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Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) offers therapeutic assistance to Veterans with barriers to employment who are committed to setting vocational goals and addressing identified

barriers. VRS helps Veterans to explore career options and understanding the qualifications of these goals with consideration to their unique interests and needs. Our Mission is to provide

Veterans with guidance, skills, resources, and therapeutic support to develop and achieve their professional goals. BENEFITS OF WORKING & VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION * Professional

Identity * Improved Quality of Life * Independence * Physical/Mental Wellness * Access to Employer Benefits * Financial Security * Sense of purpose * Socialization * Opportunity to learn

skills * Structure & Routine SERVICES AVAILABLE BY CLINICALLY TRAINED COUNSELORS * Counseling on a 1:1 basis to work towards unique professional goals * Career Exploration & Career

Development * Vocational Testing & Assessments * Transitional Work Experience: work hardening experience as clinically appropriate * Supported Employment supports for Veterans with

serious mental illness * Documentation Preparation, Job Seeking, Transition to Work, & Job Maintenance Supports * Education & Vocational Planning & Support * Self-Employment

Supports * Benefits Counseling * Group Education Opportunities * Opportunities to Mock-Interview with Community Employers ELIGIBILITY & REFERRAL PROCESS * Must be eligible for services

and registered with Syracuse VA Medical Center Healthcare * Have a medical diagnosis of physical, mental, emotional, substance use, or homelessness that creates a barrier to employment that

you want to actively work on overcoming * Get a referral from a prescribing provider (primary care provider or psychiatrist) * Once a referral is received, you will be assigned to a

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) is a recovery-oriented, vocational model in the continuum of the Veterans Health Administration’s

(VHA) work restoration services authorized by 38 USC Section 1718.             CWT Transitional Work (TW)             CWT Supported Employment (SE)             CWT Community-Based Employment

Services (CBES) Vocational Assistance: a set of assessment, guidance, counseling, and other related service that may be offered to groups or individuals. To learn more about VHA Vocational

Rehabilitation Services please visit https://www.va.gov/health/cwt/  To learn more about VBA Veteran Readiness & Employment please visit 

https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/