Vocational Evaluation, Limited
Vocational Evaluation, Limited measures the consumer’s strengths and identifies areas of need. The evaluation ranges from a general assessment of skills and abilities to evaluate for a specific job/training program. This is a time-limited assessment used when a comprehensive evaluation/profile is not indicated.
Work Adjustment Training
Work Adjustment Training (WAT) is a comprehensive, time-limited, individualized process that assists consumers seeking employment to develop or reestablish skills, work habits, and behaviors, quality and quantity of work, personal and social skills, functional capacities, and attitudes appropriate to the job market. These services are provided in a structured setting utilizing diverse and realistic work tasks to develop on-the-job performance skills, interpersonal skills and work-related communication skills.
Supported Employment
Supported Employment is employment in an integrated work setting for consumers with the most severe disabilities for whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred; or for whom competitive employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a severe disability; and who because of the severity of their disability, need intensive support services and extended services in order to perform such work.
Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation
Comprehensive Vocational Rehabilitation Services is a process which incorporates background information (e.g., information on education, psychological history, work history, medical/physical capabilities, behavioral status, and financial status) and uses a combination of testing, work samples, situational assessments, community-based job tryouts, prevailing labor market data, occupational information, assistive technology, functional capacities, accommodations, and modifications. It incorporates respect for the consumer’s personal process of growth, self-empowerment, and development of insight leading to the consumer’s informed choice of meaningful career progression goals.
Work Evaluation
A work evaluation is a process of analyzing objective observations of work behaviors, physical capacities, work habits and functional skills to determine vocational options and interventions. Observations may come from specific job settings or a variety of work situations.
Job Coaching
Job coaching is a set of intensive one-on-one services including job tasks analysis, job training, job behavior management, developing natural supports and employer relations, et cetera, which are needed to ensure consumer job retention.
Job Readiness Training
Job Readiness Training is the set of instructional activities and peer supports provided as an individual is preparing for employment. The purpose is for the consumer to learn lifelong skills in the areas of accessing labor market information, identifying job openings, understanding the application and interview process, worker rights and responsibilities, problem solving, motivation and on-the-job behavior.