Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation

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The purpose case conference is to evaluate client 's job readiness, taking place in the office of
Mr. Cases ' office, who is the Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE) Supervisor. Mr. Case 's office is shared with an associate and also doubles as a conference room. The building is very old as is the office furnityre. The office space has two desk, a small conference table with six chairs,and it is reminisence more suitable for a nusery or a kindergarten school setting and than a conference room or office to be used for client conferences. The space is small and tight and the temperature is always much to warm, the atmosphere does not offer a friendly, inviting space for meetings of clients. Both client and counselor arrived early for case conference. Christina arrived 15 minutes early she was neatly attired, ableit she looked somewhat groggy. Christana is a recovering substance abuser, has some cognitive issues and takes medications to manage her condition. Ms. Shaw is Christina
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The meeting came to an end with Ms. Shaw taking a copy of the progress report and said she would evaluate it and would contact Christina in approximately two weeks. This was not a traditional group 3 that has a initial, transition working stages. The termination of group was when client 's progress report is presented to the counselor for further evaluation and the client 's period at DVE is terminated

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