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Vocational rehabilitation services

Frequently asked questions

  1. How are injured workers referred to vocational rehabilitation?
  2. What vocational rehabilitation programs are available?
  3. How can an employer help an injured worker return to their job?
  4. What cost incentive programs are available for employers to hire a rehabilitated worker?

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Vocational rehabilitation helps disabled workers get back to work after a compensable injury or the onset of an occupational disease.

Services include:

  • Vocational assessment and planning
  • Counselling
  • Work assessment
  • Work site job modification
  • Job readiness and placement assistance
  • Skill development
  • Employability assessments

In some cases, WorkSafeBC may offer assistance to the surviving dependent spouse of a worker who has died as a result of a compensable injury or occupational disease.

The goal of vocational rehabilitation is to help clients return to work in a timely and safe manner. Quality rehabilitation involves individual vocational assessment, planning, and support that makes the best use of rehabilitation resources and maximizes worker-employer outcomes.