Neurological Vocational Services

Neurological Vocational Services Our mission is to provide a full range of employment services to individuals living with neurological conditions and other neurological disabilities.

The Neurological Vocational Services Unit (NVSU) at Harborview Medical Center was started in 1976 under NIH grant funding for Epilepsy Center Services. Since that time, vocational rehabilitation services have expanded to those individuals with other disabilities to include traumatic brain injury (TBI), multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke. In addition to fee-for-service support from the Washington State Division of Vocational Services (DVR), partial support is also currently received from the TBI Model Systems, MS Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MSRRTC), and Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (NIDRR) grants, and the Center for Disease Control. Neurological Vocational Services (NVS), our supporting non-profit foundation otherwise supports needed client services for which there is no funding. Make sure you grab your ticket for our annual Spring Gala on Sunday, May 18!!! Visit https://www.nvsrehab.org/spring-gala-1 to save and buy your early bird ticket today :)

This Veterans Day we remember our own Dr. Robert T. Fraser, a compassionate soul who served with the 95th Evac Hospital ...
11/11/2025

This Veterans Day we remember our own Dr. Robert T. Fraser, a compassionate soul who served with the 95th Evac Hospital in Vietnam. His service, care, and kindness live on in the hearts of all who knew him.

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our nation!⭐🇺🇸

11/03/2025

This month and every month, we honor the Native and Indigenous peoples whose stories, traditions and strength continue to shape our communities.

Washington Athletics celebrates Native American Heritage Month and recognizes the deep history and culture woven throughout the PNW and beyond.

Happy Halloween!
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!

Employee & team features Campus ghost stories UW Facilities night staff share their spooky encounters October 28, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule The UW's historic architecture may remind some of a Gothic novel. But older buildings aren't the only the settings for supernatural sightings made by night staf...

From Chief Executive Officer of UW Medicine:Acetaminophen and Pregnancy: Dr. Michelle Terry, assistant dean and clinical...
10/09/2025

From Chief Executive Officer of UW Medicine:

Acetaminophen and Pregnancy: Dr. Michelle Terry, assistant dean and clinical professor of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine, spoke with KIRO NewsRadio in response to claims tying the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism in newborns. Dr. Terry shared that studies have not shown a causal relationship between acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental difficulties or differences and emphasized that patients should make decisions in consultation with their clinician. Additionally, Drs. Jane Hitti, Michael Richley, Emily Fay and Catherine Albright – UW School of Medicine faculty and UW Medicine physicians specializing in maternal-fetal medicine – wrote an op-ed for The Seattle Times on Tylenol as a safe medication to treat pain and fever during pregnancy. This position is also supported by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine.

Let us make one thing clear: The lack of a definitive association between Tylenol and autism has been demonstrated in numerous well-controlled studies.

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401 Broadway, Rm 2088
Seattle, WA
98104

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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The Neurological Vocational Services Unit (NVSU) at Harborview Medical Center was started in 1976 under NIH grant funding for Epilepsy Center Services. Since that time, vocational rehabilitation services have expanded to those individuals with other disabilities to include traumatic brain injury (TBI), multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke. and other neurological disabilities. In addition to fee-for-service support from the Washington State Division of Vocational Services (DVR), partial support is also currently received from the TBI Model Systems, MS Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MSRRTC), and Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (NIDRR) grants, and the Center for Disease Control. Neurological Vocational Services (NVS), our supporting non-profit foundation otherwise supports needed client services for which there is no funding.

Robert Fraser, PhD, Director of NVSU is a professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, joint with the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology and consultant with Associates in Rehabilitation and Neuropsychology. He is an active counseling and rehabilitation psychologist, a certified rehabilitation counselor and a certified life care planner who directs Neurological Vocational Services within Rehabilitation Medicine. Within neurological rehabilitation, he has specialized in epilepsy, brain injury, and multiple sclerosis.