Youth Solutions
Vocational Rehabilitation Institute is here to collaborate with youth on setting goals and pursuing a productive life.
Sometimes, all we need is acceptance and opportunity.
VR Institute is a guidance, counseling, and vocational rehabilitation service dedicated to encouraging youth and young adults with disabilities and mental health concerns pursue, obtain, and maintain a productive and quality life.
Our services
Parenting Concerns
Help for parents/guardians with adolescents displaying emotional and behavioral concerns is available.
Mental Health Support
If you or a loved one who is spiraling due to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, VR Institute can help.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Youth and young adults with disabilities in transition will receive support to achieve their goals.
VR Institute Core Values
Inclusion
Inclusion of all youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds is important at VR Institute. For instance, those unable to physically attend sessions due mobility concerns, sessions will be held virtually.
Advocacy
VR Institute will be the voice its clients need to navigate this particular transition period of their lives. Self-advocacy will also be instilled in clients so that they will be able to effectively communicate their needs.
Productivity
The goal is to create productive youth and young adults. who experience difficulty obtaining and maintaining employment.
Quality Life
The ultimate goal is for clients to achieve a quality, stable, and self-sustained life.
Founder
Dr. SASHA SMITH, PhD received her doctorate in Rehabilitation Counselor Education with a minor in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Smith’s clinical background includes guidance counseling, social work, health services, and rehabilitation counseling. She conducts research on employment outcomes of persons with disabilities, advocacy as an intervention for this population, intersectionality theory, educational outcomes, and transition-age youth and young adults with disabilities and mental health concerns.
