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IPE : SETTING A GOAL

The most common goal for people in vocational rehabilitation is competitive employment. A job for minimum wage or higher is the outcome for 80% of people who successfully complete VR, that is, in federal-speak, who have a closure status of 'rehabilitated'. We expect this will be the most common outcome for people in your program as well. The other possible goals are; housewife, unpaid family worker, sheltered workshops or self-employed. Less than 4% of individuals who successfully complete VR become self-employed, although some tribal programs report an average of 13% of their clients end in self-employment. The actual figures for self-employment are much less because not all clients are successes.

There are a lot of factors to consider in setting a goal. For a discussion of some of the more common important factors, see the next page.

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