{"id":804,"date":"2026-02-17T17:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:37:10","slug":"pre-vocational-services-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/pre-vocational-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Vocational Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-383667c\" id=\"what-are-pre-vocational-services\" data-block-id=\"383667c\"><style>.stk-383667c .stk-block-heading__text{font-family:\"Inter\", Sans-serif !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">What are Pre-Vocational Services?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-Vocational Services can assist the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) non-student consumers to maximize their vocational potential. Pre-Vocational Services must be requested, and the OVR counselor must preauthorize. Thirty (30) hours of services are available to the approved consumer. The pay is $35 per hour if the services meet the pre-determined need and fall within one of the five service areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Job Exploration<\/strong>: Explores different employment opportunities with consumers to broaden or identify areas of interest and explore any career-related issues. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Work-Based Learning<\/strong>: Uses the workplace or actual work to provide consumers with the knowledge and skills to help them in future career opportunities. Gains insight into what workplace environments are desired\/needed and gives consumers experiences in desired locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workplace Readiness<\/strong>: Develops skills and behaviors necessary for a job, which are referred to as soft skills, employability skills, or job readiness skills. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-Advocacy<\/strong>: Assist the consumer in advocating for themselves in interviews, on the worksite, regarding self-determination, or in other areas of their life. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-Secondary Counseling<\/strong>: Helps consumers discover and apply for training opportunities. Services can be individual or in conjunction with other services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-180d0cc\" data-block-id=\"180d0cc\"><style>.stk-180d0cc {height:25px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6773983\" id=\"a-counselors-perspective\" data-block-id=\"6773983\"><style>.stk-6773983 .stk-block-heading__text{font-family:\"Inter\", Sans-serif !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">A Counselor&#8217;s Perspective:<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-d263507 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"d263507\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-d263507-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-d83f323\" data-block-id=\"d83f323\"><style>.stk-d83f323 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-d83f323 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:#111111 !important;}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-d83f323\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-d-83-f-323-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-d-83-f-323-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-469a25a\" data-block-id=\"469a25a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I\u2019ve seen a huge benefit in adding Pre-Vocational services to assist consumers with specific needs. The unique concept is individualized to each consumer. Whether to strengthen the Person-Centered Employment Plan (PCEP), enhance job development delivery, or just a singular service that an individual needs, these services have tremendously successful outcomes when used appropriately. In one instance, Pre-Vocational services were used during job development with a consumer having trouble getting past interviews. It allowed us to set up several mock interviews, ultimately leading to the consumer being successfully employed.<span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-3e6f6eb\" id=\"next-steps\" data-block-id=\"3e6f6eb\"><style>.stk-3e6f6eb .stk-block-heading__text{font-family:\"Inter\", Sans-serif !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Next Steps:<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To add Pre-Vocational Services to your current services, complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/kcc.ky.gov\/Vocational-Rehabilitation\/staff\/staffresources\/Documents\/OVR%20Forms\/Supported%20Employment\/CRP%20Application%20Addendum%20(Revised%2010.2022)%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRP Application Addendum<\/a>. Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/kcc.ky.gov\/Vocational-Rehabilitation\/staff\/staffresources\/Documents\/Pre-Vocational%20Proposal%20Guidelines%20-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRP Pre-Vocational Services Proposal Guidelines<\/a> if applying for group services; an additional application is required. All of these forms can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/kcc.ky.gov\/Vocational-Rehabilitation\/staff\/staffresources\/Pages\/Forms.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OVR Forms<\/a> page along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/kcc.ky.gov\/Vocational-Rehabilitation\/seeking-services\/Blind-Services\/Documents\/Pre-Vocational%20Services%20Fee%20Schedule%20rev6.7.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pre-Vocational Service Fee Memo<\/a>. Questions? Contact your OVR CRP Consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Pre-Vocational Services? Pre-Vocational Services can assist the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) non-student consumers to maximize their vocational potential. Pre-Vocational Services must be requested, and the OVR counselor must preauthorize. Thirty (30) hours of services are available to the approved consumer. The pay is $35 per hour if the services meet the pre-determined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/setp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}