MRC Twin Cities Evaluation & Planning Services

MRC Evaluation Services began in 1960 as the original service offered to individuals with disabilities. Evaluation services have expanded and changed since then, but continue to focus on consumer assessments to determine employment potentials.

Preliminary Evaluation Meeting (PEM) is a new step in the vocational evaluation process. The PEM is designed to incorporate the intake, tour of evaluation site and completion of pre-evaluation assignments prior to completion of the standard evaluation. This meeting will take place approximately two weeks prior to the evaluation at the future evaluation location.

Standard Evaluations identify appropriate career options for each consumer. Evaluators assess a consumer’s employment and training potential, transferable skills, and other vocational characteristics to identify the best employment options for that individual. Tools utilized include: psychometric testing, work samples, vocational exploration, interest testing, and transferable skills analysis.

CareerScope Assessment consists of 7 subtests, measures 6 different aptitudes that predict types of jobs best suited for a consumer. An interest inventory, finger and manual dexterity, working within a given timeline, and following detailed computer instructions are also included.

MRC vocational evaluators hold master-level degrees in Vocational Evaluation, many with a secondary focus in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Following the completion of vocational evaluations, a report is written that reflects and captures the assessment process of the individual being evaluated. The report will include consumer’s strengths, consumer’s limitations, and evaluator’s recommendations.

For further information about MRC Evaluation Services contact the MRC Vocational Evaluation Manager at 612-752-8128.

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MRC Employment Planning Services were initiated in 2007 to help individuals with disabilities plan for future employment and is an important step in the rehabilitation and career planning process.

Mock and Informational Interviews enhance consumers’ interviewing skills.

Job Shadows and Job Tryouts assist consumers with career exploration through on-site work observations or hands-on work activities at an MRC business partner company with MRC staff on-site to support the consumer.

Computer Skills Assessments test a comunser’s current capabilities using specific Microsoft Office software and the Internet or assesses technical skill potential.

Public Transportation Coaching trains consumers how to access information about transportation routes, understand fare and pass options, and use public transportation.

Job Seeking Skills Preparation assists consumers with building resumes and cover letters, defining employment goals, developing organizational skills, and setting job search schedules.

CareerScope Assessment and Planning Seminar is a 4-hour planning seminar package for consumers looking for and needing direction identifying vocational goals, interests, aptitudes, and personality types. It includes one-to-one career counseling with recommendation on occupations, an action plan with five potentital career paths and the steps needed to enter those careers.

MRC Independent Living Skills (ILS), established in 2005, includes services designed for consumers who need assistance in learning—and maintaining—independent living skills.

An Independent Living Skills Assessment, assesses the independence needs, issues and barriers that keep the consumer from being as independent as possible in their daily lives. The assessment includes meal planning, nutrition, housekeeping, home safety, budgeting and financial management, healthcare, transportation and community services.

For further information on MRC Employment Planning Services, call 612-752-8140.