New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Subchapter 9 - PSYCHO-SOCIAL CENTERS
Section 12:51-9.4 - Program description: IPE

(a) The IPE will be formulated with the consumer, the case manager and the DVRS counselor and will describe the means by which the client will progress from the present level of skilled performance to the needed level of skill performance.

(b) Each IPE will specify long-range and short-range goals.

(c) Each goal statement will describe observable, measurable behavior to be addressed, the environment in which the behavior occurs, the technique or method to be used, the measure of effectiveness, and the staff person responsible.

(d) Progress reports will address each individual short-range goal. The center shall make every effort to identify and utilize existing services at other agencies to assist its clients in realizing their full potential as part of the IPE.

(e) The diagnostic report will be prepared following the staff conference involving, minimally, the client, the case manager, and the DVRS counselor conducted at the end of the eighth week of the diagnostic phase. The report should arrive at the DVRS office during the ninth week and will be processed for further action by the DVRS during the tenth week. If significant information develops during weeks nine and 10, it should be communicated to DVRS by phone and a handwritten note will be entered on the diagnostic report by the responsible counselor.

(f) Any significant development or event at any time during the rehabilitation process must be reported immediately to the DVRS counselors.