Career and Vocational Testing

The Center offers comprehensive career and vocational testing that facilitates individual career development. The test results provide individuals and referral sources with comprehensive information useful in the career development process. Trained counselors conduct career and vocational testing. Individuals are actively involved in developing assessment plans tailored to meet their specific needs. Areas assessed may include aptitude, achievement, interest, and career decision-making.

Employment Services

The Center offers employment services to individuals who receive Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) through our Employment Network. SSDI beneficiaries receive individualized assistance through the following strategies: (a) vocational counseling to determine appropriate job possibilities, (b) job seeking skill training, (c) resume development, and (d) assistance finding and keeping a job.

Brief Intervention at UT Trauma Center

Center faculty and a team of graduate students are actively involved in research as well as providing assessment and brief intervention services to the general trauma patients at The Regional Medical Trauma Center in Memphis, TN. Dr.'s Lustig and Zanskas hold Allied Health Staff privileges at the hospital. Current research studies include a focus on patient characteristics, resilience, recidivism, and a comparison of the effectiveness of assessment instruments used with the general trauma population.