SECTION 340:10-2-6. Job readiness

  Job readiness activities help prepare participants for work by ensuring that participants are familiar with general workplace expectations and exhibit work behavior and attitudes necessary to compete successfully in the labor market. The maximum amount of time spent in job readiness activities cannot exceed 240 hours at 20 hours per week or 360 hours at 30 hours per week for the preceding 12-month period for any person.

(1)   Orientation. Participants are referred to orientation as the need is identified on Form 08TW002E, TANF Work/Personal Responsibility Agreement. Orientation consists of individual or group meetings designed to present information about:

(A)   building self-esteem;

(B)   activities and services available through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program;

(C)   the Oklahoma Department of Human Service (OKDHS) policies; and

(D)   the employment process, including job applications, interviewing, goal-setting, and managing home and work.

(2)   Counseling or Substance abuse or mental health treatment. The worker assists TANF applicants and participants by referring them for mental health or substance abuse treatment for alcohol or prescription drug abuse when these issues prevent them from obtaining or retaining a job. The worker meets with the participant and appropriate local partners to determine available resources to overcome those barriers. Treatment for these issues is a mandatory part of the participant's TANF Work plan when it is recommended by the provider as a result of screening and assessment.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 145, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2616, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2076, eff 6-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 444, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2075, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 850, eff 6-1-03; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1020, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 14, eff 8-3-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 903, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 168, eff 11-1-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1223, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 338, eff 12-5-12 (emergency); Amended at 30 Ok Reg 633, eff 6-1-13]