N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-9.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:51-9.3 - Program description: rehabilitation assessment

(a) The primary purpose of a rehabilitation assessment is to evaluate the client's present level of skilled performance and to ascertain the level of skilled performance needed to live, learn and work in his or her community with adequate support.

(b) The ultimate outcome of rehabilitation assessment is the formulation of the individual plan for employment (IPE) that will specify the individual client's rehabilitation goals and will provide the standards against which progress is measured.

(c) An agency offering a rehabilitation assessment must provide the client with the following minimum time in direct service.

1. Two hours of vocational activities per day, which must include either a center or community site situational assessment in at least two occupational areas. The use or work samples, contract work and psychometrics is desirable but optional. The vocational activities shall be provided in a systematic organized basis for the purpose of determining client conditions and job objectives in the context of the work environment in which he or she shall function. Direct observation of the client within the context of the work environment shall become the basis for the evaluation.

2. Two hours of related activities, such as interactional group activities, activities of daily living, etc., per day, which should be consistent with the client's level of functioning and should complement the vocational activities in terms of how the client's interactional style and related skills development affect the client's potential for integrated employment and the employment maintenance.

3. Two hours of counseling a week must be an integral part of the rehabilitation assessment provided by the center. It should be directed towards vocational or related issues which impact on a client's progress toward competitive employment.

(d) A rehabilitation assessment may be authorized up to 10 weeks. The evaluation period will be completed when one of the following goals is accomplished:

1. Development of an IPE; or

2. Determination that a vocational program is not suitable to the client's needs.

(e) The evaluation report shall include conclusions as to whether:

1. The client's originally stated vocational goal was realistic and if it was not, why it was not and if a realistic goal has been formulated;

2. The client is ready for a transitional work experience or competitive employment in a designed occupational area;

3. The client requires additional assistance in order to be ready for transitional or competitive employment.

4. The nature of that assistance should be set forth in detail and should address such issues as housing, medication, financial needs and the impact on the IPE.

(f) As a result of the rehabilitation diagnosis, the agency may decide to discontinue the client's program and refer him or her to another appropriate service through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services counselor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-9.3

Amended by R.1991 d.604, effective 12/16/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2927(b), 23 New Jersey Register 3797(a).
Revised (a)-(f).
Amended by R.1996 d.564, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 4045(a), 28 New Jersey Register 5209(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.119, effective 5/6/2002.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 4091(a), 34 New Jersey Register 1726(a).
Rewrote (b) through (e).