Gastown Vocational Services (GVS)

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Kung may alalahanin sa kalusugan na nangailangan kaagad ng atensyon, mangyaring tumawag sa 9-1-1 o magpunta sa emergency sa ospital na pinakamalapit sa iyo.

Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Tawagan ang BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

KUU-US Crisis Support Line (Indigenous Toll-Free Crisis at Support Line sa Buong BC): 1-800-588-8717

 

GVS specializes in working with people with mental health conditions, including survivors of violence and abuse and at-risk youth.

Ano ang maaasahang mangyari

Our employment services assist eligible clients in attaining meaningful employment, volunteerism and/ or access to educational/ skills training programs. Visit the Gastown Vocational Services website to learn more.

Gastown Vocational Services

Overview of services

Supported employment and education services are individualized for each client.  Services may include:

  • competitive job search support,
  • cognitive remediation,
  • computer skills assessment and instruction,
  • customized employment,
  • job coaching and job maintenance support,
  • mental health coping strategies for the workplace,
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy,
  • Occupational Therapy vocational assessments,
  • peer support,
  • pre-employment skill development,
  • Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP),
  • psychological vocational assessments,
  • supported education services,
  • vocational exploration,
  • work experience placements, and
  • wage subsidies.