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Develop assessment and treatmentplanning criteriaOutline procedures for assessment and treatmentplanning in your SE policies and procedures.In general, SE staff use two tools to assess andtrack consumers’ goals and progress: Vocational Profile; and Individual Employment Plan.Employment specialists and consumers completethe Vocational Profile within a few weeks afterconsumers are referred to the SE program.Information collected on the Vocational Profilehelps employment specialists begin the jobsearch rapidly.Starting the job search within one month has beenfound to be a key component of providing effectiveSE services. Procedures for completing theVocational Profile should specify that the formdoes not need to be fully completed for the jobsearch to begin. In others words, the job searchshould not be delayed in order to completethe form. Employment specialists should addinformation to the form as it becomes available.Procedures should also instruct employmentspecialists to collect information from a varietyof sources: The consumer; The treatment team; The consumer’s record; and With permission, the consumer’s family membersand previous employers.On the next several pages are examples ofa Vocational Profile form and an IndividualEmployment Plan.Tips for Agency Administrators and SE Leaders 28 Building Your Program