Specialist Vocational Assessments
We recognise the importance of instructing the right expert for your client which is why we work with you to make sure you are happy with your choice.
At VARSS we believe in enabling you to choose the right expert, at the right time and in the right place for your Specialist Assessment.
Functional Capacity Assessment
Our Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is a systematic evaluation of a client’s abilities, carried out by our Occupational Therapists using a recognised protocol.
The FCE provides a comprehensive initial assessment that gathers detailed information about the client’s health and medical history:
• current performance ability
• activities of daily living
• details of work history.
This is an in depth, customised assessment of an individuals work abilities and tolerances. It combines objective measurements with professional clinical judgement to make informed decisions about an individuals vocational/work capacity either in general terms or matched against specific job roles and demands We will identity transferable skills where appropriate.
Cognitive Assessment
Cognitive testing checks for problems with cognition. Cognition is a combination of processes in your brain that's involved in almost every aspect of your life. It includes thinking, memory, language, judgment, and the ability to learn new things.
A problem with cognition is called cognitive impairment. The condition ranges from mild to severe.
Cognitive impairment can occur as a result of an acquired brain injury or other neurological
impairment. Even a mild cognitive impairment can have a substantial impact on a persons work abilities and that defining and understanding the impairment and its impact in the workplace can ensure realistic rehab and RTW goals are set and appropriate adjustments are explored.
Job Demand Assessment
A job demands assessment is undertaken through an onsite assessment to observe how a specific job is done at a workplace this can be completed with or without the clients presence.
The essential and non-essential job components
are identified to determine the essential skills and abilities an employee requires to successfully do the job. The physical, cognitive, psychosocial and behavioural demands of the job are identified as part of this assessment.
A job demands assessment is used to gain an objective and clear list of the job demands, which can then be used to determine if an employee has the skills and abilities to complete these demands. This type of assessment is helpful in determining what an employee will need to focus on in their rehabilitation to build their capacity to meet the specific job demands.
A job demands assessment can also be an important component of an overall assessment to determine an employee’s fitness to return to a specific role.
Transferrable Skills Analysis
This is a systematic process of identifying an individual's work abilities or traits through a detailed analysis of their vocational history, education and medical information.
A comprehensive report is provided identifying occupations that may be explored as possible occupation for the individual based on their previous skills and experience.
Workability Assessments
During a Workability Assessment the evaluator will observe and measure job demands, often in the workplace, and match these against the clients abilities and limitations.
This assessment is most useful where a client has an existing job role to return to or would like to explore suitability for an identified alternative role with their employer.
