5.5.3  Necessary Elements

The qualified assessing agency must provide an individualized written assessment that enables the FEPFinancial and Employment Planner to adapt W-2Wisconsin Works activities to accommodate the needs of the participant.  The assessment must include at a minimum, the following elements:

1.             Personal conditions/diagnosis that impact ability to function in activities of daily living and the ability to perform work;

2.             Functional abilities

3.             Functional limitations related to employment and employability, and implications of those limitations on finding and maintaining employment;

4.             General aptitude/cognitive level (applicable for formal assessments related to learning needs and traumatic brain injury);

5.             Areas of deficit;

6.             Range of recommended reasonable modifications and accommodations /assistive technology for the participant’s EPEmployability Plan (i.e., both work training under W-2 and in unsubsidized employment);

7.             The ability to engage in training and education;

8.             Recommended reassessment date; and

9.             Summary of findings, including rationale for any disability determinations/diagnosis; prognosis; and recommendations for additional services, as appropriate.

The FEP must offer assistance to the participant when requesting a formal assessment.  Selecting the appropriate assessing agency or individual is critical to the success of the participant.  In some instances, a participant may need to be referred for multiple assessments if he or she is identified as being at-risk for two or more disabilities or conditions.

Those participants whose WWP Informal Assessment results indicate the potential for a particular disability or condition must be referred to an appropriate provider for formal assessment.  Once completed, all formal assessment information must be documented on the WWP Barrier Details page.

History: Release 19-02.