Rehabilitation Process
(VR Case Service Process)
The rehabilitation case service process in the state-federal rehabilitation program sequentially involves: (1) Referral, (2) Application, (3) Eligibility Determination, (4) Evaluation and Assessment leading to an Individual Plan for Employment (formerly called Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program), (5) Service Planning, (6) Service Delivery, and (7) Placement and Follow-up. This overall process has also been summarized by Rubin and Roessler as four separate phases of: Evaluation, Planning, Treatment, and Termination.
State V. R. Agencies report Consumer progress through rehabilitation programs to the Rehabilitation Services Administration (a federal agency) using the following two digit codes. Rehabilitation Counselors work with many Consumers, and at anytime they can identify where the Consumer is in his or her program by these codes:
02 - Applicant
04 - No longer used status (there were formerly 6 and 18 month Extended Evaluation periods)
06 - Extended Evaluation (for eligibility determination taking more than 60 days)
08 - Closed after Application or Extended Evaluation
10 - Plan Development (accepted for services, but the IPE is not completed)
12 - Plan Completed (IPE written, but not initiated)
14 - Counseling and Guidance (if this is the only service being provided)
16 - Physical and Mental Restoration (medical services are being provided)
18 - Training (when the Consumer is in any form of training)
20 - Ready for Employment (the Consumer is ready for job placement)
22 - In Employment
24 - Services Interrupted (normally loss of contact with the Consumer)
26 - Closed Rehabilitated (after 90 days of successful employment)
28 - Closed Unsuccessfully after services began
30 - Closed Unsuccessfully before services began
32 - Post Employment Services (when necessary to maintain a 26 closure)
34 - Closed from Post Employment Services with employment maintained
36 - Post Employment Services Discontinued (case reopened)
38 - Post Employment Services Discontinued (for other reasons)
1. Clarify physical, mental, emotional strengths and limitations
(includes identifying prevocational skill deficits).
2. Identify vocational interests, aptitudes, and existing vocational skills
(includes identifying transferable skills).
3. Relate the above to different job possibilities.
4. Develop and write the IPE or rehabilitation plan with the Consumer.
It is important to remember that the IPE (IWRP) is developed with the Consumer and not for the Consumer. Consumers are fully involved and active participants in all aspects of their IPE. The IPE must contain: (1) a vocational objective, (2) outline of all anticipated services, (3) party responsible for each service, and (4) anticipated date for program completion. Previously (not presently to the best of my knowledge) the cost of each separate service and anticipated beginning and ended date for each service were also required.
