Improving Vocational Outcomes of Veterans With Psychiatric Disorders: Career Counseling & Development

Purposeful Pathways is a manualized intervention to assist veterans in aspiring and pursuing meaningful employment. Purposeful Pathways is an individual counseling protocol delivered weekly for up to 12 sessions (50 minutes per session) focused on career exploration, goal clarity, job-searching, and self-regulation.

Provides Veterans with immediate access to a non-competitive, paid job contracted by the VA. Positions are typically housed within a VA hospital (e.g., housekeeping, grounds, kitchens, and construction), but are sometimes located in the community. TWE is time-limited. TWE is staffed by vocational rehabilitation specialists (VRS).