Marc S. Hultine
President, WVS
Western Vocational Services, Inc. (WVS) is committed to providing quality vocational rehabilitation services in the midwest.
We believe competitive employment is an integral part of a person's life. People who experience barriers to employment occasionally need a professional to assist in entering the labor market. We are familiar with systems that routinely interface with employment and will assist our clients in working within the guidelines of such systems.
WVS is a private, family-owned vocational rehabilitation company providing quality services throughout the midwest. As president, I believe all persons should be afforded the opportunity to become contributing members in their community. The goal of WVS is to provide meaningful support services, thereby leveling the playing field so that whatever barriers to employment exist to our clients, they may maximize their potential. I am particularly proud of the individualized services that we have provided in the past and I offer my promise that we will meet the challenge any time anyone says, "That will never work!"
Marc S. Hultine, President, WVS
WVS began in 1991 as direct provider of vocational rehabilitation to workers that were injured as a result of an occupational injury or illness in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation System.
Expanding quickly into such areas as vocational education, services to veterans with disabilities, and career counseling, WVS soon became a major provider of traditional services in the mid-Nebraska region. Beginning in 1995, WVS began a period of extensive and innovative direct client services which included job coaching, community-based assessments, and on-site evaluations.
We believe in the importance of reality-based assessments to enhance both the rewards and demands of real work. WVS anticipates that in the future the innovations that have identified us as the premier provider of specialized assessment and placement in the past will continue to be our inspiration in the future. We are proud of our heritage both in terms of the dignity we have provided our clients and the quality of services we have provided our customers.
The dedication of our highly-specialized staff will assure WVS' role in the ever-changing environment of the vocational rehabilitation sector. With services throughout greater Nebraska and an eye on continued expansion, we feel that WVS can provide you with the support necessary to achieve your goals.
Direct
Assessments
Community-based assessment is offered to individuals to help identify needed support services and provide a work adjustment period.
Independent Living Teaching or enhancing daily living skills in client's home or non-employment setting.
Job Coaching
Specialized coaches are matched with clients to maximize performance where barriers are identified in employment settings.
Job Placement
Individual assistance in all aspects of job seeking, securing and maintaining meaningful employment. A good job match is key in a successful placement. Support Services Away from the Work Site
Services include dealing with issues not occurring at work, but impacting work performance.
Social Security Representation
Assisting applicant with application, coordinating medical data, and representing client at hearings.
Early Work Experience for Youth
Introduce students to demands and rewards of work, ethics, goals, hands on participation at the same time encouraging completion of schooling.
Workers' Compensation
Services include: vocational case management; evaluations; job training, placement and loss of earning power.
Indirect
Assistive Technology
Recommendations regarding job modification adaptive equipment or work site restructuring.
Case Management
Services include a thorough file review involving histories of: vocational, educational, personal and social, and medical background. Continuous case monitoring according to plan developed by counselor and individual. Registered Nurse on staff is available to assist employee in assuring that needed medical care is offered and all parties understand medical issues.
Job/Task Analysis
Breaking a job down into components to assist in describing specific tasks and identify essential functions of a job.
Program Development/Consultation
Consultation to assist in developing vocational rehabilitation programs.
Work Site Development
Services involved with identifying work sites and community-based work sites, i.e. assessment skills for various needs, training, work adjustment, etc.
Vocational Evaluations
Assessment of aptitudes, abilities, interests, and intelligence. Pre-employment testing for employers is available.