Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families

Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual


5.5.3 Necessary Elements

The qualified assessing agency must provide an individualized written assessment that enables the FEPFEPFinancial and Employment Planner to adapt W-2W-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 EPEPEmployability 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 to assist the participant in selecting the appropriate assessing agency or individual.

Participants identified as being at-risk for two or more disabilities or conditions may need to be referred for multiple assessments.

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.