Vocational Rehabilitation Services

The mission of Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc. is to provide vital social services to people in need regardless of their religious, social or economic background to improve the lives of individuals, families, and the community.

Our vision is to create opportunities for persons with disabilities and/or barriers to the world of work and identify appropriate and realistic occupational goals through individualized vocational assessment, exploration, counseling and planning.

Benefits of using Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc. Vocational Evaluation Services Include:

• Strong commitment to our participants and customers
• Flexibility in our service delivery
• Qualified and experienced staff

About Our Vocational Evaluation Services

The Vocational Evaluation program at Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc. assists individuals with barriers to work to identify appropriate vocational goals.

The vocational evaluator works with individual to identify vocational interests, transferable skills, academic achievement levels and aptitudes to determine their overall potential for succeeding in specific occupations, through:

• Psychometric testing
  • Academic Achievement Tests: TABE (9 or 10) or WRAT
  • Aptitude Test: Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS), English Proficiency, etc.
  • Inventories: Interest, Learning Styles, Worker Traits, etc.
• Simulated work tasks (work samples)
• Individualized intake interview
• Analysis of referral information
• Transferable Skills Analysis
• Behavioral Observation

What to expect

Catholic Charities of Central Florida’s vocational evaluator is a qualified individual who has over 20 years experience in the rehabilitation field and is a nationally Certified Vocational Evaluator.

The vocational evaluation process is a combination of:

• paper and pencil testing
• face to face interview between the individual and the evaluator
• hands on activities (Work samples)

All vocational evaluations include a written report which is presented to the referring counselor. The counselor may schedule a staffing session with the vocational evaluator to discuss evaluation results and specific recommendations. He may also request that the program participant be present and/or parents when applicable. This staffing session provides an opportunity for discussion, clarification and response to any questions that any of the parties may have.

Individuals are referred to participate in a Vocational Evaluation by: State of Florida, Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, or Division of Blind Services

Other sources may wish to make referrals or the participant may refer themselves for services.

Type of Assessment Service:

Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation

This assessment includes:

• Interest Inventory
• Academic Achievement tests
• Aptitude Test
• Transferable Skills Analysis
• Work Samples
• Self Evaluation of Work Readiness
• Behavior Observations as they relate to work readiness and group behavior

For more information call:
Juan F. Cruz, CVE Vocational Specialist
(407) 313-2152
1 (800) 411-0714
Fax (407) 282-2891
E-mail Juan.Cruz@cflcc.org