may not exceed 18 months and during exceed 18 months and during that time they that time they must be supervised by must be supervised by someone who does someone who does meet the meet the qualification. qualification. Consolidated and Provider Qualification Criteria for Adult Provider Qualification Criteria for Adult Public comment recommended that P/FDS Training Facility or Older Adult Day Facility Training Facility or Older Adult Day Facility more time be given for staff to meet required certification and training Adult Training Facility staff providing For programs providing prevocational standards. Public comment also prevocational skill development to the training to participants, program specialists recommended that ODP develop and participant in the community must: and supervisors in facilities licensed under 55 provide training on Community Hold a Certified Employment Support Adult Training Facility Participation Support. The revisions Pa. Code Chapter 2380 • Professional (CESP) credential from the staff providing prevocational skill development reflect those recommendations. Association of People Supporting to the participant in the community must have Employment First (APSE), or one of the following by 1/1/19 or within 60 Have been awarded a Basic Employment days of hire if hired after 11/1/18: • Services Certificate of Achievement or a Hold a Certified Employment Support • Professional Certificate of Achievement in Professional (CESP) credential from the Employment Services from an Association Association of People Supporting Employment of Community Rehabilitation Educators First (APSE); or (ACRE) organizational member that has Have been awarded a Basic Employment • ACRE-approved training. Services Certificate of Achievement or a Professional Certificate of Achievement in Training Facility staff working directly Employment Services from an Association of with the participant to provide Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) Community Participation Support may not organizational member that has do so unless they: training. Complete the Department approved • training on Community Participation All staff must complete the Department Support which includes training on the approved training on Community following topics: Participation Support by 7/1/18. After - Person-Centered Planning Facilitation 7/1/18, all new hires must complete the techniques. Department approved training on - Community mapping. Community Participation Support within 60 - Developing and implementing fading days of hire and during that time they must strategies. be supervised by someone who has - Using and planning for transportation completed the training. access. Adult Training Facility staff working directly - Community engagement strategies. with the participant to provide Community
may not exceed 18 months and during that time they must be supervised by someone who does meet the qualification. exceed 18 months and during that time they must be supervised by someone who does meet the qualification. Consolidated and P/FDS Provider Qualification Criteria for Adult Training Facility or Older Adult Day Facility Adult Training Facility staff providing prevocational skill development to the participant in the community must: • Hold a Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) credential from the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), or • Have been awarded a Basic Employment Services Certificate of Achievement or a Professional Certificate of Achievement in Employment Services from an Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) organizational member that has ACRE-approved training. Training Facility staff working directly with the participant to provide Community Participation Support may not do so unless they: • Complete the Department approved training on Community Participation Support which includes training on the following topics: - Person-Centered Planning Facilitation techniques. - Community mapping. - Developing and implementing fading strategies. - Using and planning for transportation access. - Community engagement strategies. Provider Qualification Criteria for Adult Training Facility or Older Adult Day Facility For programs providing prevocational training to participants, program specialists and supervisors in facilities licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2380 Adult Training Facility staff providing prevocational skill development to the participant in the community must have one of the following by 1/1/19 or within 60 days of hire if hired after 11/1/18: • Hold a Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) credential from the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE); or • Have been awarded a Basic Employment Services Certificate of Achievement or a Professional Certificate of Achievement in Employment Services from an Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) organizational member that has training. All staff must complete the Department approved training on Community Participation Support by 7/1/18. After 7/1/18, all new hires must complete the Department approved training on Community Participation Support within 60 days of hire and during that time they must be supervised by someone who has completed the training. Adult Training Facility staff working directly with the participant to provide Community Public comment recommended that more time be given for staff to meet required certification and training standards. Public comment also recommended that ODP develop and provide training on Community Participation Support. The revisions reflect those recommendations.
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