Topic: Assessments
Policy changes outlined concerning Substance Misuse
Special COVID-19 Procedures Related to TANF
TANF Work – the term used to describe the work component part of TANF. All parents or needy caretakers who apply for or receive TANF cash assistance from Oklahoma are required to be engaged in a work activity. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-7. Establishing the need factor for child […]
Employability planning – a term used in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program when the worker and the TANF participant develop a plan for securing employment using information gathered from assessment tests and other relevant information. The employability plan includes establishing both short and long term goals, including specific occupational goals, activities, and […]
Assessment tools – assessment tools are used for persons applying for TANF to determine the participant’s skills, abilities, and barriers. Assessment tools used are the Washington State Learning Disability Screen, the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) locator, the TABE battery, the Career Occupation Preference System (COPS), Key Train, and Career Readiness Certification. Policy regarding […]
The following steps must be done in order and all documentation must be put into the case record. On the Auth AT ASMT tab in FACS: Open a SASSI (K20) authorization for any adult in the TANF benefit household after you have your SASSI results. The assessment result (K57) may be HIGH, INVALID, or LOW […]
When people request TANF cash assistance, the first action should be to take their application and let them know what you need to determine their eligibility for the program. (This is not in reference to those clients whose cases were closed for non-participation and are in sanction mode.) Determine TANF eligibility by asking the following […]