Welfare Transition Quiz Show August 2007

1. Welfare Transition Quiz Show August 2007

2. Question • What information must we collect during the initial assessment according to federal law? • Hint-there are three components

3. Answer • We must make an initial assessment of the participant’s • Work history • Employability • Skills

4. Question • The most appropriate definition of “assess”, for WT purposes, means to • Get information • Make an official evaluation • Figure out why the person is not working • Get coffee, its going to be a long day

5. Answer • B is the correct answer • We are making an official evaluation • Yes, we are collecting information, but we are also using the information to empower the participant towards self-sufficiency • Use to offer training • Use to assign work activities • Use to offer support services

6. Question • Mary really wants to be a nurse, so she is being assigned to attend classes at the community college to secure her CNA certificate • Classes start on Tuesday XXXX, 2007 • Classes are 40 hours per week • Classes are at the local hospital • Classes are for six weeks • Mary has not used 12 months of Vocational Educational Training. Create steps for Mary to understand what she needs to do before her next appointment and to reach her goals

7. Answer-Example • Objective 1: attend classes to become a CNA • Go to classes M-F (40 hours a week) according to the class schedule to obtain CNA certificate • Have instructors sign time sheets each day to verify attendance and progress • Provide time sheets to career specialist at the next appointment on XXXX, 2007 at 4:00 PM

8. Question • Support services may be provided to • Applicants • Participants • Individuals that leave cash with a job • All of the above

9. Answer • D • All of the above • We can serve with our support service dollars applicants of TANF-funded cash assistance • We can serve with our support service dollars recipients of TANF-funded cash assistance • We can serve with our support service dollars families that leave TANF-funded cash assistance with earnings

10. Question • Families receiving support services must have a __________ for the support service • Want • Need • Hope

11. Answer • Need • Families receiving support services must demonstrate a need for support services • Need equals a barrier

12. Question • A two-parent family wants transitional childcare. You determine they are potentially eligible based on how they exited cash assistance, family income and family composition. • One parent is working and the other parent is staying home. • Neither parent is disabled. • Is childcare appropriate for this family?

13. Answer • No • There appears to be no need for childcare if one parent is home and not disabled • Determine why the family wants childcare • Determine if a need for childcare exists

14. Question • Transitional Childcare referrals may be dated for up to two years (unless your local Office of Early Learning states otherwise). It is solely the Office of Early Learning’s (OEL) responsibility to collect pay stubs and verify TANF eligibility on a regular basis. • True or False

15. Answer • False • It is the RWB’s responsibility to verify TANF eligibility on a regular basis • No less than every four months • Verify income • Verify family composition • Verify continued employment • Verify need for childcare

16. Question • John has been assigned to participate in a work experience worksite at the YMCA for nine hours per week • His schedule is M, T, TH for two hours and F for three hours • He assists with the after school program • John has also been assigned to attend classes to secure a child development certificate to work in a classroom • His education schedule is not secure • He needs to complete assessment • He needs to register for the applicable classes and get a schedule • Write steps for the above activities

17. Answer • Objective 1: attend worksite hours to gain experience in childcare environment • Attend worksite from 2-4 at the YMCA on M, T, TH, and 1-4 on W starting Monday XXXX, 2007 • Have your worksite supervisor XXXX sign your time sheet each day • Provide your signed time sheet at your appointment so we can review your progress on Thursday XXXX, 2007

18. Answer • Objective 2: complete assessments so we can secure a class schedule • Go to the assessment room at the career center (address XXXX) and take the TABE test on Tuesday XXXX, 2007 • Bring in the scores so we can review them at your next career specialist appointment on Thursday XXXX, 2007

19. Question • We are allowed to provide less transportation dollars to a person because they are disabled • True or false

20. Answer • False • This would be in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act • We cannot discriminate or deny services based on a participant’s limitations • We must offer services based on need and participation • Need is determined by participation, hours in activities including alternative activities, travel distance, etc. • The RWB’s local operating procedure should outline support service levels and qualifications

21. Question • Name the nine core countable work activities (for adults) • Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private employment, WEP, CWEP, vocational educational training, OJT, job search, job club • Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private employment, work experience, community service, vocational educational training, job readiness assistance, job skills training, OJT • Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private employment, work experience, community service, vocational educational training, OJT, job search and job readiness, providing childcare

22. Answer • C • Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private employment, work experience, community service, vocational educational training, OJT, job search and job readiness, providing childcare

23. Question • Name two priority activities for teens, including teen parents without a high school diploma or a GED • Job search and job readiness, satisfactory attendance in secondary education • Satisfactory attendance in secondary education, education directly related to employment • Unsubsidized employment, education directly related to employment

24. Answer • B • Satisfactory attendance in secondary education, education directly related to employment • This is a priority of the federal government • Help teens secure secondary diploma or GED • This is a priority of the State as well

25. Name the three core plus activities Question

26. Answer • Job skills training directly related to employment • Education directly related to employment • Satisfactory attendance in secondary education designed to lead to a GED or high school diploma

27. Question • Adult basic education for a participant that has a high school diploma may be coded as • Vocational educational training • Satisfactory attendance in secondary education • Work experience • None of the above

28. Answer • D • None of the above • Coding depends on the purpose of the remediation • May be coded as education directly related to employment if required for an occupation, job or job offer • May be job skills training if required by the employer

29. Question • Johnny has a medical limitation but wants to learn how to use the computer and get a GED. We gave him workbooks to take home. We enter credit hours based on the time sheet he completes. We are allowed to give him credit for these hours as job skills training since employers want employees with GEDs • True or False

30. Answer • False • Unsupervised homework time is not allowed for credit under federal law • A general assumption that employers want employees with GEDs and high school diplomas is not sufficient for job skills training directly related to employment

31. Question • The participant provides a time sheet, a review should be completed to ensure • The time sheet is signed by the appropriate supervising party • The time sheet is dated appropriately • The time sheet does not appear forged or doctored • All of the above

32. Answer • D • All of the above • Time sheets are critical documents to support participation rate performance • Time sheets must be dated and signed properly

33. Question • Select the statements that are true about job search • The RWB can grant one hour of credit for a job search entry if it is supervised and documented • Job search must be supervised and documented daily by an appropriate party • Substance abuse/mental health counseling may count as job search hours for those who are considered otherwise employable • When counting substance abuse and mental health hours, we can grant more than the time- limited weeks in job search

34. Answer • B, C • Job search must be supervised and documented daily • Hours spent in substance abuse mental health treatment and rehabilitative activities may count as job search for those who are otherwise employable • We cannot grant one hour of credit for a job search entry even if the entry is documented and supervised • All credit for job search is hour for hour

35. Question • A participant entered in work experience must be engaged in education related to his/her goals. True or False

36. Answer • False • With the passing of House Bill 1301, the educational component is no longer a requirement • The participant may be assigned to an educational activity that will increase his/her knowledge of his/her chosen occupation • The two activities will be coded separately • Work Experience will be coded 220 and the appropriate educational code should be entered

37. Question • Work experience must include which of the following (select all appropriate answers) • Time limit • Job search • Goals • A worksite agreement/contract • A for profit worksite

38. Answer • A, C, D • Time limit • Goals • A worksite agreement/contract

39. Question • Jenny is assigned to complete a job readiness program that starts on Monday • Jenny must attend every day for two weeks • Jenny must have her time sheet signed and bring it at her next appointment (two weeks from Monday) • Write a set of steps for this activity

40. Answer • Examples include • Jenny will attend the job readiness classes for 35 hours a week (9-5) starting on Monday XXXX, 2007 • Jenny will complete activities required by the instructor in a timely manner • Jenny will have her time sheet signed by the instructor on a daily basis • Jenny will attend her next appointment on Monday XXXXX, 2007 and provide her signed time sheet for review

41. Question • If a participant fails to comply with a program requirement, the career specialist should attempt to contact the participant • Within two days of the failure • Immediately • After the 2290 is mailed • Once the participant has called and left a message

42. Answer • B • Immediately • Multiple contacts may be attempted • Record all contact attempts in the case notes

43. Question • The participant fails to comply by not attending classes, which of the following is an appropriate description of the failure • Jenny failed to complete 40 hours a week on XXXX, 2007 • Jenny failed to attend class on xxxx, 2007 • Jenny failed to comply • Jenny failed to go to class from xxx, 2007 to xxx, 2007

44. Answer • B-lets review each one • Jenny failed to complete 40 hours a week on XXXX, 2007 • No one should be required to complete 40 hours in one day • Jenny failed to attend class on xxxx, 2007 • Specific, exact failure date or inaction • Jenny failed to comply • Jenny needs to know what she failed to do and when • Jenny failed to go to class from xxx, 2007 to xxx, 2007 • It is not Jenny’s fault we did not catch the failure early • Jenny is responsible for a specific failure date and inaction

45. Question • Mike has a car but not a license due to DUI • He still has pending fines for his arrest and conviction • He still owes court costs • Can the RWB pay his court costs and fines so he can get his license?

46. Answer • No • TANF funds may not be used to pay for fines • TANF funds may not be used to pay for court costs associated with a criminal defense • TANF funds may be used to pay the cost of a license or help secure insurance if appropriate and the participant is eligible

47. Question • Christy failed to attend her appointment on April 10, 2007 • She was contacted on April 11, 2007 by you when the pre-penalty process was initiated in the system • She answered the phone; you should (select all applicable answers) • Give her an appointment to review her failure • Counsel her on the phone and determine if she has good cause • Assign her to complete the activity to determine if she is going to comply • Give her an appointment to return to discuss her activities and progress

48. Answer • B, C, D • Counsel her on the phone and determine if she has good cause • Assign her to complete the activity to determine if she is going to comply • Give her an appointment to return to discuss her activities and progress

49. Question • JD did not attend classes on April 19, 2007 • JD was counseled at his appointment on April 20, 2007 and was assigned to return to classes on April 23, 2007 • JD did not have good cause for missing classes • JD does not attend classes on Monday the 23rd; therefore, he should be mailed another pre-penalty • True or False

50. Answer • False • This was JD’s second failure • Wait three days so that JD can provide good cause • Enter the sanction if good cause is not provided and accepted