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Who can JoinMembership is open to anyone working in the
ield o vocational rehabilitation or vocational
services and to those who are interested
in urthering the cause o the Association.
How do I join?
Membership applications can be obtained
through:
Website: www.vracanada.com
Tel: 613.536.5530
Toll Free: 1.888.876.9992
E-mail: [email protected]
Membership Benefts
Proessional Designations
Proessional Development
Proessional Protection
Prescribed Code o Ethics
Job Postings/Networking Opportunities
National or Society Forums
Access to Savings and Special O e rs
A National voice advocating or access
and services or those we service
Seminars/Conerences, Opportunities
or CEU Credits
Proessional Continuing Education
Shared Best Practices
The Benefts o
Membership
Setting The Standards for
Vocational Rehabil itation Professionalswww.vracanadabc.ca
102-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 2R5
T. 6046810296
[email protected]
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Proessional Designations
VRA Canada is committed to proessional
excellence and the promotion o our
members as experts in the provision o
vocational and prevocational rehabilitation
services and awards proessionaldesignations to members who have
met
the stringent educational and employment
criteria required.
Designations That:
Proessional designations that are
nationally recognized
Are sought by employers when hiring
Deine the credentials, which indicates
a standard o behavior as defned by a
National Code o Ethics and an
obligation to remain current in the feld
by submitting proo o 100 hours
per ive year period
Proessional Development:
Courses, workshops and seminars on
the latest developments in the ield o
vocational rehabilitation
An annual National Conerence with approved
hours or continuing education credits
Complimentary subscriptions to the
Rehab Matters Magazine containing
articles on current trends and practices
in the ield o rehabilitation
Proessional Protection
Eligibility or group discount rates or
proessional liability protection through the
insurance carriers selected by VRA Canada.
Networking
Stay connected with your peers and colleagues.
Opportunities or networking through the
Associations extensive members only
section o the website.
Enhanced visibility through the public
database
Employment opportunities through the
job board on the Associations website
Be Heard!
Opportunities exist at the national or provinciallevel to
express your views, to inluence policy
and decisions that aect you, your practice
and services to disabled persons.
Savings
Member only group rates or oice supplies,
courier services, hotels, home insurance,
auto insurance, extended health, dental and
long-term disability.
PROFESSIONALISM EXPERTISE EXCELLENCE
About Us
The BC Society o VRA Canada is a member
o the National Association o Vocational
Rehabilitation and Vocational Proessionals.
With over 40 years o experience this unique
membership is dedicated to removing
barriers and transitioning individuals with
impaired work capacity to suitable and
satisying outcomes. We promote proessional
excellence, education and continually strive
or the advancement o vocational and
prevocational rehabilitation in Canada.
We believe all persons should have the right
and opportunity to participate ully and
with dignity in society. This includes being
able to establish and maintain a quality o
lie, independence and ull inclusion in their
community.
We are dedicated to ensuring the public
recieves the highest quality o rehabilitation
and vocational services. We are committed to
promoting excellence through the application
o our proessional standards o practice and
conduct, demonstrating our accountability to
all our stakeholders and the public.
We set the standards for vocational
rehabilitation professionals.
