Minnesota
Rehabilitation Association
Promoting ethical and state of the art
practice in rehabilitation
Gary L. Fischler & Associates, PA
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Address: Web: www.psycheval.com |
Telephone: 612-333-3825 Contact: Gary L. Fischler, Ph.D., ABPP |
Since 1987, our mission has been to provide comprehensive and timely psychological evaluations. We have examined thousands of vocational rehabilitation consumers using validated psychological tests and assessment methods. We believe that knowing the path to successful vocational rehabilitation is difficult without a comprehensive understanding of your consumer’s abilities and other psychological characteristics. While many mental health professionals can make a psychiatric diagnosis, our psychological evaluations focus on functional strengths and weaknesses that help you move beyond the psychiatric jargon and achieve rehabilitation goals through practical strategies. We offer examinations at your office or ours, depending on your consumer’s needs.
Goodwill/Easter Seals |
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Telephone: 651-379-5900 |
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The Goodwill/Easter Seals mission is to assist people with barriers to education, employment, and independence in achieving their goals. We serve individuals with disabilities, economic disadvantages, and educational needs through many training and personal development programs including work assessment and experience and industry-cluster training in bank skills, construction skills, retail skills, automotive skills, and financial services skills. For all individuals served we provide job development, job coaching, long term follow-up, and career advancement services.
Lifetrack Resources, Inc. |
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Telephone: 651-227-8471 Contact: Becky Bazzarre |
Founded in 1948, the mission of Lifetrack Resources is to “work together to develop the strengths within children, families, and adults facing the greatest life challenges”. Lifetrack Resources offers employment services to meet the community needs for individuals with disabilities, recipients of welfare and refugees and immigrants. Among our staff, 20 languages are spoken, strengthening our ability to effectively serve people throughout our community. Lifetrack Resources is accredited by CARF for Employment Services: Community Employment Services, Job Development, Job-Site Training, Job Supports and Employment Planning Services. Lifetrack is one of Minnesota’s leading providers in physical, occupational and speech/language therapies. Lifetrack Resources supports partnerships with businesses and other community partners leading to greater success, cost effectiveness and long-term stability.
Service Areas: 7 county metro area
Opportunity Partners |
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Telephone: 952-938-5511 Contact: Aimee Dalton |
Day Training and Habilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation
Traumatic Brain Injury Services, including ILS
Residential Services, Including SLS and SILS
Fiscal Intermediary and Support Coordination for CDCS
Minnesota Families in Progress provider
Evaluation and Job Placement Services
Employment Support Services
Service Areas: Metro Area.
ProAct Inc. |
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Address: Web: www.proactinc.org |
Telephone: 651-289-3163 Contact: Heather Deutschlaender |
ProAct, Inc. provides a comprehensive array of employment services including job training, employment, life skill training, and community integration opportunities to individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment and full community inclusion. Vocational rehabilitation services provided include assessment, work adjustment training, school-to-work transition, job placement, job coaching and follow-up services.
Our primary service areas include the Minnesota counties of Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Hennepin, Wabasha and Washington, as well as Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin. The mission of ProAct is to provide individualized life enhancing vocational and personal growth opportunities for people with disabilities and other challenges.
Public Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
State of Minnesota, Dept.
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Telephone: 651-284-0446 Telephone: 651-284-0446 |
The unit provides vocational rehabilitation services to injured workers whose claims have been denied by the employer/insurer. The legislative rationale was labeled "early (vocational rehabilitation) intervention" to provide needed vocational assistance to injured workers prior to, rather than after, a determination of liability by the courts. These services are provided or coordinated by vocational rehabilitation counselors who are registered as qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRC's). Injured workers have the right to choose a QRC, to take an active part in developing their own written rehabilitation plan and to comment on or rate the services provided by the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit. QRC's are neutral parties in the rehabilitation process. They are professionals who have knowledge of medical factors, local labor markets and statutes concerning rehabilitation within Minnesota's workers' compensation law.
Service Areas: Although all injured workers are eligible, the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit primarily serves claims where liability is denied by the insurer. The unit has 16 qualified rehabilitation consultants located in eight regional locations throughout Minnesota.
VR provides basic and customized services that an eligible individual may need to achieve his or her employment outcome These may include college or vocational training, job placement services, and services to assist students to go from school to work. There is no cost for services provided by VR staff, but you may be asked to share in the cost of some purchased services, depending on your family income.
Service Areas: Statewide
State of Minnesota,
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Telephone: 651-642-0500 or 1-800-652-9000 Telephone: 651-642-0500 or 1-800-652-9000 |
State Services for the Blind (SSB) is a branch within the Minnesota Department of Economic Security. It is funded by Federal, State and private dollars. SSB believes that blindness should never stop people from obtaining jobs, participating in training, or in any activities which reflect their potential and interests.
Who can use SSB? Anyone of any age in Minnesota who has a vision loss that creates a barrier to their vocational or personal independence. For more information on eligibility, please refer to sections for specific programs.
Service Areas: Statewide
State Operated Services
Aurora Products & Service |
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Telephone: 651-766-4188 Contact: Randy Keen |
The unit provides vocational rehabilitation services to injured workers whose claims have been denied by the employer/insurer. The legislative rationale was labeled "early (vocational rehabilitation) intervention" to provide needed vocational assistance to injured workers prior to, rather than after, a determination of liability by the courts. These services are provided or coordinated by vocational rehabilitation counselors who are registered as qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRC's). Injured workers have the right to choose a QRC, to take an active part in developing their own written rehabilitation plan and to comment on or rate the services provided by the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit. QRC's are neutral parties in the rehabilitation process. They are professionals who have knowledge of medical factors, local labor markets and statutes concerning rehabilitation within Minnesota's workers' compensation law.
Service Areas: Although all injured workers are eligible, the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit primarily serves claims where liability is denied by the insurer. The unit has 16 qualified rehabilitation consultants located in eight regional locations throughout Minnesota.
State of Minnesota, Dept.
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We provide day training and vocational opportunities for people with sever developmental disabilities and related conditions. Each program participant is supported in a variety of roles related to employment, self help, recreational ad social integration. Participants vary widely in terms of cognitive functioning, work skills and behavioral support required. They may choose to pursue a competitive job, work on a crew or participate in center-based jobs. We also offer volunteer, recreational, leisure time and other activities where the participants may learn social skills or simply experience common community environments. We are licensed for a capacity of 26.
Service Areas: We serve Ramsey and adjacent areas.
Cannon River Enterprises |
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Telephone: 507-332-2033 Contact: Jodi Burns |
Cannon River Enterprises is a Day Training and Habilitation Program serving 53 individuals. We have been supporting individuals since October of 1992. We focus our services to support individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. We are very focused on matching our program to meet individual needs. CRE is very involved in a person centered planning process called FACES for accomplishment. Our staff are long term, dedicated employees that have over 400 years of experience combined.
Service Areas: We currently serve individuals in Faribault, Northfield, Owatonna, Medford, Morristown, Nerstrand & Warsaw.
Metro Resources Unlimited-City West |
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Telephone: 952-832-6015 Contact: Susan Carlson |
MRU City West is licensed to serve 45 adults with developmental disabilities. Ratio of staff to consumers is 1:4. Training concentrates on a holistic approach to offer necessary supports for facilitating personal growth. We specialize in the areas of behavioral intervention, sensory integration, community awareness, work skill development, communication and social skill development. Direct service staff are well trained, experienced and include a COTA, LPN and Human Service Technicians. Many staff are long term employees with numerous years of experience in the field.
Service Areas: Golden Valley, Eden Prairie, Edina, Richfield, Hopkins, South Minneapolis & Bloomington.
Metro Resources Unlimited-Westwood |
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Telephone: 952-832-6017 Contact: Rand Kjos |
Metro Resources Unlimited-Westwood provides vocational training and support, sensory integration services and community inclusion services for developmentally disabled men and women. They utilize person-centered planning tools in developing long-range plans for persons served. Westwood's staff is very experienced, with many staff having made long term career choices to work in the field. Vocational opportunities range from organizational employment on-site, to individual and group employment opportunities in the local metro communities. Transportation is provided by Westwood staff.
Service Areas: Currently metro areas of Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Golden Valley, Richfield & Bloomington.
Straight River Enterprises |
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Telephone: 507-444-2427 Contact: Sarah Booe |
Straight River Enterprises is a licensed Day Training and Habilitation program that opened in June of 1997. Straight River Enterprises is leased from the school district in Medford, making this facility unique by placing dollars back into the community. The community has been very receptive to our mission of person centered planning and community inclusion. We offer a variety of choices for work activities including a greenhouse that is located on the same property. Consumers work on garbage bag production, horticulture, and recycling and janitorial work as well as at local fast food businesses.
Service Areas: We are located in Steele county and serve consumers in Owatonna, Medford, Faribault and the surrounding area.
Directory of Providers
- Gary L. Fischler & Associates, PA
- Goodwill/Easter Seals
- Lifetrack Resources, Inc.
- Opportunity Partners
- Proact Inc.
Public Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
- State of Minnesota, Dept. of Labor & Industry
- State of Minnesota, Rehabilitation Services Branch
- State of Minnesota, State Services for the Blind
State Operated Services