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program description

Employment Related Training (ERT) services consist of training and/or paid employment for recipients 18 year old or older for whom competitive employment at/or above the minimum wage is unlikely, and who, because of their disabilities, need intensive ongoing support to perform in a work setting.

services provided

ERT services include but are not limited to:

• Assistance and prompting in the development of employment related skills
• Employment at a commensurate wage at our facility for a set, or variable number of hours
• Observation of an employee of an area business to obtain information to make an informed choice regarding vocational interest
• Learning how to use work-related equipment
• Learning work-related personal safety skills
• Assistance in planning appropriate meals for lunch while at work
• Learning basic personal finance skills
• Information and counseling on benefits planning and assistance in the process

eligibility

Recipient must meet ICF/DD* requirements:

• Be age 3 years or older and have a developmental disability which manifested prior to age 22
• Meet income and resources guidelines set by the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

Program guidelines:

• Recipient must be 18 years of age or older
• Services are limited to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
• Recipient may be paid by the employment related training provider for engaging in this service, according to federal regulations

areas served

• Baton Rouge