Welcome to VetSuccess Orientation - MHA - NYC · • soon after separation or • who already have...
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V E T S U C C E S S
Welcome to
VetSuccess Orientation
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
VetSuccess Orientation
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VetSuccess
“...let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have
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care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan....”
-President Abraham Lincoln
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VetSuccess Program Intent
• Provide services to assist Veterans and Servicemembers with service-connected disabilities to succeed:
• In transition … through services to support transition back to civilian life
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• At work … through services resulting in suitable employment
• On campus … through services to support them during education and training
• At home … and in their communities … through services to maximize independence in daily living
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VetSuccess Eligibility Criteria
Veterans:
• Honorable or other than dishonorable discharge
• A final VA service-connected disability rating of 10% or more or memorandum rating of 10%
• Apply for Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment services
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services
Active Duty Servicemembers:
• Expect to receive a honorable discharge
• Apply for Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment services
• Obtain a VA memorandum rating of 20% or more; or obtain a proposed Disability Evaluation Service (DES) rating
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VetSuccess Basic Benefit
Information
• Comprehensive Vocational Assessment
• Employment Assistance
• Medical Services as needed
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• Medical Services as needed
• Independent Living Services
• Personalized Case Management Services
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VetSuccess Basic Benefit
Information
• A maximum of 48 months of entitlement for
Educational and Vocational training
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• May utilize vocational rehabilitation benefits
within 12 years from the date of initial VA
disability rating notification
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VetSuccess Process
218RehabilitatedEmployment ServicesApplication Entitlement Decision Evaluation and Planning Tracks
• Application received (VONAP or 28-1900)
• Veteran’s eligibility established
• Schedule Veteran for initial counseling appointment if eligible
• Identify track
• Establish vocational or independent living goal
• Define services needed
• Develop written plan of services
• On-going case management
• Provide employment services• VetSuccess.gov• Interview skills• Job placement assistance• Referral to One-Stop Career Center
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• Conduct VR&E orientation to include Five Tracks Video
• Veteran meets with Counselor
• Determine employment handicap and serious employment handicap
• Conduct vocational evaluation to assess skills, abilities & interests
• Determine feasibility for employment
• Suitably employed, or
• Improved ability to live independently
Independent Living
Employment Thru Long-Term
Services
Self Employment
Rapid AccessTo Employment
Re-Employment
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Track Selection 1
Re-employment Track• For individuals separating from active duty,
National Guard, or Reserves
• Services focused on return to previous employers
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• Services may include:•
• Job accommodations
• Job modifications
• Work adjustment assistance
• Consultation with employer
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Track Selection 2
Rapid Access to Employment• For individuals seeking employment:
• soon after separation or
• who already have the necessary skills to be competitive in the job market
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• Services may include:
• Resume Writing
• Interviewing Skills Training
• Job accommodations
• Refresher Courses
• Licensure and Certification
• Job Search Assistance
• Post-Employment Adjustment Services
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Track Selection 3
Employment Through Long-Term Services• For individuals needing specialized training and/or
education to obtain and maintain suitable employment
• Services may include:
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• Services may include:
• Apprenticeships and internships
• On-the-Job Training (OJT)
• Higher education or vocational training
• Tuition/fees/books/tools/supplies
• Tutoring
• Subsistence allowance
• Personalized case management support
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Track Selection 4
Self-Employment• For individuals who are not because of their
disabilities:• has limited access to traditional employment,
• need flexible work schedules, or
• a more accommodating work environment
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• a more accommodating work environment
• Services may include: • Analysis of viability of business concept
• Assistance with development of a business plan
• Training in small business operations
• Marketing assistance
• Guidance on obtaining resources
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Track Selection 5
Independent Living• For individuals who are not able to work at the
current time and need rehabilitation services to live more independently
• Services may include: • Comprehensive in-home assessment
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• Comprehensive in-home assessment
• Assistive technologies
• Independent living skills training
• Connection to community-based support services
• Personalized case management services
• Coordination with VA’s Specially Adapted Housing Program and/or VA’s Home Improvement Structure Assistance Program
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VetSuccess.gov
What is VETSUCCESS.GOV?
� Specialized job bank and “Job Central” bank of over 500,000 jobs
• National Association of State Workforce Agencies
• Direct Employers – Fortune 500 companies
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• Job resource tools• resume builder
• interviewing skills
• career resources
• Link to other VA benefits and services• on line application for VR&E – Chapter 31 services
• Educational Benefits
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Programs of Services
• Chapter 31 : Services to obtain and maintain suitable employment and/or to achieve maximum level of independence in daily living
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• Chapter 36: Educational and vocational counseling for
• Comprehensive in-home assessment
• Assistive technologies
• Independent living skills training
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Programs of Services
• Chapter 18: Vocational training and rehabilitation benefits for children born with Spina Bifida of certain veterans who served in Vietnam or Korea
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• Chapter 35 : Educational counseling for children and widows/spouses of veterans who have a permanent and total service connected disability.