Transcript VPL 03-14 KEY POINTS - University of Colorado Denver

•VPL 03-14 (JVSG
Reforms & Roles and
Responsibilities)
•VPL 08-14 (Additional
Populations)
•VPL 04-14 (18-24
priority category)
•VPL Fact Sheet
•FAQ’s
03-14 Change 1
VPL 03-14 KEY POINTS
• Screening for SBE’s
– Done by AJC Staff
– The tool used will determine flow of traffic
• Self Attestation
– Whatever the veteran says
– Once they get to your office now what…
– Identified SBE most likely not the main or only
issue
In order to realign
DVOP specialists’
roles, DOL is directing
that DVOP specialists
must limit their
activities to providing
services to eligible
persons who:
• meet the
definition of an
individual with a
SBE specifically
defined in this
module, or
• are members of a
veteran
population
identified as
eligible for DVOP
services
In the event that a
DVOP specialist
does not have a
full-case load of
eligible persons they
may perform
additional activities
in this order:
• Review all open
case files of current
participants with a
SBE or in a
priority category
and perform case
management duties
• Conduct outreach
activities with
other service
providers for the
same populations
Special Disabled or Disabled Veteran
• those who are entitled
to compensation (or
those receiving
military retired pay
that otherwise would
be entitled to
compensation) by the
VA; or,
• were discharged or
released from active
duty because of a
service-connected
disability
Homeless
1. Inadequate nighttime residence.
2. Primary nighttime residence is not designed for
human habitation
3. Shelters; including hotels paid for by public or
private funds.
4. Place not meant for human habitation & eligible
person is currently exiting a shelter.
5. Imminently losing housing in no more than 14
days
6. Unaccompanied youth & homeless families with
children
Recently Separated
Service Member that is
Long Term Unemployed
Who is currently
unemployed (i.e.,
unemployed for 27 or
more consecutive weeks
within the last 12
months)
Offender
Who is currently incarcerated
or has been released from
incarceration.
incarceration
within the last
12 months.
Lacking a H.S.
Diploma or
Equivalent
Certificate
•Department of
Health & Human
Services Poverty
Guidelines
•Department of
Labor Lower
Living Standard
Income Level
Low-Income
Means an individual who
received an income for
the 6-month period
prior to application for
the program involved
that, in relation to
family size, does not
exceed the higher of...
Low-Income Individual
1. In the past 6 months has received, or is a
member of a family that has received or is
receiving Federal, State or local public assistance
2. Is a homeless individual who is
• sharing housing due to hardship;
• living in motel, hotel, trailer park, or
campground due to lack of accommodations;
• abandoned in a hospital
• primary nighttime residence is not designed for
human habitation
• As specified
by the
Secretary
– Veterans,
ages 18-24
INTENSIVE SERVICE
1. Comprehensive and specialized assessment
2. Group counseling
3. Develop an individual employment plan
4. Individual counseling and career planning
5. Short term prevocational services
Intake
How does a
self attested
veteran get
to you?
Most offices have a
function that
provides a process
for identifying and
selecting veterans
with SBE’s to be
served by the DVOP.
Describe the process
your office utilizes.
What is a
Barrier or
Employment
Issue?
Barrier or
Employment Issue
Anything the veteran
perceives to be a
barrier to
employment, is a
barrier to
employment.
Veteran Populations Challenges
1. Once a veteran with an SBE gets to you – you
must determine if this is the only SBE causing an
employment road block. Many veterans with one
SBE will more than likely have several SBE issues
operating simultaneously.
2. At your table - work with your assigned SBE to
uncover key employment challenges, using the
summary sheets within your section or other
information.
3. Report out what your summary sheets and/or
further research has uncovered.
SBE impact rating form
1. Use the SBE impact form (in manual) to rate the
impact each SBE has on employment within your
community.
2. For example, in some Service Delivery Points
(SDP) having a felony conviction has less impact
b/c the SDP has access to a robust referral
network with employers who have a history of
hiring people with felony convictions.
3. In contrast, that same SDP might not have a
strong referral of network providers that help
people with homelessness and poverty and low
educational resource needs.
DVOP Scope of Practice
1. Knowledge and awareness of how to identify
target audience employment barriers and
strengths.
2. Knowledge and awareness of how to assist a
target audience member with attachment to the
workforce.
3. Knowledge of how to conduct an assessment for
referral.
4. How to develop SMART goals and write
EDPs/IDPs that align with identified SBEs and
strengths of the target audience.
DVOP Scope of
Practice
• What is your role in
helping veterans with
SBE’s find and keep
employment?
• What tools do you have
to help with this
objective?
• What resources
internal or external do
you have to assist
veterans with SBE’s
find and keep
employment?
• How does Intensive
Services assist with this
objective?