A professional qualified to perform a formal assessment may include a medical or mental health professional, social worker, psychologist, neuro-psychologist, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation counselor or similar qualified assessing agency or individual. Characteristics required of the assessing agency or individual include: • Demonstrates a competency or successful completion of training in the appropriate field and is certified by an appropriate accreditation organization. • Demonstrates an understanding of the objectives of the assessment based on W-2 referral information, referral questions, the initial interview and stated purpose of the evaluation. The Qualified assessment agency must provide an individualized written assessment that enables the FEP to adapt W-2 activities to accommodate the needs of the applicant or participant.