b'Service assignments should not include any revenuegenerating or businesstype mission activity. Whats more, residents of a program should in no way ever factor into an employee countnot for workers comp, not for healthcarenot for anything employeerelated.overseen, at least in part, by a caseHistorically, the areas that often manager or similar position. Thiscreate problems with this scenario needs to be someone who sees thearise when these program graduates whole picture of the clients programare held in an intern status indefinitely and can determine when specificand treated as both employees and res-program goals have been met. For aidents. The arrangement becomes program participant, the primaryinequitable and illegal when the people supervisor (the person who setsare paid less than minimum wage for hours, makes assignments, evaluates,hours worked, yet have some rules or etc.) should not be a person whosebenefits applied to them that are typi-primary responsibility is a non- cally reserved for employees and other program role. For instance, whilerules or benefits applied to them that a food service manager may giveare typically reserved for residents.general guidance to a work therapyOne scenario to rectify this situa-client on his or her contributions intion is to create an Optional Advanced the kitchen, the manager should notProgram (OAP). This permits individ-have final authority in scheduling,uals who arent ready (for whatever promoting or demoting, discipline,reason) to leave upon graduation and and similar supervisory duties,apply for OAP. It is individualized on because the participant is nota case-by-case basis, depending on an employee.the needs/abilities of the individual. A final category to consider isAgain, documentation of the expecta-that of the program graduate. Theretions and purposes of the OAP and has been some history of missionsparticipation therein is essential. referring to program graduates whoIt may be tempting to keep werent ready, interested, or able to talented people in the program, be independent yet as interns.at some level, beyond the normal \x02 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG 43'