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"(C) the facility's philosophy and goals; and

"(D) the services and resources the facility

offers.

"(2) While the habilitation/rehabilitation concept and process embrace all efforts to achieve the optimal development of each resident, specific habilitation/rehabilitation services shall focus on the maximum achievement of

"(A) self-help skills;

"(B) social competence, including communica

tions skills;

"(C) vocational competence; and

"(D) independent living.

14 "(b) The ultimate objective of vocational rehabilitation 15 services shall be to assist every resident to move as far as 16 he can along the continuum from vocational afunction to 17 remunerative employment and entry into the mainstream 18 of society as an independent citizen and worker. Vocational 19 rehabilitation services shall be rendered

"(1) directly, through personnel contact between vocational rehabilitation personnel and residents; and

"(2) indirectly, through contact between vocational rehabilitation personnel and other persons work

ing with the residents, designed to enhance and facili

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tive environment.

"(c) Vocational rehabilitation services available to the

4 residents, in accordance with their needs, shall include

"(1) vocational evaluation;

"(2) the formulation of written vocational objec

tives for each resident;

"(3) the formulation of a written plan to achieve the stated objectives;

"(4) implementation of the vocational plan through

"(A) individual counseling;

"(B) prevocational programs;

"(C) vocational training;

"(D) vocational placement;

"(E) referral to appropriate sources for other services; and

"(F) followup.

"(d) Vocational evaluation of each resident shall— "(1) be initiated within one month after admission

to the facility, if not prior thereto;

"(2) arise out of a written comprehensive interdis

ciplinary evaluation (medical, psychological, social, and educational) that generates data relevant to vocational

objectives and goals, such as information concerning—

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"(A) aptitudes and abilities;

"(B) self-help and independent living skills;

"(C) interests;

"(D) self and vocational perception;

"(E) sensorimotor coordination;

"(F) communication skills;

"(G) current social adjustment;

"(H) educational history; and

"(I) vocational and avocational history;

"(3) be adequate for the formulation of vocational goals and of a detailed plan for the achievement of such

goals;

"(4) be adequate for the assessment of current vocational status and for the prediction of possible future status; and

"(5) provide for periodic, but at least semiannual, reevaluation, consistent with the progress of the resident toward the stated goals.

"(e) The written vocational plan for each resident

shall

"(1) be consistent with the vocational evaluation;

"(2) specify the program to be undertaken to

achieve his vocational objectives;

"(3) indicate the order in which the program is to be undertaken;

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"(4) provide for the implementation of the evalua

tion team's recommendations; and

"(5) assign the responsibility to carry out the plan.

"(f) The resident shall be fully involved in his voca

5 tional evaluation, and in the formulation of his program 6 plan. Prevocational services shall contribute to the develop7 ment of work readiness in the resident, and shall provide "(1) vocationally relevant academic instruction;

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"(2) instruction in the self-help and social skills necessary for vocational success;

"(3) instruction and practice in the social skills necessary for maximally independent functioning in the community, such as travel, handling of money, and use of community resources;

"(4) an orientation to the world of work;

"(5) development of work attitudes needed for

Vocational success;

and

"(6) rotated exploration and try-out of job tasks; "(7) continuous evaluation of vocational potential;

"(8) any necessary supportive services, including physical and mental restoration.

"(g) Vocational training programs shall meet all ap

plicable legal requirements, and shall be provided through

means such as:

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job;

"(5) on-the-job training;

"(6) trade training, in the classroom or on the

"(7) vocational training programs shall—

"(A) provide for an evaluation of training progress at least every three months;

"(B) make maximum use of job training

resources

"(i) within the facility;

"(ii) within the community;

"(8) facilities conducting vocational training programs shall have vocational training personnel assigned, in such numbers and for such times as are necessary and appropriate to the situation, to supervise the training in each training area; and

"(9) written, detailed training guides and curricula

shall be available for all vocational training areas.

"(h) Job placement services shall assist the individual 23 to enter into appropriate kinds of employment, such as:

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"(1) competitive, remunerative employment;

"(2) trade training programs;