Vocational and Educational Rehabilitation Services

Addiction treatment often involves life-style changes that may include improving one’s education and/or vocational choices. Our goal is to help individuals achieve their potential in all areas of their lives. As soon as an individual begins treatment at the Addiction Institute, we help him/her develop a recovery plan that includes goals and objectives in all areas, not just the substance use. Educational and vocational advancement are important elements in the recovery plan and help an individual achieve a successful recovery.

Our programs include educational and vocational testing to determine the needs of each individual, administered by vocational rehabilitation counselors.

Educational Services
• In conjunction with the New York City Board of Education we provide classes in:
• Basic education
• High School Equivalency exam preparation
• Literacy
• Remedial math and English
• College prep

Pre-Vocational Services
Our staff of vocational rehabilitation counselors provides both habilitative and rehabilitative counseling services including:
• Activities of daily living
• Life skills
• Self-awareness
• Career explorations
• Assertiveness training
• Job search

Vocational Support Services
• VESID sponsored job training
• College adjustment
• College support group
• Work adjustment
• Work retention
• Job club
• WEP adjustment

For Information Contact
Mary P. Schneider
(212) 280-0110

For evaluation appointments and/or additional information, please call Access Center at (212) 523-6491.