Youth | Transition Services

Who We Serve

We work with students 14 and older who are legally blind (or have a condition that will lead to blindness) to help ensure a successful transition from high school to college or the workforce. The central focus of vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling services includes:

• Job exploration counseling
• Work-based learning experiences, which may include in-school or after school opportunities or experience outside the traditional school setting (including internships), that is provided in an integrated environment to the maximum extent possible
• Counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education
• Workplace readiness training to develop social skills and independent living
• Instruction in self-advocacy, which may include peer mentoring

Read more about our youth services. Please email us with any questions.

Referrals

Refer a student or youth for school to workforce transition services by completing this form:

OCB Initial Student Referral Form

OCB Initial Student Referral Form (Español)

For reference, the following Release of Information (ROI) form will be used by our agency to share information with our partners:

Universal Release of Information

Universal Release of Information (Español)

SWEP

Part of our Youth/Transition Services includes the Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP), a five to six-week specialized, ‘hands-on’, residential (dorm living) summer training program for legally blind Oregon teens age 16–20. SWEP participants get the chance to complete a paid summer work experience, develop essential workplace skills, build self-confidence and prepare for future employment opportunities.