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counseling. While the RS may recommend such services, the CE must authorize them.
d. Guidance and Counseling. Guidance consists of providing information to claimants about
such matters as looking for work; types of occupations; preparing applications and resumes;
rehabilitation services and facilities; limitations and potential created by their physical conditions,
interests and abilities. Counseling focuses on clarifying alternatives with respect to occupational,
financial, social and emotional issues pertaining to the vocational rehabilitation effort.
e. Vocational Testing and Work Evaluations. The goal of these activities is to evaluate the
claimant's physical, mental and emotional potential for various kinds of reemployment. Testing
must be performed by qualified professionals. Specific requirements must be met for approval of
college training, vocational-technical training, self-employment, and placement with a new
employer.
f. Vocational Training. Training is considered whenever the previous employer cannot place
the claimant, and the claimant's experience and aptitude make other placement with minimal loss
of earnings unlikely. It includes pre-vocational training to upgrade basic academic skills; personal
adjustment training to upgrade physical or behavioral skills; formal training courses; and
on-the-job training.
g. Placement with New Employer. After any necessary testing and training has been
completed, the RC will attempt to match the claimant's experience, training, aptitudes, skills, and
physical abilities with the physical and mental requirements of jobs with other government
agencies or private concerns. The RC will work with the claimant to identify job openings, prepare
applications, and undergo interviews.
h. Follow-up Services. The RC will follow a reemployed claimant for two months to ensure that
the placement is viable and to identify any potential barriers to continued employment.
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