Vocational Rehabilitation

Vocational Services programs provide time-limited, rehabilitative services for adults with psychiatric and co-occurring disorders, or developmental disabilities who want to move forward in their personal recovery. The goal of each of these programs is to assist participants in effectively and independently integrating into the community. There are 2 types of programs: Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Supported Employment.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Psychosocial Rehabilitation is a voluntary and time-limited service offered to individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and co-occurring disorders who want to move forward in their personal recovery with the goal of effectively and independently integrating into the community of their choice. Staff work side-by-side with individuals in a structured therapeutic group milieu both onsite at The Phoenix Center and at community-partner sites to help strengthen individual skills and develop environmental supports necessary to sustain community living. The program specifically offers skills training, peer support, community integration opportunities, and community resources development oriented toward empowerment and competency.

Supported Employment helps individuals determine work interests and abilities. The program uses a team approach where the individual, the SEP counselor, the therapist, and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) counselor work together to help reach the employment goal. The Supported Employment program staff work with individuals to:

Determine the type of competitive, community-based employment best serves the individual’s interests and skills,
Complete appropriate job search activities,
Provide ongoing job support to maintain employment.

Please note the Supported Employment Program is only able to serve individuals who meet certain diagnostic criteria and are referred by the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). For further information about any of these programs, please email us at [email protected].

Both programs are dedicated to the concepts of an individual’s personal recovery and resiliency as well as with respect to diversity and cultural competency-based practices

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