For more information, please refer to the Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) policy.

Responsibilities
An Authorized Official performs DRES processes.


Purpose
DRES is a funding element under Career and Employment Information Services (CEIS). DRES may provide funding for individualized supports/services that address the barrier(s) to employment created by an individual’s disability. All eligibility considerations outlined in policy must be met prior to issuing DRES funding. DRES funding for supports and services may be provided in three categories.

1. Educational Supports:
   •  to assist eligible individuals participate in eligible education and training.
2. Job Search Supports:
   • to assist eligible individuals in seeking employment
3. Workplace Supports:
   • to assist eligible individuals in obtaining employment or maintaining employment

Pre-conditions
The individual:

• has a documented disability, as outlined in the DRES Regulation; and
• is registered in Mobius with federal data fields completed; and
• has an Integrated Case; and
• has a complete Employability Assessment identifying barriers to employment;
  • ensure that the disability information is entered in Section F “Disability Factors” prior to completing the Employability Assessment; and
• is labour market destined; and
• has an active Service Plan.

Trigger
Initiate the DRES process when an individual with a disability is requesting DRES funding for supports/services and has met all the preconditions for DRES funding.

Process

1. Add Plan Item “Consider DRES Educational Support”, “Consider DRES Job Search Supports”, or “Consider DRES Workplace Supports” to the Service Plan.
   
   Note: Employment Plan item Description Document
   1. Add the Plan Item and applicable Category as follows:

      Education Supports
      Sub-Goal	Plan Item	Category
      Training	Consider DRES Educational Support (I)	Assistive Services
      		Assistive Tech
      		Interpreters/CART
      		Post Sec Grants
      Job Search Supports
      Sub-Goal	Plan Item	Category
      Employment	Consider DRES Job Search Support (I)	Services
      		Assistive Tech
      		Interpreters/CART
      Workplace Supports
      Sub-Goal	Plan Item	Category
      Employment	Consider DRES Workplace Support (I)	Assistive Tech
      		Interpreters/CART
      		On the Job Supports
      		Vehicle Modifications
      		Workplace Modifications

2. Enter the Expected Start Date and End Date:
   1. Expected Start Date is the date an individual is expected to request DRES funding for supports/services.
   2. Expected End Date is the date a DRES funding for supports/services decision (i.e. Approved, not approved or incomplete) is expected.
   3. Estimated Cost for the DRES funding for supports and services. Select “Save”.
      
      Note: Approve the Plan Item (See Approve Plan Item in Mobius User Guide
3. Edit Plan Item (see Edit Plan Item in Mobius User Guide):
   1. Edit the Plan Item Category to reflect the appropriate service or support being funded.
   2. Enter the Actual Start Date (status = in progress), which is the date an individual requests DRES funding for supports/services.
   3. Select “Save”.
4. Record Service Management Updates
   1. Capture Service Management updates (e.g. contact or attempts to contact individual or additional information relevant to an Individual’s progression through services) in Notes section of the Service Plan Home Page with a Subject line of “DRES Update’”
      
      Note: This step is repeated to ensure the individual’s progress towards employment or education is assessed regularly and progression is documented in Mobius Notes.
5. DRES Funding Completion
   1. Edit Plan Item “Consider DRES Job Search Supports” or “Consider DRES Education Supports” or “Consider DRES Workplace Supports”:
      1. Enter the Actual End Date, the date when a DRES funding for supports/services decision (i.e. approved, not approved or incomplete) is made.
      2. Select the appropriate (i.e. approved, not approved or incomplete) outcome field for the request.
   2. Save Plan Item.
   3. Close the Plan Item (See Employment Plan item Description Document).
   4. Enter in Notes section of the Service Plan Home Page. Notes may include information about Plan Item completion, payment of invoice, etc.
6. 90- Day Follow-up
   1. Contact the individual for a follow-up to ensure accountability of this service and the intended outcomes are achieved.
   2. Add Plan Item "Conduct Follow-Up" and Category "90 Days".
      1. Enter the Expected Start Date, which is 90 days from the last DRES activity.
      2. Enter the Expected End Date, which is the date follow-up is/is to be completed. Save.
   3. Edit Plan Item “Conduct Follow-up”:
      1. Enter the Actual Start Date, which is the date when contact actually starts.
      2. Enter the Actual End Date, which is the date when contact with the individual is made and follow-up is completed, or when contact has ended/discontinued after reasonable efforts have been made to complete the follow-up.
         
         Note: Follow-up is conducted at around the 90-day mark following the last DRES activity. Update/Revise Follow-up Expected Start/End Dates:
         
         1. Go to Edit Plan Item “Conduct Follow-up” and CHANGE the Expected Start and End Dates to reflect the new expected dates for follow-up after the new “last” DRES activity is completed.
            
            
      3. Close the Plan Item “Conduct Follow-up” as “Complete” once follow-up is completed. Select “Incomplete” if contact with the individual has ended/discontinued and follow-up is not completed.
      4. Enter in the Notes section of the Service Plan Home Page the specific information about the results of the contact with the individual.
      5. After the follow-up, update the Federal Data Screen, Employment and/or Education screen and any other relevant demographic/administrative data as appropriate.


7. Monitoring
   
   The Authorized Official is to monitor and ensure the proper closing of all Plan Items and completion of the LMTA required data in Mobius.

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