Vocational Consultation Service (VCS)
The VCS was developed in the 1970s to provide Rehabilitation Counseling Master's students with clinical experience beyond the internship level. The first target population of the VCS was limited to patients from the Medical Center at the University of Florida. The service expanded in the 1980s to include participation in the Health Center's multidisciplinary Spinal Treatment and Rehabilitation program and in contracts with the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Currently the VCS provides return-to-work evaluation services for individuals with work-related injuries who have been referred from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, private insurance companies, and attorneys.
VCS services address both work exploration and return-to-work issues:
| Work Exploration | Return-to-Work |
| Vocational Evaluation | Job Analysis |
| Situational Assessments | Work Adjustment Training |
| Career Exploration | Job Modifications |
| Labor Market Analysis | Job Development |
| Job Placement | |
| Accessibility Studies | |
| Work Accommodations | |
| Employer Consultations |
