334 Individual Training and Education

Employment and Community Participation

Individual Training and Education

Individual Training and Education Services includes training programs, workshops and conferences that assist the participant in acquiring and building skills related to his or her responsibility as an employer, relationship building, problem solving and decision making. This service helps the participate acquire skills that facilitate the participant’s self-advocacy skills, exercise the participant’s human and civil rights, and exercise control and responsibility over their SDP services and supports. This service includes enrollment fees, books and other resource/reference materials required for participation in the individual training and education, and transportation expenses, excluding airfare, that are necessary to enable participation in the individual training and education. This service does not include the cost of meals or overnight lodging. Individual Training and Education supports needs or goals identified in the participant’s IPP. This service is not provided when funding can be accessed through Public Education as required in IDEA (P.L. 105-17, the IDEA). Prior to accessing funding for this service, all other available and appropriate funding sources, including those offered by the Departments of Rehabilitation or Education must be explored and exhausted. These efforts must be documented in the participant’s file. This service does not duplicate the activities provided by the Independent Facilitator waiver service or Case Management. Neither case management nor the Independent Facilitator waiver service include the provision of training or the cost of enrollment fees. Furthermore, Independent Facilitator providers may not provide additional services to a participant. The Financial Management Services provider ensures compliance with this requirement.

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