Thank you for expressing an interest in our agency.  Our agency's purpose is to help eligible individuals with disabilities get and keep a job.  Our staff of rehabilitation counselors help, on average, 7,000 Michigan residents obtain employment each year.  Our counselors come from various backgrounds and all have education, training, and knowledge in the areas of career counseling, vocational evaluation, job placement, community resources, and other areas related to employment.

Vocational Rehabilitation counseling is designed to help people with disabilities decide on an appropriate employment goal.  The basic idea is to help you identify any barriers interfering with your obtaining employment and to develop solutions to address them.  Together, you and your counselor will:

• Assess your strengths, resources, priorities ,abilities, capabilities, interests, and rehabilitation needs.
• Explore, clairfy, and determine your employment and career choices.
• Address your disability-related barriers to employoment.
• Develop and carry out a plan of action (Individual Plan for Employment) based on informed choice that will result in suitable employment.
• Maintain contact for at least three mnths to ensure your employment success.