Case Management Services

Objective:

To understand your vocational needs, provide support and guidence during participation in evaluation and training, and help you reach your career goals.

Duration:

Throughout evaluation and training.

Description:

Vocational Counseling will focus on:

Development of career goals
Obstacles that my interfere with achieving these goals and how to overcome them
Transportation needs- traveling plans to work each day
Personal needs that impact on career decisions
Working with other support persons (e.g. doctors, therapists) to help reach your goals
Need for adaptive technology/accommodations
Ongoing communicating with referring counselors

Counseling is provided on both an individual and group basis. Job seeking classes are incorporated into all the training programs. Additionally, small group sessions are conducted by the case managers on themes that reflect the vocational needs of people in training.

Please note that for persons with deafness, a signing case manager can work directly with you.

Alice Muterspaw, Director, Consumer Services and Provider Relations: (516) 564-1490; TTY: (516) 465-3722; Email: amuterspaw@abilitiesinc.org