Employment options for individuals with vision disabilitiesPlacement services help individuals prepare and search for employment: resume writing interviewing techniques and strategies computer skills and assessments job search networking employer consultation social and communication skillsEmployment opportunties include: manufacturing positions at AVRE facility at competitive pay and benefits taking calls, monitoring hospital alarm systems and dispatching response teams through contracts AVRE has with businessesHelps young people with vision disabilities obtain summer work or jobs that are part of a school-to-work transition program.

Provides work for pay opportunities within community-based and facility-based job sites throughout Lewis and Oneida counties. Training and clinical supports are provided based on individuals needs.

Assists individuals ages 18 years and older who have a diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness, with entering the workforce. Provides activities such as searching for employment, assist them with the hiring process, supports the individual during employment, connects with community resources for benefits advisement, intensive job coaching, or obtaining work attire. Staff coordinates employment concerns with clinical providers and employers to provide a continuity of care, and to optimize the probability of success.

Provides supported employment program. Offers some on-site job training opportunities.

* Provides programs and services for people with intellectual and/or other developmentally disabilities and their families. Programs and services include: ArcWorks manufacturing and subcontracting business Job Path- Job placement, training, and ongoing support for persons ready to work in the community Community Pre-vocational programs ArcDeli cafeteria and catering Day Habilitation Programs- site based and without walls Resources for community inclusion Self-Advocacy Certified Residential services Health Services Family Support Services Guardianship RecreationResidential housing servicesPediatric Developmental AssessmentMedical Equipment Expense AssistanceCaregiver Training

Provides training and support for employment to people with developmental disabilities. Offers individualized services designed to empower participants to choose and achieve their vocational goals in a supportive environment.

* Assists individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent living through training, education, rehabilitation, and career development.* Provides assessment and placement services with appropriate supports to individuals, as needed, to prepare for work.

* Provides vocational rehabilitation and other direct services to legally blind New York State residents including children, adults and elderly persons.

Employment and independent living services for people with disabilities, including: transition from school to adult services for students with disabilities vocational rehabilitation services for working-age individuals with disabilities independent living services for people with disabilities of all ages business services for hiring a qualified diverse workforce

Enables students with disabilities and adults whose disabilities impose barriers to employment access to independence, work and economically productive lives. VESID oversees special education, provides consultation to students with disabilities transitioning from school to work, and offers counseling, guidance, job preparation and placement services to adults with disabilities. VESID assists business and industry with free recruitment, compliance information on Diversity, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, sensitivity training, and Employee Assistance Program Consultations. VESID has offices located on Long Island: Riverhead, 524 East Main Street (Phone (631)727-6496. VESID is affiliated with the Long Island Working Partnership for Workers With Disabilities and Business and Industry and the Nassau and Suffolk Placement Networks.

Operates a 10 bed unit for adolescents experiencing anxiety, panic disorders, depression, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, eating disorders, or family crisis that cannot be resolved on an outpatient basis. Admission may also be granted for adolescents experiencing unresolved emotional interpersonal or family difficulties that cannot be resolved on an outpatient basis. A school tutorial program and vocational training are also available. Therapies include individual and group psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and recreational and occupational therapy. Weekly family group meetings provide education and support for family members during the hospitalization period.

Provides counseling, guidance, educational training and assessment services to individuals with a disability when the disability is a barrier to employment. Agency efforts are to increase access to the range of services within the Department of Education and other agencies.

Provides psychiatric treatment serves which include: Continuing Day Treatment psychiatric assessment medications individual, group and family therapy trauma services crisis intervention vocational, rehabilitative and social support services self help and empowerment services. Appointment and referral required.

Provides diagnostic vocational evaluation, prevocational services and sheltered vocational training in work centers leading to comparative employment in the community. Work activities: bench assembly/packaging, porter maintenance, food service, printing, mail sorting and material movement. Clinical services include social work, psychology and nursing. Offers supported/ competitive job placements with long term support services. Program activities operate under the guidelines established by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Labor. Limited transportation provided for individuals. Program offered at 2 locations in Bohemia.

Helps pregnant and parenting teens to develop good parenting skills. Pairs teens with mentors who provide role models and teach basics of baby care. Also offers counseling, education, referrals, and vocational rehabilitation

NYSCB's Vocational Rehabilitation Program offers a pool of talented, reliable people who are trained in a variety of different fields, including hospitality, manufacturing, and office management. NYSCB's Vocational Rehabilitation Program can provide an employee who is losing their sight with technical assistance to adapt to their new impairment without sacrificing their career. NYSCB counselors work with employees and employers to obtain the appropriate adaptive equipment, mobility training, or reader services that can assist blind employees in retaining their position and performing job duties efficiently.

CareerQuest is an employment service designed for those individuals who are interested in choosing a career, finding employment in their chosen field and successfully transitioning into the work environment. CareerQuest offers vocational evaluation, career development, job seeking skills, placement, job coaching and supported employment services.

Provides continuing day treatment mental health services to Hispanic/Spanish speaking clients. Services include: assessment, treatment planning, individual and group therapy, vocational/educational training, recreation, crisis intervention, rehabilitation services, social support, self help and empowerment services for individuals 18 years or older.

HCBS program provides pre-vocational, intensive supported employment and ongoing support employment services for adults who have behavioral health challenges. This program also includes habilitation services, family support and training empowerment, peer supports, and psycho-social rehabilitation.

Provides competitive employment and training for physically and/or medically disabled workers.

ADT treats and educates youth with severe emotional and/or psychiatric illness.

* Works to improve the functioning of at-risk, criminal justice, and probation/parole-involved adolescents and adults by improving employability, reducing recidivism, addressing basic needs, and managing mental health/substance use needs that make maintaining employment difficult, while supporting community workforce needs.

Provides work for pay opportunities within community-based and facility-based job sites throughout Lewis and Oneida counties. Training and clinical supports are provided based on individuals needs.

Provides the following Clinical Services for children, adolescents and adults in person or via telehealth: Counseling, Anger Management, Risk Assessments, Guardianship, Autism Testing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Feeding/Swallowing Therapy, Psychiatric Medication Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Wheelchair Seating/Positioning, Orientation and Mobility Training, and Psychological Evaluations. Provides the following Clinical Services: Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Psychology/Evaluation/Diagnosis.

Provides the following clinical services: Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Psychology/Evaluation/Diagnosis. Other services available may include: Adaptive Aids/Equipment, Anger Management, Depression/Manic Depression Treatment, Developmental Disability Screening, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Feeding and Swallowing Therapy, Seating and Positioning Therapy, Vocational Assessment, Vocational Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation