Diversified Rehabilitation is recognized for delivering goal-oriented, client-centred, and cost effective vocational rehabilitation services. Our vocational rehabilitation consultants assist individuals that have been ill or injured and are not able to return to their pre-disability occupation due to physical and/or cognitive limitations and require support to transition to a different career or job field.
The primary goal of Vocational Rehabilitation is to enable people to return to suitable, accessible and sustainable employment.
We offer the following Vocational Rehabilitation Services:
Initial Vocational Assessment
Individualized Rehabilitation Planning
Return-to-Work (RTW) Planning
Vocational Counselling
Labour Market Research
Vocational Assessments
When the client possesses many transferable skills, clear return to work limitations and restrictions, a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant should use a Transferable Skills Analysis or Employability Assessment to assist the client selecting an occupational goal.
- The Transferable Skills Analysis:
- Is used when gainful level considerations and current transferable skills could be reasonably expected to allow for quick re-entry into an alternate occupation;
- Targets immediate entry employment options based on an individual’s current transferable skills, work history, interests, gainful level, limitations, and abilities.
- The Employability Assessment:
- Is used when gainful level considerations and current transferable skills could be reasonably expected to allow for quick re-entry into an alternate occupation;
- Targets immediate entry employment options based on an individual’s current transferable skills, work history, interests, gainful level, limitations, and abilities;
- Provides occupational options, average annual wage information, employment outlook, and region-specific labour market information.
- If the client does not have immediate suitable employment options available to them, due to their limited education, or significant medical restrictions or limitations, the Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant should utilize a Comprehensive Employability Assessment (CEA).
- The Comprehensive Employability Assessment:
- Is used when an individual has no immediate suitable employment available due to the reasons stated above, as well as a high gainful level;
- Assesses the client’s suitability for additional training via an appropriate combination of vocational testing (e.g. aptitudes), interest testing, vocational interviews, and a review of available medical information that lists the client’s return to work limitations, and/or restrictions and abilities;
- Provides occupational options, average annual wage information, employment outlook, and region specific labour information. It also lists training information for short-term skills upgrading (i.e. 12 week course).
- A Psycho-Vocational Employability Assessment should be requested when the client requires significant skill upgrading. This assessment is conducted by a Registered Psychologist and a certified Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant.
- The Psycho-Voc EA:
- Is used when gainful level considerations require significant additional education or training, but there is insufficient information to determine the client’s capacity to successfully benefit from such training (e.g. a worker with grade 8 education or a learning disorder);
- Determines the capacity to learn, the ability to retain what was learnt, and requirements for additional supports to achieve the appropriate levels of training. Typical assessment batteries consist of IQ, memory, academic achievement, personality, aptitude, and interest testing;
- Lists occupational options, average annual wage information, employment outlook, job advertisements, and region-specific labour information. It also provides specific retraining information, its duration, and the cost (i.e. two-year diploma program).
Job Search Services
The services are offered on an individual basis or in a group setting. This assistance includes identifying and negotiating paid employment opportunities, job coaching and support to a client and/or the employer. Job placement services also provide written recommendations for short-term skills upgrading and/or outlines individuals’ limitations to paid employment.