Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- h. Interagency Cooperation
Describe how the designated State unit will collaborate with the State agency responsible for administering each of the following programs to develop opportunities for competitive integrated employment, to the greatest extent practicable:
- h. Interagency Cooperation
h. 3. The State agency responsible for providing mental health services.
Current Narrative:
The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) is the state agency responsible for the provision of services to individuals with developmental disabilities and for providing mental health services. RSB collaborates with DMH to develop employment opportunities for community-based employment in integrated settings for eligible clients.
Currently, RSB is developing an update to an interagency MOU between RSB and DMH. The purpose of the MOU will be to outline the collaborative working relationship for interagency planning and policy development, service delivery, and technical assistance. This collaborative effort is to increase participation of individuals with disabilities to enter into the competitive-integrated workforce by providing training and support to help build their individual strengths, and achieve their career goals.
A collaborative effort to increase capacity of RSB and DMH staff resulted in Customized Employment training for both agencies and further included other partners and community rehabilitation programs throughout the state. The training ultimately produced a Customized Employment pilot program that started in 2019/2020.