Rebecca Murch with VetCorps-Americorps is serving at the VA Hospital in Seattle assisting a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with patients/veterans.
Each week she meet with about 6-8 different veterans that are enrolled in the VA's Compensated Work Therapy program. These veterans have, or currently are, suffering from drug/alcohol addictions and/or mental health issues and find it hard to maintain or obtain employment. Many of the veterans have combat service either in Vietnam, Gulf War or our current conflict in Iraq/Afhanistan, and as a result suffer from PTSD, depression, etc. Again, which are obstacles that make it difficult for them to maintain or obtain employment.
She meets with the Veteran to assist them with developing a resume, teach them job searching strategies in today's job market, assist them with practicing for interviews, assist with applying for Federal jobs and teach some basic computer skills as needed to perform the before mentioned tasks.
Rebecca told me; "It has been very rewarding personally, as I tend to meet with a Veteran more than once, therefore I get to see them develope and be able to utilize the skills that I have taught them. Hopefully the skills that I am teaching them will help them to go on to have more productive and rewarding lives themselves. It is a great honor to me as well to be able to serve my fellow veterans!!"
"Helping veterans - one veteran at a time"
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