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Client Data  > 2000 > Glossary

Glossary Fiscal Year 2000 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

 

DVR serves persons who want to work but have difficulty obtaining and/or maintaining employment due to a physical, sensory, and/or mental disability. DVR provides vocational assistance, independent living, and job support services.

 

DVR Services

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Back to top of pageIndependent Living (IL) Case Management, Expenditures and Part B: Independent Living Case Management includes evaluations and social services that assist persons in dealing with life issues that get in the way of rehabilitation and employment goals. Case managers help clients to access community resources and develop self-advocacy, money management, and personal organization skills..

 

Back to top of page Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Case Management - Pre, Post, PES. Vocational Rehabilitation services help participants assess job skills and find suitable employment. Case managers assist a small segment of clients who are severely disabled. To maintain employment, these clients require ongoing follow-up and post-employment services. Other agencies provide long-term follow-up and employment services.

 

Back to top of page Vocational Assessment (Assessment/Job Skills): Agencies contracted by DVR identiFiscal Year clients' interests, readiness for employment, work skills, and job opportunities in the community.

 

Back to top of page Medical and Psychological Services: Agencies contracted by DVR provide medical or psychological evaluations needed to identiFiscal Year work potential and/or enhance job accessi/ms/rdability. Medical and Psychological Services include the purchase of adaptive devices, prostheses, eye glasses, and job site re-engineering..

 

Back to top of page Training, Education, and Supplies: DVR funds the direct costs of post-secondary Training. DVR also assists clients with Education and Supplies including tuition, school books and equipment, interpreter or reader services, and lab fees.

 

Back to top of page Personal Support Services: DVR funds services associated with the completion of a rehabilitation plan and with finding employment. Personal Support Services include payments for transportation, day care, independent living services, and vehicle modifications necessary to accommodate a disability.

 

Back to top of page Placement Support Services (Work Support): DVR funds services associated with job placement. Placement Support Services includes the purchase of work clothing, books, tools or equipment necessary for job placement; assistance with resumes, job applications, business licenses and fees; and job placement fees.


Service definition changes from the Needs Assessment Data Base (NADB) produced for Fiscal Year 94:

  • Independent Living Case Management is reported for the first time in Client Service Database (CSDB) for Fiscal Year 00.

  • Regular Case Management and Supported Employment Case Management were reported separately in NADB for Fiscal Year 94. They have been combined in CSDB for Fiscal Year 00 and are now reported as Vocational Rehabilitation Case Management.

Source: CSDB   State Fiscal Year 2000

 

 

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Modified: Thursday December 13 2007  

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