Who they are:
RSVP, Inc. (Rehabilitative Services and Vocational Placement, Inc.) is a Virginia-based, nationally accredited private rehabilitation company headquartered in Henrico County near Richmond. RSVP provides vocational rehabilitation, medical case management, supported employment, pre-employment transition services, and social services case management to persons with disabilities, injured workers, and other individuals, working with the insurance industry, self-insured companies, and federal, state, and local government agencies across Virginia. Services are centered on person-centered planning designed to help individuals achieve greater independence, reach their maximum level of recovery, and fulfill their vocational potential. RSVP, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is CARF-accredited in Community Employment Services, reflecting more than 45 years of service to the Commonwealth.
Persons met:
- Jessica
- Jay
- Jason
Their mission:
To provide person-centered planning and services to support individuals to achieve greater independence and enhance the quality of their lives by assisting them to reach their maximum level of recovery and to fulfill their vocational potential in an efficient and effective manner with the highest level of service access and satisfaction.
What stood out on the visit
- Rather than pushing clients toward whatever job is available, RSVP builds toward the role that actually fits, matching a person’s strengths and goals to the right employer and providing the coaching needed to make that placement last.
- Employers describe their placements as reliable and hardworking, and clients and parents describe coaches who show up for them personally, evidence of a team that treats sustained, real-world success as the actual goal, not just the transaction of getting someone hired.