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Department of mental health services
Supported Employment Program
Supported Employment Program
Supported Employment Program
Supported Employment
Supported Employment means competitive employment in an integrated setting with ongoing support services for individuals with the most significant disabilities…
- For whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred or for whom competitive employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a significant disability.
- Who, because of the nature and severity of their disabilities, need intensive supported employment services (a job coach will be on duty 100% of time in this case).
Personal Assistant Program
Supported Employment Program
Supported Employment Program
Personal Assistant Services
Personal assistant services include assistance with any activity of daily living (ADL) or instrumental activity of daily living (IADL). Personal assistance may also include general supervision and protective oversight. The personal assistant may directly perform some activities and support the individual in learning how to perform others.
Personal Assistant services are designed to provide instrumental assistance to persons and/or families served. They may also support or facilitate the provision of services or the participation of the person in other services/programs, such as employment or community integration services. The services are primarily delivered in the home or community.
Community Integration Program
Community Integration-Individual
This program is to provide personal and social services, which provide opportunities for community participation. Our organization will define the scope of these services based on identified needs and desires of the persons receiving services. Service is provided on a one-on-one basis. A person may participate in a variety of community life experiences that may include, but are not limited to:
- Leisure or recreational activities.
- Religious activities.
- Cultural activities.
- Vocational pursuits.
- Activities related to entertainment.
- Communication activities.
- Educational activities.
- Development of work attitudes.
- Development of living skills.
- Volunteerism.
Community Integration-Group
Individuals in groups of no more than four participate in community activities.
Indirect/Other Services
Additional indirect services also provided by HHES, Inc. include in-service and consultation with schools, parents, adult service providers, and other agencies and organizations, which interact with persons with disabilities. Although geared to the specific needs of the requesting person/agency, the content of these services may cover such topics as programming and curriculum needs, information concerning disabilities and community needs. All services are provided consistent with the philosophy of HHES, Inc.
A HHES, Inc. staff member would be pleased to visit with you or your group about our programs. If you would like a speaker for your program or a consultation, please contact us locally at 660- 265-4614.
Interagency Cooperation:
Interagency cooperation is an integral component of providing quality services. Through cooperative efforts, person with disabilities can experience the same quality of life as experienced by persons without disabilities. Individuals requiring services beyond the scope of services provided by HHES, Inc., will be assisted in contacting agencies, which do provide the needed services.
Mandatory Reporting
Staff at High Hope Employment Services, Inc. is required to report any suspicions of abuse/neglect.
Department of Mental Health-Abuse/Neglect Definitions
Misuse of Funds/Property
The misappropriation or conversion for any purpose of a consumer’s funds or property by an employee or employees with or without the consent of the consumer.
Physical Abuse
An employee purposefully beating, striking, wounding or injuring any consumer. In any manner whatsoever, an employee mistreating or maltreating a consumer in a brutal or inhumane manner. Physical abuse includes handling a consumer with any more force than is reasonable for a consumer’s proper control, treatment or management.
Verbal Abuse
An employee using profanity or speaking in a demeaning, non-therapeutic, undignified, threatening or derogatory manner to a consumer or about a consumer in the presence of a consumer.
Sexual Abuse
Any touching, directly or through clothing, of a consumer by an employee for sexual purpose or in a sexual manner; this includes but is not limited to:
- Kissing
- Touching of the genitals, buttocks or breasts
- Causing a consumer to touch the employee for sexual purposes
- Promoting or observing for sexual purpose any activity or performance involving consumers including any play, motion picture, photography, dance, or other visual or written representation
- Failing to intervene or not attempting to stop or encouraging inappropriate
sexual activity or performance between consumers.
Class I Neglect
The failure of an employee to provide reasonable or necessary services to maintain the physical and mental health of any consumer when that failure presents either imminent danger to the health, safety or welfare of a consumer, or a substantial probability, that death or physical injury would result.
Class II Neglect
The failure of an employee to provide reasonable or necessary services to a
consumer according to the individualized treatment or habilitation plan, if feasible, or according to acceptable standards of care. This includes action or behavior which may cause psychological harm to a consumer due to intimidating, causing fear or otherwise creating undue anxiety.
Program Criteria
Needs for Which Services are Provided
Services are available to individuals experiencing one or more of the following needs:
- Those with special needs
- Unemployed
- Limited job seeking skills
- Underemployment
- Limited vocational skills
- Limited social/interpersonal skills
- Limited community functioning skills
- Limited domestic skills
- Limited recreational skills
- Limited academic skills
- Limited economic skills
Due to the operations of the organization, certain individuals cannot be served. Those conditions that fall into this category are:
- Severely mentally disabled who require a full-time aide to attend to their daily physical needs.
- Severely physically disabled who require a full-time aide to attend to their daily physical needs.
- Individuals who pose a physical threat to themselves or others.
Persons who are unable to care for their own personal daily physical needs may be served provided the individual has a full-time assistant to address and assist him/her with these needs.
Admission Criteria
All except housing.
- Must be 16 years of age or older for all services except Personal Assistant, then must be 10 years of age or older.
- Current medical and/or psychological examinations as appropriate
- Must have needs that can be met through the services provided by HHES, Inc.
- Documentation by a physician of ability to attend programs and freedom from communicable diseases.
- Experience a handicapping condition, which interferes with their ability to function independently at work, home, school, or in the community.
- A third party funding source typically pays for services. Please inquire should you have questions about fees and who pays them. See specific services to be provided for sponsorship requirements.
- Meet additional criteria as appropriate for services to be provided.
The Executive Director is responsible for making decisions for determining eligibility and acceptance into services.
Program Exit/Discharge Criteria
Consumers receiving services from High Hope Employment Services, Inc. may be discharged from the program for one of the following reasons:
- Consumer no longer desires to participate in the program.
- Failure of consumer to comply with organizational policy.
- Consumer has very limited or no potential to benefit from the program.
- Consumer achieves a level of independence so that the services are no longer necessary.
Referral
Individuals needing services are generally referred through one of the following agencies:
- Department of Mental Health
- Adair County SB40 Developmental Disability Board
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Public Schools
However, individuals may also refer themselves. Anyone interested in the referral process should contact Andrea Rowland, Executive Director in Milan at (660) 265-4614 or toll free (800)-748-7836 or Bevan Flynn, Professional Manager/Director of Employment in Kirksville at (660) 665-2772.
Housing Referrals:
Contact Sara Weaver, Housing Case Manager, at (660)-445-2158.
High Hope Employment Services, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All services are provided in a non-discriminatory manner.
