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Veteran Benefits Program

The Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training is pleased to announce the streamlining of the Veterans Benefits Program (VA Benefits) for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Benefits are available to qualifying Veterans that attend the Basic Correctional Officer Academy. Upon graduation, you may also qualify to receive benefits throughout the course of your two year apprenticeship. Please visit your local In-Service Training Office (IST) within your institution for more details.
At this time, not all institutions/facilities are approved to provide VA Benefits. Please contact your local IST at your particular institution to verify. If your institution is not permitted to provide benefits, you may have the opportunity to apply for benefits as far back as one calendar year once approval status has been given.
Veterans Benefits while attending Correctional Training Center (CTC) Academy
The CTC is an approved institution to provide Veterans Educational Benefits as a non-college degree for completing the 12 week Basic Correctional Officer Academy. During orientation qualifying cadets will be provided information regarding the application process. Below is a list of documents and information you will provide to the Veterans Liaison:
*Please note, only provide copies of these required documents when reporting to the academy

DD-214 Report of Separation from U.S. Military (you must be honorably discharged)
Name
Control Number
Social Security Number
Certificate of Eligibility*
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services At VA Portland | VA Portland Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Veterans may be referred to other programs (i.e., VR&E, Community Employment Programs) if another program is more appropriate.Enrollment decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.Program Eligibility Veteran must be eligible for VA servicesVeteran must be motivated to engage in competitive employmentMedical clearance will be obtained prior to CWT enrollmentFor SE program enrollment, Veteran should have a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) diagnosis

 A Veterans Guide to VA & Community Employment Resources (PDF)
 

 VHA Vocational Rehabilitation Services pamphlet (PDF)
 

 VHA Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Community Employment Coordinator (CEC) (PDF)
 

Employment ServicesOpen to all Veterans enrolled for health care.To register: contact the VA Portland Community Employment Coordinator @  michael.benko@va.gov,  503-360- 4049. 

 Transitional Work (CWT-TW) 
 

Transitional Work (TW) is a clinical vocational rehabilitation program that operates in a VA medical center and/or local community business industry. Participants are matched to real life work assignments for a time limited basis.  However, participants are not considered employees and do not receive traditional employee benefits.During TW Programs Veterans will:Be introduced to the process/programComplete a Vocational AssessmentDevelop a treatment planIdentify short-term and long-term career goalsDiscover personal and work-related strengths and barriersLearn the job search process including search techniques, job preparation and participation in mock interviewsComplete a job development profile (i.e. resume, cover letter, driver’s license, school transcripts, etc.)Be placed in an assignment or discharged from servicesTransitional Work placement includes:Work therapy assignment up to 6 months (extensions beyond 6 months are very rare and are based on a case-by-case basis)Work assignments beginning around 20 hours a weekCompensation stipend based on area minimum wage.Weekly case management sessionsWeekly job site visitsFollowing graduation from the TW, Veterans will have developed the skills needed to move forward in obtaining competitive employment

 Supported Employment (SE) 
 

Supported Employment (SE) provides clinical support to Veterans in full or part-time competitive employment.   The focus is to assist Veterans with psychosis, or other serious mental illness, to gain access to meaningful competitive employment.
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Birmingham VA Medical Center | VA Birmingham Health Care | Veterans Affairs
If you’re a minority Veteran, we can help you get the services and benefits you need. Our Minority Veterans Program serves all Veterans who are Black American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Island Americans). We work to:
 

Help the medical center address minority Veterans’ needs
Meet minority Veterans’ needs in the local community
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Inform minority Veterans of VA benefits, services, and programs

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We provide expert care and surgical services for Veterans with conditions and diseases that affect the brain, spine and nervous system.

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Although many people think of neurosurgery as brain surgery, it’s much more. Our neurosurgeons diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions related to your nervous system, like:

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Common conditions: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease
 
Our ophthalmology specialists diagnose and provide medical and surgical care for conditions that affect your eyes—like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

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Palliative care Skilled caregivers who come into your home to provide comfort care to help ease your pain and control your symptoms so you can do as much as possible in your daily life

If you’re signed up for VA health care, you can get home-based health care as part of your benefits. The services that you qualify for will depend on your needs.
Learn more about:
Skilled home health care Health care providers from a community-based home health agency who come to your house to provide care such as wound care, physical therapy, social work support, and help with daily tasks
Home Telehealth A VA care coordinator who keeps track of your health remotely using special equipment in your home and will check in with you by phone, if needed. If there are any signs of a problem, your care coordinator will work with you and your VA doctor and nurse to figure out what to do next.

You may be able to get a service called respite care as part of your VA health care benefits. This service pays for a person to come into your home—or for you to go to a program outside your home—while your family caregiver takes a break.Learn more about respite care
Other services for home health care (like adult day health care or skilled health aide services) listed above can also help to support caregivers.

Yes. We offer Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Team (GeriPACT) services in about two-thirds of VA medical centers.
GeriPACT provides expert care to Veterans with challenging health care needs due to conditions such as:
More than one complex chronic disease
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Note: GeriPACT is not for Veterans with untreated substance abuse. It may also not be the right fit for Veterans who only need a prescription refill for a medicine like Aricept® (used to treat Alzheimer’s disease).
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Whole Health | VA Portland Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Specifically, this video addresses direct positive benefits of mindfulness for Veterans, staff, and organizational health. 

In this 4 min video, Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD and Greg Serpa, PhD (from Greater Los Angeles VA HCS) talk about how mindfulness can be cultivated. Through grounding, the STOP acronym, use of anchor phrases, and engaging the “3 P’s” this video provides detailed tactics to achieve mindfulness. This video may be used as an individual or group learning tool.

In this 5 min video, Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD and Greg Serpa, PhD (from Greater Los Angeles VA HCS) explain how clinicians can teach mindfulness. Core to the idea of teaching “mindfulness” and helping others achieve this state of mind requires one to practice this strategy. Working towards mindfulness only takes a few minutes each day. Watch this 5 minute video to learn more.

In this 4 min video, Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD and Greg Serpa, PhD (from Greater Los Angeles VA HCS) attribute the links between the VA mission with the foundation of characteristics comprised of dedication and compassion. This video extends those attributes into the practice of mindfulness and the effective delivery of VA health care. 

Classes for our Veterans

Yoga, tai chi, strength and conditioning, and other exercise classes available for Veterans.

Licensed Acupuncturist Stephanie Gregory instructs Veterans in an acupressure self-care routine for low back pain. This acupressure video is not intended to replace regular medical care, or treat undiagnosed conditions. 

Licensed Acupuncturist Stephanie Gregory instructs Veterans in an acupressure self-care routine for headaches. This acupressure video is not intended to replace regular medical care, or treat undiagnosed conditions. 

Acupuncturist Laurieanne Nabinger, RN, LEAMP instructs Veterans in an acupressure self-care routine for sleep. This acupressure video is not intended to replace regular medical care, or treat undiagnosed conditions.
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Veteran Benefits Program | CPOST
The CTC is an approved institution to provide Veterans Educational Benefits as a non-college degree for completing the 12 week Basic Correctional Officer Academy. During orientation qualifying cadets will be provided information regarding the application process. Below is a list of documents and information you will provide to the Veterans Liaison:
*Please note, only provide copies of these required documents when reporting to the academy

DD-214 Report of Separation from U.S. Military (you must be honorably discharged)
Name
Control Number
Social Security Number
Certificate of Eligibility*

*To apply online for a Certificate of Eligibility visit: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal or to have an application mailed please call: 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (888-442-4551)
If you are a current cadet and need more information, please contact the CTC academy’s VA Coordinator at (209) 744-5000. For all other questions please email CPOST.Mailbox@cdcr.ca.gov or visit your local IST Office.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

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