Community Agency Report2
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Running Head: Community Agency Report
Alysia Webb
College of Education
Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Ca
(714) 585-1365
Alysiaw10@att.net
Paper
Presented in
College of Education
Cal State San Bernardino
Instructor: Dr. Mcreynolds
November 16, 2011
Vocational rehabilitation counseling services are among the most common mental health services provided in the United States. The purpose of rehabilitation counseling is to provide the individual with the necessary tools and skills they may need in order to obtain work and function in society despite their disability or impairment. This transition is achieved through working with an agency or counselor who is able to provide the services necessary to empower the individual to reach their goals. I set out to investigate three different agency offices in the greater Inland Empire. I chose to visit the Students With Disabilities Center at CSUSB, the Riverside County Mental Health and finally, I visited an Independent Contractor who works with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Department of Labor. The first Agency I visited is the California State University San Bernardino Office of Services to Students with Disabilities (SSD) which provides assistance to students with disabilities. Primarily, the agency assists them with their school needs as well guiding them to obtain internships and employment. Additionally, the Agency Director Dr. Jaworski overseas the implementation of the Workability program at CSUSB. The SSD office acts as a catalyst and agent for compliance with federal and state laws that mandate equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities. These programs and their technology levels the playing field allowing CSUSB students with disabilities the opportunity to pursue their education goals. The mission statement of the SSD is:
The mission of the Services to Students with
Running Head: Community Agency Report
Alysia Webb
College of Education
Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Ca
(714) 585-1365
Alysiaw10@att.net
Paper
Presented in
College of Education
Cal State San Bernardino
Instructor: Dr. Mcreynolds
November 16, 2011
Vocational rehabilitation counseling services are among the most common mental health services provided in the United States. The purpose of rehabilitation counseling is to provide the individual with the necessary tools and skills they may need in order to obtain work and function in society despite their disability or impairment. This transition is achieved through working with an agency or counselor who is able to provide the services necessary to empower the individual to reach their goals. I set out to investigate three different agency offices in the greater Inland Empire. I chose to visit the Students With Disabilities Center at CSUSB, the Riverside County Mental Health and finally, I visited an Independent Contractor who works with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Department of Labor. The first Agency I visited is the California State University San Bernardino Office of Services to Students with Disabilities (SSD) which provides assistance to students with disabilities. Primarily, the agency assists them with their school needs as well guiding them to obtain internships and employment. Additionally, the Agency Director Dr. Jaworski overseas the implementation of the Workability program at CSUSB. The SSD office acts as a catalyst and agent for compliance with federal and state laws that mandate equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities. These programs and their technology levels the playing field allowing CSUSB students with disabilities the opportunity to pursue their education goals. The mission statement of the SSD is:
The mission of the Services to Students with