Programs

 

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program 


The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR) offers a range of social, educational, vocational, behavioral, and cognitive opportunities. The PSR program seeks to help members to optimize their potential for improved interpersonal proficiency, occupation achievement, goal setting, skill development, and increased quality of life, therefore promoting the individuals independence. The following services are offered in the PSR program:


Skills Building Groups

Services provided to members, focusing on adaptive functioning deficits, which may be social, emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, and behavioral. The activities are intended to result in members developing or maintaining his or her best possible functional level. Areas of functioning to be addressed include interpersonal communication, health maintenance, symptom regulation, peer interactions, self regulating behavior, problem-solving, communication and interaction, self-care and hygiene, use of public transportation, money management, cooking, and home improvement.


Vocational Services

• Vocational assessment and help with establishing vocational/career goals, based on each member’s needs and preferences, including any cultural considerations.
• Individual educational, vocational/career and job retention counseling.
• Weekly training groups - The Employment Groups at the Center focus on job readiness, basic work adjustment topics, job search, interviewing and intermediate work adjustment training.
• Résumé preparation and help in developing and executing job search strategies.
• Assistance in fulfilling educational goals.
• Assistance in completing employment applications.
• Assistance in determining how SSA benefits are affected by employment.
• Development and maintenance of community-integration partnerships with area employers who provide transitional or supportive employment or volunteer opportunities for membership.
• Advocacy for accommodation needs and intervention with employers and schools on behalf of individual members.