Intake Meeting

An intake meeting helps you identify your career and employment needs. The intake meeting can happen anywhere, but it often takes place at a Career Center with the help of a Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC) or career counselor. Read below to find out what should happen after an intake meeting.

• Share your employment history and career goals.
• Determine whether you need career exploration or assessments.
• Fill out required paperwork. A counselor or DRC can help as needed.
• Talk about your goals, strengths, skills, and areas where you might need help.
• Decide if you will create an IRT to support you in your career journey.
• If so, figure out who will be invited to the IRT. Remember, you should be the decision-maker. Nothing should happen without your consent, including the release of information to other partners.

The first meeting might include the job seeker's family members or school counselors. A career counselor or the Team Helper can help you decide who else should join. It’s a good idea to invite people or organizations based on any challenges you may have. It's common that members of the IRT may change throughout the journey.

• Before the first IRT meeting, review Important Parts of an IRT meeting to make sure you are prepared.
• Use an agenda to guide the meeting. An agenda is a list of topics that will be discussed in the meeting. Your Team Helper can support as needed.
• Discuss how each member of your team can help. Write down what everyone will do on an action plan, which is a list of activities everyone will complete.
• Create a communication plan so everyone knows how and when the team will share updates and meet next.