Services provided for those referred by Idaho Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Evaluation Services
Job Development/Placement
Services
Community Based Work Evaluation (CBWE)
Community
Based Work Adjustment (CBWA)
- Community Supported Employment
Job Coaching
- Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation - By definition, vocational evaluation is
"a comprehensive process that systematically utilizes work, real or simulated, as the focal point for assessment and
vocational exploration to assist people in vocational development. It incorporates medical, psychological, social, vocational,
educational, cultural, and economic data in the attainment of the goals of the evaluation process" (VEWAA Glossary, 1988,
p. 14). The vocational evaluator analyze the skills and interests of their clients and match these skills to appropriate
employment, training or educational opportunities. They clarify their client's vocational potential. Our vocational
evaluation typically lasts 4 - 5 days, running from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Job Development/Placement Services - The job development program provides
assistance in finding employment within the community. Our job developer works with both the job seeker and the employer
to ensure a successful placement by carefully matching the emploee with the employer. Services will assess interest
and skill areas, assist in resume preparation, help the job seeker develop interview skills, and activiely make contact with
potential employers.
- Community
Based Work Evaluation - The CBWE is an assessment tool used to clarify a client's work potential. It
takes place in an integrated work environment. It is also used to clarify job keeping skills, work behaviors, and physical
tolerences for work.
- Community Based Work Adjustment - The CBWA is used to
provide additional training time to learn a new job. It takes place in an integrated work environment. It allows
the client to learn job skills, and resolve behavioral issues that might interfere with maintaining employment.
- Community Supported Employment - CSE provides long term supports with a job coach. It takes
place in a paid integrated work environment setting. There is no cost to the employer.
- Job
Coaching - A job coach goes into the work setting with the client and assists in transitioning the client into
the work setting. The job coach can be available during a CBWE, CBWA, or community supported employment situation.
Once working the job coach can continue being available to help ensure the client maintains employment. Job coaching
can be long term or shorter term with fade out occuring over a period of time until the coach is no longer needed.