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Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE)

The Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE) is a fifteen-day program designed to assist you with the following goals:

Assessing your readiness for rehabilitation and vocational goal setting
Determining vocational interests, skills and values
Guiding you in vocational exploration
Choosing, obtaining and keeping employment

Is It For Me?

If you are:

A consumer of mental health services
18 years of age or older
A Westchester County resident
Legally entitled to work in the USA
Considering entering the workforce, upgrading your current employment, looking for new emloyment possibilities or need assistance with discovering what issues have prevented success in the workplace

then the DVE may be for you.

For more information by phone contact Mary Miller at 914-949-7035, extension 203, by fax at 914-949-5802, call our Information and Referral Service at 914-345-5900, extension 240, or send an e-mail message to help@mhawestchester.org.

What We Deliver

MHA's DVE is a seven-day work readiness assessment that consists of workshops that assist in measuring your skills in the following areas:

Basic work habits and behaviors
Work attitudes and values
Interpersonal relations skills
Personal and environmental coping skills

The evaluation assists participants with:

Identifying the changes that work brings to one's life
Identifying the specifics that you want at the workplace
Identifying personal strengths, deficits, environmental constraints and possible mismatches with the workplace specifics
Learning techniques to manage symptoms and medications at the workplace
Improving interactions with supervisors and peers
Developing socialization skills with co-workers
Identifying and recruiting sources of support in and out of the workplace

Where

The DVE takes place at:

29 Sterling Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601

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When

The DVE is held approximately every other month. To find out when the next DVE is beginning and how to register with MHA's Employment Services, please contact Mary Miller at 914-949-7035, extension 203, by fax at 914-949-5802, call our Information and Referral Service at 914-345-5900, extension 240, or send an e-mail message to help@mhawestchester.org.

Languages Spoken

Services are available in English and Spanish.

Se habla Español.

Cost

There is no charge for services. The New York State Office of Mental Health, the Westchester Department of Community Mental Health and the New York State Education Department VESID (Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities) provide funds so consumers of mental health services can have access to the DVE.

Staff/Service Providers

Employment Services staff members are chosen for their ability to develop relationships with employers and program participants. Employment Services staff members come from a variety of backgrounds, both in and out of the human services field. Most Employment Services staff have had jobs in the private sector or are involved in their local communities, so they have access to job opportunities, possible contacts and hiring practices.

Employment Services staff members have:

Experience in teaching or training others
An awareness of how mental health issues may impact work performance or relationships with peers and supervisors
A history of reliability, adaptability, and problem solving skills
Specific training in supported employment techniques
Values and philosophy that support the inclusion of consumers of mental health in the community
Successful work experiences related to business and industrial settings in which placements will occur

Employment Services is staffed with a Director who holds a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, a Program Director, Employment Specialists, a Peer Specialist and a Mental Health Professional.

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