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Monday, September 3, 2012

Tuscaloosa VA ranked No. 1 in vocational rehabilitation

Tuscaloosa VA ranked No. 1 in vocational rehabilitation
By Lydia Seabol Avant
Staff Writer
Published: Monday, September 3, 2012
TUSCALOOSA

A local program that helps veterans get back to work has been ranked the best of all VA centers in the U.S.

The vocational rehabilitation program at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is aimed at helping veterans who have serious psychiatric diagnoses, has been operating since 2006 and helps about 25 veterans at any given time, said Dr. Thomas McNutt, the acting supervisory psychologist for the program.

The VA helps the veterans find part-time employment in town and then works with them and their employers to ensure the veterans are doing what they need to do and have the self-confidence to get back into the workforce, McNutt said.
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