ERIC Number: ED302992
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Mar
Pages: 94
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Interagency Vendorization: Expanding Supported Employment Services. Fourth Revision.
Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond.; Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.; Virginia State Dept. of Mental Health, Richmond. Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
This manual outlines a model for proposals to fund time-limited and ongoing employment services under a program of supported employment for individuals with disabilities. Key components of the model are an emphasis on interagency collaboration, attention to local agencies and the local environment, and adherence to accepted finance and budget methods. Definitions of supported and time-limited services are provided. Two recommended alternative funding methods are described: (1) contracts for supported employment services among and between agencies for groups of consumers, and (2) authorizations of service for individual consumers by rehabilitation and case managers, based on an appropriate unit of service rate. Existing supported-employment models are briefly described. A prototype contract is presented for funding time-limited and ongoing support services within an existing service system, emphasizing recommended funding methods, annual service costs, estimated agency ratio of support, and costs of a follow-along component. Appendices present a budget analysis and unit rate computations, a sample vendor contract, samples of forms to be provided to rehabilitation counselors and case managers, and an article titled "Planning for Change: Interagency Initiatives for Supported Employment" by Mark Hill et al. (JDD)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Contracts, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Models, Program Budgeting, Program Costs, Program Proposals, Vocational Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, 1314 West Main, VCU Box 2011, Richmond, VA 23284-2011 ($10.00 each includes postage and handling).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond.; Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.; Virginia State Dept. of Mental Health, Richmond. Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
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