Career Exploration Specialized program to assist clients in identifying vocational assets, aptitudes, interests, and potential barriers to employment. This program may include testing, community based assessments, labor market information, and occupational information. COMMUNITY BASED ASSESSMENT : Provides clients an opportunity to sample a particular job of interest. Evaluations assess the client’s capabilities, if the goal is realistic, and whether training should continue in the chosen career path. This allows clients to experience several job sites, each lasting only a few days. JOB COACHING: One-on-one assistance for clients involved in training programs who may need intensive training and/or require a specialized training approach. Coaching can assist in learning job duties, quantity/quality of work standards, work place communication, interpersonal skills, and appropriate work behaviors. JOB SEEKING SKILLS TRAINING (JSST): Designed to assist an individual in successfully identifying and responding to potential job opportunities. The service addresses locating job opportunities, interviewing skills, and developing a job application/resume/cover letter. Learn how to follow up with employers, address potential barriers, and manage online profiles. JOB DEVELOPMENT : Assists clients in learning the skills necessary to access employment opportunities and obtain employment. This includes instruction and assistance in resume development, job applications, proper work attitude, grooming/hygiene, interpersonal skills, and interviewing skills. JOB RETENTION: Working with clients and employers to problem solve and remove any barriers to job retention. Involves follow-up phone calls and/or visits to the job site as determined by the referring counselor, Career Services Specialist, and/or the client. Specialists work closely with the client, employer, and co-workers to support the client in removing barriers to job retention. Personal Adjustment Teaches behavior skills, interpersonal skills, life management skills, and career skills. Includes training in customer service, building successful relationships, self-confidence, family dynamics, transportation issues, housing, productivity, and emphasizes gaining a sense of control over the client’s environment. Each area has its own curriculum and workbook. OCCUPATIONAL SKILL TRAINING: Specialized curriculums for job specific training to employer specifications; including safety practices, workplace literacy, and numeric skills specific to the occupation. SUPPORTIVE CAREER SERVICES: Services may include such tasks as: assisting the consumer purchasing appropriate work clothing, purchasing gas cards and/or transportation vouchers, and assisting consumer access to other community resources. TRAVEL TRAINING: Utilized to teach individuals how to travel independently on public transportation. Instruction will include: learning how to schedule transportation requests with transportation providers, reading bus schedules, purchasing tokens/bus passes, training on the public transportation rules, demonstrating how to ride public transportation and contingency planning in the event of an emergency or unexpected issue such as missing a bus, getting off at the wrong stop, etc. WORK ADJUSTMENT : Specialized training in obtaining work behaviors necessary to gain and maintain employment in the community. Program includes proper work habits, social skills, quantity/quality of work, hygiene, acceptance of supervision, and safety awareness.

Provide prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic medications by a Physician Assistant under the supervision of a Physician.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Offers training and employment experiences for people with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services may include vocational evaluation, work adjustment, work experience, training in marketable skills and placement in competitive employment or a sheltered work environment.

Provides services for veterans with severe vision loss or blindness. Provides eye care, assistive devices, rehabilitation, support groups, counseling, etc. Inpatient and outpatient services are offered. Works with non-VA agencies to help veterans get guide dogs.

Provides vocational training for persons with barriers to employment (including those with disabilities). Includes pre-employment training, work experience and job placement.

Provides job leads, interviewing techniques, assistance with completing applications, guidance in making job choices and planning job strategies, as well asaccess to an employment resource center with computers, telephones and equipment to help with job searching. Once employment has been obtained, participants will review job retention strategies. Follow-up support and continued on-the-job assistance and support is provided as needed.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Assists individuals in preparing for, finding, and retaining suitable employment. Offers career/job seeker services including: - Career exploration and advising. - Resume and interview preparation. - Skill identification. Provides individualized services including: - Assessments and adjustments. - Job placement assistance. - Job coaching with placement and retention. - Work experience opportunities. - Youth programs. Offers business/employer services including: - Recruiting. - Applicant screening. - Pre-employment testing.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Provides a job readiness program for those who are deaf and/or hard of hearing. Program occurs in 3 stages in which the client will learn basic skills to obtain a job and retain said job. Will learn resume writing as well as interview skills and the final stage can lead to job placement.

Provide prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic medications by a Physician Assistant under the supervision of a Physician.

Provides vocational rehabilitation and other services for Ohioans who are blind or have a visual impairment.

Offers various programs for those with developmental or acquired disabilities.

Provides a variety of services to eligible individuals to assist in gaining careers and employment. Offers vocational assessments that show how work may impact individual benefits for those who receive public benefits as well as assessing their interest in and skills for specific jobs. Helps with all aspects of job training, search, preparation, and supportive placement for disabled individuals.

Provides vocational rehabilitation and other services to Ohioans with disabilities or who are blind or have low vision.

Provides vocational training and, in many cases, paid, hands-on work experience in areas such as packaging, assembly, quality control, food service, material handling, forklift operation, call/customer service center staff, building maintenance, custodial skills, clerical/computer skills. Training is provided to build employability skills such as attendance, punctuality, grooming, on-the-job performance, time management, money management, and communication at work. Additional services, including GED preparation and remedial education, are available to all program participants.

Provides vocational rehabilitation and other services to Ohioans with disabilities or who are blind or have a vision impairment.

Providing comprehensive programs for people who are preparing for work in the community and want to improve the quality of their life. Goodwill provides case management to ensure program participants develop to their potential and move toward their goal of independence.

Program that enables people with serious emotional problems to obtain the training and employment experiences they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services may include vocational evaluation, work adjustment, work experience, training in marketable skills and placement in competitive employment or a sheltered work environment.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.