Minnesota Department of Human Services Direct Care and Treatment Community, Residential and Vocational Services
Prevocational Services
Metro Community Support Services (CSS)
Call for location
(651) 431-5337
https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/people-with-disabilities/services/direct-care-treatment/programs-services
Service Details
Description
Prevocational services teach people essential work skills and strengthen their ability to meet the challenging demands of paid employment. These services work with people to develop work skills and abilities that lead to greater opportunities for employment.
More information can be found in the CBSM – Prevocational services.
Additional Information
Minnesota State Operated Community Services (MSOCS) are services run directly by the state of Minnesota. MSOCS provides residential and vocational support services for people with disabilities.
About This Location
Prevocational services teach and support needed work skills and activities, including:
* Following work instructions, routines and schedules
* Increasing appropriate workplace skills in the following areas:
- Communication
- Positive behavior/mental health functioning
- Problem-solving
- Relationships
- Self-care (personal hygiene, grooming, physical appearance, dress/attire)
- Social skills
* Increasing the following work skills:
- Attendance
- Attention to tasks
- Capacity
- Completion
- Production
- Quality
- Safety
- Self-direction
- Time management
* Providing relevant work-related education, training and development
* Providing worksite transportation, mobility and street-safety skills training
If you have disability waiver funding, the service plan (based on an assessment of your needs) determines which services are funded through your waiver.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Washington County
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Payment
- Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
- Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
- Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
- Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)
Eligibility
To receive prevocational services, a person must meet both of the following:
* Eligible for the Brain Injury (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), or Developmental Disabilities (DD) waivers or Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD).
* Have prevocational services as an assessed need in their support plan
People who are new to prevocational services on or after January 1, 2021, can receive services for 3 years (or 36 months).
Area Served
Twin Cities Metro area
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (218) 828-2683 |
Last Update
10/4/2024
Other Locations
- Brainerd Community Support Services (CSS) Call for location, MN
- CBS/MSOCS - Straight River Enterprise 405 1st Ave SE, Medford, MN, 55049
- CBS/MSOCS - Rum River Ornamental Products & Services 520 1st Ave NW, Isanti, MN, 55040
- East Metro Community Resources 4225 White Bear Pkwy, Ste 19, St. Paul, MN, 55110
- MSOCS - 3rd Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Cambridge 140 Buchanan St N, Ste 178, Cambridge, MN, 55008
- MSOCS - Cannon River Enterprises Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Cass Lake Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Christensen Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Cloquet 707 Highway 33 S, Ste 8, Cloquet, MN, 55720
- MSOCS - Creative Transitions Services 8055 Industrial Park Rd, Baxter, MN, 56425
- MSOCS - East Grand Forks 2134 13th Ave NW, East Grand Forks, MN, 56721
- MSOCS - East Metro Community Resource 360 Larpenteur Ave W, Roseville, MN, 55113
- MSOCS - Grand Rapids Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Highland Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Hillcrest Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Ilex 12097 Ilex St NW, Coon Rapids, MN, 55448
- MSOCS - Labore 3200 Labore Rd, Ste 104, Vadnais Heights, MN, 55110
- MSOCS - Mahnomen Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - North Shore Community Options 4619 Airpark Blvd, Duluth, MN, 55811
- MSOCS - Nuvision 1004 1st St S, Willmar, MN, 56201
- MSOCS - OCR Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Parkview II 1311 2nd St NW, Austin, MN, 55912
- MSOCS - Pike Lake Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Richfield 4th Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Rochester Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Shady Grove Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - St. Peter 622 S Front St, St. Peter, MN, 56082
- MSOCS - Summerset Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Virginia Community Resources 230 1st St S, Ste 102, Virginia, MN, 55792
- MSOCS - Voice 8053 Industrial Park Rd, Baxter, MN, 56425
- MSOCS - Waves 2200 23rd St NE, Ste 2050, Willmar, MN, 56201
- MSOCS - West Concord Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - West Metro Community Resource 701 Decatur Ave N, Golden Valley, MN, 55427
- MSOCS - White Bear Lake Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Windfield Call for location, MN
- MSOCS - Woodcrest 1 Call for location, MN
- North Metro Community Resources 9237 E River Rd NW, Coon Rapids, MN, 55433
- Northeast Community Support Services (CSS) Call for location, MN
- West Metro Community Resource - Eden Prairie 7667 Equitable Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344
Other Services or resources
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ND-2000.6600Prevocational Training Definition
Programs that provide individual and group instruction and/or counseling for individuals with disabilities (including mental health issues) who need to develop physical and emotional tolerance for work demands and pressures; acquire personal-social behaviors that will allow them to get along with employers and co-workers on the job; and develop the basic manual, academic and communications skills that are needed to acquire basic job skills.