professionals Invoices and receipts File assessments completed by the DES provider Observation records Information from interviews with the participant and/or other stakeholders, including parents, advocates, employers and supervisors File notes that detail the date and time of each interview or phone conversation, including reason for the contact. Q5: A DES provider can provide a maximum of 6 instances of Flexible Ongoing Support (FOS) to a participant in any 26 calendar week period. An instance can cover an accumulated number of smaller contacts (e.g. several face-to-face contacts), or a single instance of more intensive support (e.g. visiting the workplace to adjust equipment). An instance is contact/s that equate to a minimum of 4 hours of service. Q6: Between 25 and 42 hours of support in the last 6 months. Q7: Examples of support that can be delivered during a participant’s ongoing support phase: On the job assistance and guidance Co-worker training Advising or counselling family members Workplace adjustments and modifications Vocational training Referrals to counselling or other non-vocational interventions Financial assistance and counselling Re-adjustment of job Disability awareness training in the workplace Training on using equipment that supports the participant’s employment Assisting employers to create mental health in the workplace
professionals Invoices and receipts File assessments completed by the DES provider Observation records Information from interviews with the participant and/or other stakeholders, including parents, advocates, employers and supervisors File notes that detail the date and time of each interview or phone conversation, including reason for the contact. Q5: A DES provider can provide a maximum of 6 instances of Flexible Ongoing Support (FOS) to a participant in any 26 calendar week period. An instance can cover an accumulated number of smaller contacts (e.g. several face-to-face contacts), or a single instance of more intensive support (e.g. visiting the workplace to adjust equipment). An instance is contact/s that equate to a minimum of 4 hours of service. Q6: Between 25 and 42 hours of support in the last 6 months. Q7: Examples of support that can be delivered during a participant’s ongoing support phase: On the job assistance and guidance Co-worker training Advising or counselling family members Workplace adjustments and modifications Vocational training Referrals to counselling or other non-vocational interventions Financial assistance and counselling Re-adjustment of job Disability awareness training in the workplace Training on using equipment that supports the participant’s employment Assisting employers to create mental health in the workplace
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