For Southwest Opportunity Center (SOC) clients, Internship/Temporary Work (I/TW) is defined as time-limited paid work experience. This service is designed to reveal in-depth knowledge of day-to-day work requirements in a competitive integrated setting for Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) consumers.
The purpose for the placement may be to:
- Try a job
- Determine an appropriate vocational goal
- Determine readiness for employment
- Determine need for rehabilitation technology and/or job accommodations
- Work hardening
- Development of a current work reference
- Develop new skills
For more information, please contact Deana Lehmann, Community Employment Coordinator at 608-723-6659 or dlehmann@socinc.org