Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Services: What kind of services does DVR provide?
Check out the following webpages listed below to learn more:
- What services are available to me?
- How do I get started?
- Expectations and Responsibilities
- Resolving Concerns
- Resources for Job Seekers
- Frequently Asked Questions
Remarks: The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides services to individuals who want to work, but need assistance due to cognitive, mental, physical, or sensory disabilities. A DVR counselor works with each individual one-on-one to design a customized, step-by-step plan to achieve desired job goals.
Contact: 800-637-5627
Website: www.dshs.wa.gov/dvr/services-individuals-disabilities
Neurological Vocational Services
Services: Our comprehensive range of services is designed to support you at every step of your job-seeking journey. Whether you’re just starting out, or looking to change or advance your career, we offer personalized assistance tailored to your unique needs and aspirations. Discover how we can help you gain meaningful employment and lead a fulfilling, productive life.
Remarks: The Neurology Vocational Services Unit (NVSU) is dedicated to providing comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals living with neurological conditions, such as Autism, Brain Injuries, Epilepsy, ADHD, Multiple Sclerosis, Post-Concussive Syndrome, Stroke, Visual Impairment etc. Since 1976, we’ve been providing Northwest employers with quality job applicants. The NVSU mission “Neurology Vocational Services Unit (NVSU) provides a full range of employment services for individuals living with neurological conditions, assisting them to lead satisfying and productive lives. Our mission is driven by the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to lead a satisfying and productive life, regardless of their neurological challenges.
Contact: Clink here
Phone: 206.744.9130
Website: www.nvsrehab.org
Low Income Housing Institute
Services: The Low-Income Housing Institute develops, owns and operates housing for the benefit of low-income, homeless and formerly homeless people in Washington State and administers a range of supportive service programs to assist those we serve in maintaining stable housing and increasing their self-sufficiency.
Remarks from LIHI: Our dedicated staff at each LIHI property is ready to assist you with your housing applications, ensuring you receive personalized attention. For any questions, please reach out directly to them. Keep in mind that there is no centralized application process, which allows for a more tailored experience. If you’re interested in a specific property without a current vacancy, we encourage you to call the onsite office to stay updated on potential openings. Your ideal home could be just a call away!
Contact: Click here
Website: Click here
Brainspace Assisted Living Services
Services: Our Home & Lifestyle services focus on independent living and community integration. We currently provide wraparound services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Remarks: PROVAIL’s state-of-the-art Brainspace facility houses low-income adult TBI survivors who need support and supervision to be as independent as possible. In addition to 24-hour services, residents also have access to specialized supervision and additional areas of care appropriate to the unique needs of TBI survivors. Brainspace is designed as a shared living space with community dining areas, an open floor plan kitchen, outdoor and gardening areas, as well as specialized finishes that seek to make the home as sensory-friendly as possible for survivors.
Contact: Click here
Website: www.provail.org/home-lifestyle
Terry Home
Services: Terry Home offers specialized care for young adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), focusing on fostering independence through structured programs and activities. Established in 1996 in Pacific, WA, and expanded in 2013 in Auburn, WA, our homes provide a serene environment close to essential amenities. Our 24-hour trained staff ensures a safe, nurturing space for our residents. Terry Home operates two homes that are equipped with features like handrails, wider entries, and wheelchair-accessible areas to promote dignity and independence. Each resident enjoys a private 144 sq ft room with personal amenities. Common areas include spacious living rooms, activity rooms with exercise equipment and computers, and outdoor patios for socializing. Residents are encouraged to participate in events in the community.
Remarks: Our journey began in 1984, driven by a mother’s dream to find a fitting home for her then 18 year-old son who had sustained a TBI. This dream turned into a decade-long community endeavor, leading to the opening of our first home in 1996. Named after the founder’s son, Terry Home is a symbol of dedication, community spirit, and the pursuit of suitable care for young adults with TBI.
Contact: 253-737-4440
Website: https://terryhomeinc.org
Brain Rehab Network
Services: Brain Injury Rehabilitation, post-concussion boot camp, residential program, home and community support program
Remarks: We exist because of one simple goal – to provide the best available care and rehabilitation for survivors of brain injury.
Cost: Insurance
Contact: 503.941.9869
Website: www.brainrehabnetwork.com/
NW Return to work
Services: Brain injury rehab, pain management, work rehab, occupational medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more.
Remarks: Northwest Return to Work provides superior team-driven services in a genuine spirit of caring to help our patients fulfill occupational roles essential to healthy living.
Cost: Insurance
Contact: 425.774.9564
Website: www.nwrtw.com
Rehab Institute of Washington
Services: Structured Intensive Multidisciplinary program, occupational medicine program, speech language pathology, brain injury rehab program and more.
Remarks: At RIW, we pledge to provide the highest quality rehabilitation possible to assist our patients to maximize function in all areas of life; physical, emotional, occupational, recreational and social, and to provide unparalleled customer service as we strive to gain the respect and trust of our patients, referral sources and payers of services
Cost: Insurance
Contact: 206.859.5030
Website: https://www.rehabwashington.com
Adler Giersch
Services: Legal advice, legal representation.
Remarks: Over the past four decades we’ve built a smart, hard-working team who is dedicated to serving our clients, upholding the highest ethical standards and delivering outstanding results in cases of catastrophic and severe personal injuries, wrongful death and insurance law. Our approach is equal parts expertise and heart.
Contact: 206.682.0300
Website: www.adlergiersch.com
Neighborhood Legal Clinics
Services: Neighborhood Legal Clinics (NLC) provide a FREE 30-60 minute consultation with a volunteer attorney, usually on the phone. Attorneys determine whether each client has a legal problem, suggest possible options, and provide appropriate referrals. NLC attorneys may not have expertise in all areas of the law, but they will make every effort to provide information and resources for your legal issue.
Remarks: The purpose of the Neighborhood Legal Clinics program (NLC) is to offer free, limited legal advice and referrals to King County residents and Washington State residents with legal issues in King County who might otherwise have no access to the legal system. It is a goal of the program to make the clinics accessible regardless of barriers such as income, education, language or disability.
Contact: Click here or 206-267-7070
Website: Click here
Eastside Legal Assistance Program
Services: We provide free legal help and resources in King County, programs are free and include civil legal aid services, regular legal clinics, and community education.
Remarks: ELAP’s mission is to empower people in King County to achieve fair and equal justice through free civil legal aid and community education.
We are a nonprofit dedicated to working with people facing crises that need a legal solution. We also educate communities about their legal rights. We work for free to solve legal issues and provide resources for our community members.
Contact: Call: 425-747-7274
Website: https://elap.org/
PNW Brain Rehabilitation
Services: Cognitive treatment, Swallowing treatment, Language treatment, Speech treatment.
Remarks: PNW Brain Rehabilitation is a speech therapy private practice located in the Seattle area that specializes in providing cognitive, language, speech, and swallowing therapy services to adults with acquired brain injuries, including stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Contact: 425.202.5352
Website: https://www.pnwbrainrehab.com
Northwest Access Fund
Services: Our financial coaching program combines benefits planning with financial education and support in order to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities. Coaching is always free, and services are provided by phone or via zoom.
Remarks: We offer people with disabilities customized loans, financial coaching, and other resources to promote access to assistive technology, independence, financial resilience, and life opportunities.
Cost: Free
Contact: (206) 328-5116
Website: www.nwaccessfund.org
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Services:Case management, education
Remarks: Information, Referral, Resources
WA211 (wa211.org) is the provider for DSHS TBI Information and Referral Services.
Information and Referral, also known as I&R, provides information about services and assists in connecting with the supportive resources and services they are seeking.
The first step to getting SUPPORT and getting CONNECTED to the best local resources for your needs. With dozens of agencies and organizations – where do you start?
Washington 2-1-1 is a free confidential service accessed by:
Contact: CALL 2-1-1 or (877) 211-9274 or online Wa211.org
Website: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/traumatic-brain-injury/traumatic-brain-injury
Imaginal Network
Services: TBI Yoga
Remarks: Free weekly yoga classes for people living with brain injury.
Contact: 206.694.6830
Seattle Food Committee
Services: Food bank locator in the greater Seattle area
Remarks: Tap into a network of more than 30 local food banks that offer free groceries. In addition, some food banks may have other items such as clothing, diapers, and pet food available, along with community resource for housing, childcare, job assistance and professional finance.
Contact: 206.694.6830
Website: www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/find-a-food-bank
Amen Clinics
Services: Nutrition suggestions are an important part of the Amen Clinics Method and are included in your full evaluation, yet we also offer comprehensive, one-on-one nutrition consultations, facilitated by trained dietitians and nutritionists at Amen Clinics. A nutrition plan tailored to your brain can be very beneficial, if for instance:
You would you like to find natural ways to feel better with less (or even NO) medication.
It is hard for you to lose weight—no matter what you try.
You are interested in learning which foods can optimize your brain function as well as improve your mood and behavior.
Remarks: At Amen Clinics, we have long known that food can be medicine, or it can be poison. The foods you eat either enhance your brain health, cognitive function, and mental well-being, or they give you brain fog and mess with your moods. We have developed simple food rules intended to supercharge anyone’s brain function and have identified specific types of eating plans that work best depending on your brain type. With information about your brain, we can point you to the right strategies to help you think faster, feel happier, and achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Contact: 1.844.214.4822
Website: www.amenclinics.com/services/brain-health-nutrition-coaching
Traumatic Brain Injury Information
UW TBI Model
Services: Education, research
Remarks: The University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System is one of 16 government funded Model System centers in the United States. Each center provides a multidisciplinary system of rehabilitation care, including emergency, acute, and post-acute services. The TBI Model System is the largest long-term study of people who have experienced TBI and seeks to understand how people recover from Brain Injury and what health issues continue to persist. We recruit participants who are receiving care on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Harborview or the University of Washington Medical Center.
Contact: 1.800.246.6968
Website: https://tbi.washington.edu
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
A “TBI,” or “Traumatic Brain Injury,” refers to a significant brain injury caused by an external force, such as a sudden bump, jarring blow, or violent jolt to the head. This type of injury can profoundly impact how the brain operates, influencing everything from basic motor skills to complex thought processes. The severity of a TBI can vary greatly, with mild forms, such as concussions, often being underestimated, while severe injuries can result in life-altering consequences.
Causes:
Identifying the causes of TBIs is essential for prevention. These injuries can occur in a myriad of situations—a sudden fall down a flight of stairs, a high-impact car accident, an intense collision during a sports game, or being struck by a falling object. Each of these scenarios poses a risk and highlights the unpredictable nature of TBIs.
Severity Levels:
The spectrum of TBI severity is broad and significant. Mild TBIs may manifest as brief moments of confusion or persistent headaches, symptoms that may be mistaken for mere fatigue. On the other end of the spectrum, severe injuries can lead to prolonged unconsciousness or a coma, leaving individuals facing a long road to recovery and sometimes permanent disabilities that affect their ability to engage in daily life or even communicate.
Symptoms:
Recognizing the diverse range of symptoms associated with TBIs is crucial for timely intervention. A person suffering from a TBI might experience a constellation of symptoms, including debilitating headaches, a disorienting sense of dizziness, and troubling memory lapses. They may struggle to concentrate on tasks that were once simple, endure sudden mood swings, or exhibit changes in behavior that puzzle their loved ones, signaling the need for immediate medical attention.
Diagnosis:
Diagnosing a TBI is a critical process that requires a careful and comprehensive approach. Medical professionals typically conduct a thorough evaluation that includes neurological testing and advanced imaging techniques like CT scans or MRIs. These diagnostic tools are essential in determining the extent of the brain injury and guiding the development of an effective treatment plan tailored to the individual’s needs. Timely diagnosis can make all the difference in the recovery journey, opening the door to rehabilitation and support that can help individuals reclaim their lives.
Psychological Services, LLC
Services:
Chronic Pain
Divorce/Separation
Grief and Loss
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem Issues
Remarks: I believe in the importance of providing a therapeutic environment that is safe, supportive and non-judgmental. As a therapist, I am actively involved helping clients explore issues to gain new understanding, identify strengths, and learn coping skills. Additionally, I work to be genuine, accepting and empathic because my experience has been clients are better able to make healthy changes when these factors are present. I am comfortable working with a range of clinical issues including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, relationship difficulties and addiction. I am experienced working with diverse ethnic, racial, and socio-economic client populations. I am offering telehealth appointments only at this time.
I draw from several treatment modalities that have evidence to support their effectiveness including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based Interventions, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Therapy has the potential to be a healing and empowering experience leading to great personal growth. To help foster that process, I believe in tailoring therapy to meet a client’s needs and working together to address and resolve the issues that brought you to therapy.
Contact: Chris Miller, PhD425.780.7441
Cost: Insurance or $210 for a 50-minute session
Neurological Associates of Washington
Services provided:
Neurological Consultations: Diagnosis and treatment of common neurological diseases: Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Strokes, Multiple Sclerosis, Brain Tumors, Peripheral Neuropathies, Myasthenia, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s, Neck and Back pain, Headaches, Botox for headaches and spasticity.
Pediatric Neurology Consultations: Diagnosis and treatment of childhood neurology, epilepsy.
Remarks:Since 1974, Neurological Associates of Washington has provided expert consultation from a five physician staff that includes some of the most senior practicing neurologists in the Seattle Area. As an independent group, we are not employed by any hospital or insurance company and are committed to providing a more personalized and compassionate alternative to what is sadly becoming a increasingly commercialized health care system. This approach reflects our principles and view of the type of medical care we believe our society deserves.
Contact: 425.505.2200
Website: Click here
Neurology Clinic at UW Medical Center-Montlake
Services:
Head injuries
Epilepsy and seizures
Headaches
Movement disorders
Nerve injury/neuropathy
Neurology
Neuromuscular diseases
Neuromuscular ultrasound
Remarks: The Neurology Clinic at UW Medical Center – Montlake cares for patients referred for conditions of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including neuromuscular diseases.
We offer comprehensive consultation, evaluation and treatment services for adults with neurological disorders. We treat a variety of neurological conditions, including muscle weakness, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy, movement disorders and dizziness.
Our clinic is staffed by board-certified and board-eligible neurologists, who offer neurodiagnostic services including EEGs, EMGs, evoked potentials and autonomic nervous system testing.
Contact: 206.589.7688
Website: Website
Full Life
Services: Full Life Care helps adults of all ages who have chronic illnesses and physical or developmental disabilities. Full Life is a not-for-profit health and social services organization designed to enhance the independence and well-being of all our clients and program participants and to provide respite for caregivers.
We provide a range of programs to help you reach your goals and achieve small miracles every day. Click the links below to learn more about our services.
Remarks: Full Life Care is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated in 1980. From the beginning, we have been dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults and their caregivers. We help adults of all ages with chronic illnesses and physical or developmental disabilities regardless of their income.
Contact: 206.467.7033
Website: https://fulllifecare.org
LGBTQIA+ Resources
Transgender Lifeline
Services: A hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have.
Contact:
US: (877) 565-8860
Canada: (877) 330-6366
The Northwest Network
Services: Support Groups, Safety and Support Planning, Basic Legal Advocacy and Advocacy-Based Counseling for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Contact: (206) 568.777
The Trevor Project
Services: Crisis counselors are trained to answer calls, chats, or texts from LGBTQ+ young people who reach out on our free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ+ identity, depression, and suicide.
Contact: (212) 695-8650
Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org
Non-traumatic brain injury (NTBI), often recognized as an acquired brain injury, arises from internal factors that inflict damage on the brain. These factors can range from a critical lack of oxygen to exposure to harmful toxins or even pressure exerted by a tumor. The implications can be profound and life-altering.
Here are some compelling examples of non-traumatic brain injuries:
– Stroke: A sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain, leading to potential disability.
– Near-drowning: A harrowing experience that can result in oxygen deprivation and significant brain injury.
– Aneurysm: A dangerous bulging of a blood vessel that can rupture, causing devastating effects.
– Tumor: The presence of abnormal growths that can exert pressure on brain tissue and disrupt function.
– Infectious diseases: Conditions such as meningitis that can severely impact brain health.
– Lack of oxygen supply: Critical events like heart attacks that can compromise oxygen delivery to the brain, resulting in serious injury.