Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Case Study

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Brandt van Soolen
Responses to VA VR&E
Master’s Degree Internship Application

1. What uniquely qualifies you to serve people as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor? Over an 8 month period from November 2016 to July 2017, I had the tremendous opportunity to conduct on the job training at the North Salem Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) office. This internship consisted of gaining the knowledge and experience as a Human Services Assistant. Further, I was able to receive experiential training, and practice as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. This experience was instrumental in guiding me towards my current placement as a Graduate Student in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at Western Oregon University. As a result, I am aware of some of the unique challenges and opportunities presented in the Vocational Rehabilitation field and strive to serve in the capacity of a counselor.
2. Describe your knowledge and background with Veterans. If you are a Veteran list your branch, dates of service, and major accomplishments. What sparked your interest in an internship with the Department of Veterans Affairs? …show more content…
The previous task involved approximately 300 people whereas the current task was over 1,200. In organizing this task I proceeded in the following sequence: First, I conducted an after action review of the previous integration I had conducted. This review included (1) what went right; (2) what went wrong; (3) how the process could be improved; and, (4) improvement input from impacted sources (the Command Teams, the Primary Care Physicians, and the Soldiers). Next, I wrote a draft for a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guide. As part of this draft SOP, I included proposed timelines for action and phased system tracking that allowed for proposed timelines when certain requirements were to be
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