Program Objectives
• To explore clients' interests, abilities, skills, strengths and barriers in order to develop their vocational goal
• To help client access existing employment and educational resources within the community
• To help client obtain job-related skills they need to prepare for today's competitive work force
• To assist in finding an appropriate match between the client's needs and abilities with community employment opportunities
Admission Criteria
• Must be 16 years of age or older
• Individual is living with a severe mental illness or concurrent disorder (mental illness combined with substance use disorder)
• Must reside in the Champlain East region (SDG/PR & Akwesasne)
• Clients who were unable to secure employment using other services and resources
• Clients who have identified goals of where they would like to work or what they would like to do (what some people call "their interests")