Department for Children and Families Vocational Rehabilitation

Program Name

Kansas Rehabilitation Services

• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Pre-Employment Transitional Services

Agency Name

Department for Children and Families

Program Description:

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services:  To empower Kansas citizens with disabilities to become gainfully employed and self-sufficient, Kansas Rehabilitation Services (KRS) offers a variety of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services. If you have a disability which impacts your ability to get, keep, or maintain a job, you may want to apply for VR services. If you are eligible for services, you and your counselor will work together to develop an Individual Plan of Employment (IPE). Your IPE will list your job goal, the services you will receive (both from VR and comparable benefits), when you will receive the services, and how your progress will be measured. The services will be designed according to your unique needs, therefore not all clients will receive the same services. All eligible consumers will receive vocational counseling and guidance at no cost.

Pre- Employment Transtional Services: Empowering youth with disabilities (age 14 to 21) to achieve their highest employment potential is one of the major goals of Rehabilitation Services (RS). To help achieve this goal, RS is providing Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), which were authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

List of Services:

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services: VR services are customized according to each person’s unique needs, skills, interests, and abilities. Services which may be provided to help you become employed include:

• Vocational assessment to help you identify your skills, abilities, interests and job goals.
• Vocational counseling and guidance
• Physical and mental restoration services, including artificial limbs, psychotherapy and physical.
• Training and education to learn new vocational skills
• Rehabilitation technology, telecommunication aids and other adaptive devices.
• Job placement services.
• Services to help individuals with disabilities get a job after finishing high school.
• Support employment.
• Referral and collaboration to other services.

Pre- ETS Services: Services are designed to be an early start at job exploration and to assist students with disabilities in making the transition from secondary to post-secondary education, training, and competitive integrated employment. Services include the following:

• Job exploration counseling
• Self Advocacy Training.
• Workplace Readiness Training
• Counseling on Comprehensive Transition or post-secondary Education.
• Work-based Learning Experiences.