12/9/11 ISP Forum

Questions and Answers about the 11.18.11 ISP Process Revisions

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Questions & Answers

• Is there still a rule about preparing for the ISP within 45 days prior to the meeting?– No. There is no longer a 45-day requirement

for starting preparation work. Focus on partnering with other team members, completing the required Pre-Meeting tasks and sharing them with the team no less than one week prior to the ISP meeting.

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Questions & Answers

• Is a new RTR cover sheet needed every year?– Yes. A new RTR cover sheet is completed as

part of the Pre-Meeting tasks every year.

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Questions & Answers

• Is the new Action Plan for People Receiving Employment/ATE Services the only action plan that employment/ATE providers should use?– No. The new Action Plan is specifically to

address the person’s Path to Employment and steps that are being taken to move the person toward employment.

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Questions & Answers

• Is there still a rule about preparing for the ISP within 45 days prior to the meeting?– No. There is no longer a 45-day requirement

for starting preparation work. Focus on partnering with other team members, completing the required Pre-Meeting tasks and sharing them with the team no less than one week prior to the ISP meeting.

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Questions & Answers• Can the exception box be used to not receive

"approval" instead inform the other members of the changes?– Yes. That is the way the exceptions box was

designed. However, all exceptions must be decided by the entire ISP team and agreed upon by the entire ISP team. One provider cannot impose only their own expectations for how approval will be obtained. Talk about this issue within your ISP teams and make agreements that work for everyone.

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Why Employment for Individuals?Why Employment for Individuals?

Employment and income are most effective ways to achieve these desired outcomes

– Increase Health and Safety– Promote Status and Respect– Increase Physical and Social Community

Integration– Provide Opportunities for Relationships– Increase Competence

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It starts with a conversation and Teamwork

• Systems Level

• Individual Level- One person at a time

Conversation …… Action Plan…….Individual outcomes

Add outcomes together for Broader local and state Outcomes (5% improvement )

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4 Paths to Employment

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Planning For Employment Planning For Employment

Tools on Employment First website to help facilitate conversations and planning

•Employment Guide To Planning. Identifies questions to help discuss interests, activities and strengths and to choose and implement the chosen “Path To Employment."

•Employment Conversation Talking Points may be helpful when used along with stories and videos when discussing employment and Employment First with individuals, families, service providers, educators, officials, and the public.

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Planning For EmploymentPlanning For Employment

•Vocational Profile one format for gathering information to use with OVRS and all partners in achieving an employment outcome. The second half may help identify possible ISP content.

•Employment Core Functions identifies the role of Service Coordinators and “Other Things” they and team members can do together.

These resources can be found at:

http://www.dhs.state.or.us/dd/supp_emp/casemanagers.html

Keys for Case Managers

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Continued from previous page Continued from previous page

We understand that the current version of the Employment/ATE Action Plan does not allow you to add additional lines of measurable steps. In the short term, please add additional pages but feel free to note “continued from previous page” (or something similar.) OTAC will work on a longer term solution to this issue.

ISP ManualPage 135

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ISP ManualPage 138-143

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ISP ManualPage 109

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Specific changes related to Employment/ATE Services

• There is a new required Action Plan for People Receiving Employment/ATE Services which must be included in the ISP for every person in DD 54 service element.

• The ISP Service Supports page has an updated list of types of Employment/ATE services.

• The ISP Meeting Agenda now prompts the ISP team to consider the person’s Path to Employment.

• The ISP Meeting Agenda prompts the ISP team to reflect on at least one specific accomplishment within the last year at Employment/ATE (as well as Residential services.)

• Weekly schedule written on the ISP should be the “optimal” weekly schedule as defined in the manual.

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Partnering with Therap

• OTAC is pleased to partner with Therap Services in 2012 as they develop a first draft of Oregon’s ISP forms in their system.

– www.therapservices.net

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Timelines

For ISP Meetings held on or after 1/1/2012•Must use the new ISP meeting agenda, ISP Service Supports page, and ISP signature page.  •All individuals receiving Employment/ATE services must have a new Action Plan for People Receiving Employment/ATE Services included within their ISP at their 2012 ISP Meeting.  •Any change that occurs after this date must use the new change form.  •All other ISP forms and materials (dated 9.9.09) may continue to be used.  

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Download ISP Materialswww.otac.org/isp/forms

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OTAC at your service…

• OTAC will be providing 10 Two-Day ISP Process Overview trainings in 2012.– Specific training schedule and locations will be announced in the

ISP Pipeline. www.otac.org/isp/pipeline

• Technical Assistance is available . Contact your Services Coordinator or Residential Specialist for more information.

• Contact us if you have questions about the ISP process:

www.otac.org/isp/support

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