“The VA New York Regional Office administers compensation, pension, and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits for Veterans, Servicemembers, their families and survivors in 31 eastern New York counties. Descriptions of services for eligible veterans are available through the weblink.”
“The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (ACCES-VR) provides a wide array of vocational rehabilitation services to over 85,000 New Yorkers with disabilities each year. An important part of those services are purchased from community rehabilitation providers and include entry services, pre-employment transition services, assessment services, employment preparation services, job placement services, supportive employment services, assistive technology/rehabilitation technology services, driver rehabilitation services and related adjunct services. Services outlined within this document will be contingent upon available resources during the next five-year contract cycle.”
“Through the passage of Chapter 515 of the Laws of 1992, integrated employment, including supported employment, is implemented through a collaborative interagency process. This legislation designated Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), now ACCES, as having the primary responsibility for the coordination of program development and administration of integrated employment. ACCES accomplishes this in collaboration with its interagency partners through innovative approaches directly with business, industry and labor and through enhancements in the provision of supported employment services.”
~~“By the end of this training you will be able to:
• Identify your specific service needs and preferences;
• Identify qualities that your direct care worker must have and those qualities that would be good to have;
• List the steps in the hiring process;
• Find direct care worker candidates;
• Pre–screen candidates over the telephone;
• Interview candidates;
• Identify the qualities of a good supervisor;
• Understand your purpose, roles, and responsibilities as the supervisor of your direct care worker;
• Identify four coaching skills that can be used in supervision;
• Give constructive feedback to a direct care worker if there is a problem.”
~~“The Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires states to submit a 4-year Combined Plan to receive funding for the six WIOA core programs: Adult; Dislocated Worker; Youth; Wagner Peyser Employment; Adult Education and Literacy; and Vocational Rehabilitation.”
“The goal of supported employment is for an individual to achieve employment in a competitive integrated setting for the maximum number of hours possible based on the individual’s employment factors. A key characteristic which distinguishes supported employment from other employment services is the provision of ongoing support services. Ongoing support services are provided throughout the intensive and extended phases of supported employment. The same services may be offered during both phases but typically differ in intensity, frequency and duration of intervention”
“DOH operates the following 1915(c), waivers in addition to overseeing our sister agencies and offices that operate other 1915(c) waivers as the State’s Medicaid agency.
•Long Term Home Health Care Program Waiver2
•Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver
•Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver
•Care at Home Waivers I and II
In addition, as noted above, New York State offers significant home and community-based LTSS through our Medicaid state plan, as well as under the NY Partnership Plan 1115 Demonstration Waiver. The rule does not apply to state plan services outside of 1915(i) and 1915(k) authorities. However, CMS has indicated that it expects New York State to address the application of the HCB Settings rule to all HCBS provided through its 1115 Demonstration in this Statewide Transition Plan. Finally, New York State implemented the Community First Choice Option (CFCO) – 1915(k), with an effective date of July 1, 2015, with the understanding that such services would not be provided in congregate or provider-owned settings until these options are assessed and remediated, if necessary, through the Statewide Transition Plan period.”
“Mental hygiene spending increases reflect enhancements in community mental health services, community-based employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, increased funding to not-for-profit providers for minimum wage increases, and additional resources to address the heroin and opioid crisis.”
“The following waivers will be combined into one new Children’s waiver:
•Office of Mental Health (OMH) Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) waiver
•Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Care at Home waiver
•Office of Children and Families (OCFS) Bridges to Health (B2H) SED waiver, B2HDevelopmental Disability (DD) waiver, and B2H Medically Fragile waiver”