# WAC 388-891A-0900: WAC 388-891A-0900. What is a vocational assessment? > Washington · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0900 ## Section - **Citation:** WAC 388-891A-0900 - **Heading:** WAC 388-891A-0900. What is a vocational assessment? - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 388 / Chapter 388-891A / Section 388-891A-0900 ## Text (1) A vocational assessment helps to identify the type of assistance you will need to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain employment. Each person determined eligible for VR services completes a vocational assessment to identify their VR needs. (2) A comprehensive vocational assessment may be completed by each person determined eligible for VR services, and includes more specific information about VR needs than the DVR counselor considered during the eligibility determination. (3) A comprehensive vocational assessment includes a variety of services, including counseling and guidance, to determine your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice. (4) The purpose of a comprehensive vocational assessment is to collect and review information you need to select your employment goal, including a thorough exploration of labor market information and job trends, as well as determining the VR services you need to achieve the employment outcome. (5) A comprehensive vocational assessment is limited to services necessary to select an employment goal and develop a plan for employment. (6) To the maximum extent possible and appropriate, DVR will use existing information to complete a comprehensive vocational assessment. Existing information may include, but is not limited to, information used to determine eligibility and information provided by you and your family. (7) A comprehensive vocational assessment may include any one or more of the following as needed: (a) Assessment(s) of the personality, interests, interpersonal skills, intelligence and related functional abilities, educational abilities, work experience, vocational aptitudes, personal and social adjustments, employment opportunities, and other vocational, educational, cultural, social, recreational, and environmental factors that affect your employment and rehabilitation needs; ing as needed: (a) Assessment(s) of the personality, interests, interpersonal skills, intelligence and related functional abilities, educational abilities, work experience, vocational aptitudes, personal and social adjustments, employment opportunities, and other vocational, educational, cultural, social, recreational, and environmental factors that affect your employment and rehabilitation needs; (b) Assessment(s) of work, in paid or unpaid settings, as a method of evaluating and developing work behavior and capacities necessary to achieve an employment outcome, including work skills, attitudes, habits, tolerances, and social behavior; (c) Referral for assistive technology services to assess whether services or devices could increase your ability to perform work; (d) Benefits planning to recipients of Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) or supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act to understand how income may affect those benefits. ## Nearby sections - [WAC 388-891A-0005 WAC 388-891A-0005. What is the purpose of this chapter?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0005.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0010 WAC 388-891A-0010. What definitions apply to this chapter?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0010.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0100 WAC 388-891A-0100. What personal information about me does DVR keep on file?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0100.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0102 WAC 388-891A-0102. How long will DVR retain my personal information?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0102.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0103 WAC 388-891A-0103. May DVR obtain personal information about me?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0103.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0104 WAC 388-891A-0104. What happens if my personal information is lost, stolen, or released in error?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0104.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0110 WAC 388-891A-0110. What happens if DVR receives information that indicates I have a history of violent or predatory acts?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0110.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0120 WAC 388-891A-0120. May I ask DVR to change incorrect information in my case service record?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0120.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0130 WAC 388-891A-0130. May DVR share personal information in my case service record with others?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0130.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0135 WAC 388-891A-0135. How does DVR protect personal information about substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0135.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0140 WAC 388-891A-0140. May I review or obtain copies of information in my case service record?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0140.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0150 WAC 388-891A-0150. How does DVR protect personal information that is released for audit, evaluation, reporting, or research?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0150.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0200 WAC 388-891A-0200. May a guardian or another representative request an exception to a rule, mediation, or fair hearing on my behalf with DVR?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0200.md) - [WAC 388-891A-0205 WAC 388-891A-0205. How do I ask for an exception to a rule in this chapter?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0205.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_891A_0900. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.