved Job Shops.

Provider Type II: Consumer Certified Provider - an individual chosen by a consumer. The individual is required to meet minimal standards in order to provide job coaching or follow along service to the consumer. This is allowed only for the specific consumer. DRS retains the right to deny approval based on background check or previous poor performance.

Consumer and Provider Handbooks, which provide guidelines for choosing or becoming a consumer certified provider, are available at your local DRS Office (or online through links at the web page in the NOTE below).

Provider Type III: Private Providers. Private providers who want to serve more than one consumer are required to meet DRS provider standards and have a provider agreement with the Division. (See Supported Employment Private Providers for a list of providers who are approved by DRS.)

NOTE: For more details about providers, including links to their locations, see: http://www.state.sd.us/dhs/drs/sep/sep-faq2.htm.

Also see:

Supported Employment

Source:

http://www.state.sd.us/dhs/drs/sep/sep-faq2.htm

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