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Vocational Case Management (VCM) supports Dutchess County youth between the ages of 18-26 who want to strengthen their job-readiness skills and enter the workforce. Participants will learn how to effectively seek, secure, and retain employment.
Youth will complete an interview and a Vocational Assessment with the Vocational Case Manager. The Vocational Case Manager can also serve as a mentor and liaison between the youth and the employer until the youth has successfully transitioned into the job.
Positions can be part-time, full-time, paid, or volunteer
Who can participate:
Youth must be residents of Dutchess County and interested in learning skills to obtain a job. Youth must also have one of the following:
• Currently or previously in mental health treatment
• Be in foster care
• Classified ‘emotionally disturbed’ by the Committee on Special Education and transitioning from school to work
• Transitioning out of the Dutchess County Jail
What kinds of skills are taught?
All aspects of finding and keeping a job including:
• Staying organized throughout the job search
• Networking
• Calling and meeting with employers
• Interviewing
• Budgeting
• Customer service
• Time management and being on time
• On-the-job expectations and asking for help
• Attire
Where do we meet?
The meetings can be held virtually on the phone or through video conference. Meetings can also occur in the home or in the community. The first few meetings may also be held at Astor Services in Poughkeepsie.
How long is the program?
The Vocational Case Manager will work with the youth until they are settled into their new job. There is no set length of time for the program.
Contact Us
Stephanie Hilerio
Tel: (845) 489-4667
Email: Please use our Program Contact Form »
More Information
Program brochure (PDF file)
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Therapeutic school for grades K-8 - Care Management (Health Homes)
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In partnership with BOCES, a school-based intensive mental health and special education service for grades 2-12
Intensive Day Treatment
Therapeutic Transitions Program - Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative
A multi-agency process that seeks to prevent out-of-home placement and coordinate services to meet the family’s complex needs in Dutchess County - Family Therapy and Support Services
Services to youth with behavioral issues, including Juvenile Delinquent (JD) and Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS) in Orange County - Head Start
Federally funded preschool programs. Read more… - High Fidelity Wraparound
Evidence-based care coordination that uses a highly structured, team-based, family-centered approach - Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI)
Short-term in home family therapy program for families who live in Dutchess and Ulster Counties - Prevention / Intensive Home Based Services
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Family therapy program for children involved with Dutchess County’s Department of Community Corrections and Probation. - School-Based Behavioral Health and Training
School-based clinics and other mental health/casework supports embedded in community schools. - Serving Youth iN Their Communities (SYNC)
Home and community based services for children with Medicaid - Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program
Enhanced therapeutic foster care program with case management, advocacy, medical services, and 24/7 support