Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS) and Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) have changed the requirements for personnel providing employment services:
IVRS
Individual Supported Employment:
Staff providing services under Individual Supported Employment need all three Certificates—Foundations Self Study, Job Development and Job Coaching.
Job Coaching:
Staff providing services under Job Coaching need the Certificates from the Foundations Self Study and either Job Development or Job Coaching.
IME
Individual Supported Employment:
Staff providing services under Individual Supported Employment need all three Certificates—Foundations Self Study, Job Development and Job Coaching.
Job Coaching:
Staff providing job coaching services need both the Foundation Self Study and the Job Coaching Certificates.
Small Group Supported Employment
Staff providing services under Small Group Supported Employment need the Certificates from the Foundations Self Study Component and either Job Development or Job Coaching.
Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP™)
Additionally, for IME, if staff are providing Individual Supported Employment they need to earn the CESP™ through the Association of People Supporting Employment First. The IA-APSE curriculum is ACRE approved. The ACRE curriculum is aligned to the CESP™ Content Outline. While it cannot guarantee you will pass the Exam, it will help prepare you! This exam is the first in the nation to certify personnel working in the field of integrated community employment. For more information regarding the CESP™ go to http://www.apse.org/cesp-central