Educational and Training Needs of Rehabilitation Counselors: Implications for Training

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. McFarlane ◽  
M. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
And Training

This study assesses the educational and training needs of state agency vocational rehabilitation counselors in Region IX. The Field Research Survey (FRS) was administered to a sample of 360 case-carrying counselors. Ninety-one and six-tenths percent (91.6 %) or 330 of the rehabilitation counselors adequately completed the FRS. The main findings of the study were: (1) 32.1.% of the rehabilitation counselors had completed some graduate training in rehabilitation; (2) 26.3 % were involved in form1tl continuing education; (3) 74.4% of the rehabilitation counselor's last work experience was in areas other than counseling; (4) training received over the past two years focused on administrative/agency structure and placement activities; and (5) perceived training needs focused on refinement in individual counseling techniques and placement.

Emerging Roles of the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with Regard to the ADA

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Rosalie S. Boone ◽  
Pamela S. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Training

Vocational rehabilitation counselors (VRCs), by virtue of their professional responsibilities to facilitate the employment of individuals with disabilities, represent a logical resource for promoting knowledge of and compliance with the ADA in the employment arena. The purpose of the current study was to collect information that would be useful to VRCs in developing and implementing ADA advocacy, information dissemination, and training activities in the employment community. Seventy employers and employees from businesses representing major areas covered by the ADA were interviewed. The following research questions were explored: 1. What is the current level of knowledge about the ADA within the business community? 2. What preferences do business personnel have for learning more about the ADA and its implementation? Results indicated that nearly half of the respondents had not heard about the ADA and that business personnel had a variety of preferences regarding the provision of ADA information. The findings are discussed with regard to their implications for vocational rehabilitation counselors.

Caseload Management for the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in a State Agency

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Willey
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Workload Management ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

The job of vocational rehabilitation counselors within a state agency is becoming more difficult. Demands are being made that they work with greater numbers of a more severely disabled population yet still obtain a greater number of closures. To keep pace with the increasing demands, the counselor needs to become a more competent administrator of his work and better organized in managing a caseload. Though the traditional title for this subject is caseload management, it is thought more accurate to divide caseload management into two separate but interconnected activities: workload management and case movement management. Workload management is concerned with assuring that everything that is supposed to get done actually does get done. Case movement is concerned with those techniques that facilitate rapid case movement. The purpose of this article is to describe some techniques and ideas that can assist counselors in becoming better managers of their work and their case movement.

Making the Case for Specialized Caseloads Among Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Working With Ex-Offenders: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Julie K. Bates-Maves ◽  
Deirdre O’Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Working Alliances ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
States Data ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes

Purpose:This article outlines findings from a sample of 137 vocational rehabilitation counselors regarding their stigmatizing attitudes, burnout levels, work experience, caseload composition, and working alliance with clients who have a range of disabilities and a criminal history.Method:Electronic surveys were sent to vocational rehabilitation counselors in 3 states who met the following criteria: counselors with a master’s degree, counselors with diverse and active caseloads, and counselors from geographically diverse states. Data were analyzed using 2-tailed correlation analysis and subsequent regression analysis.Results:VR counselors with more ex-offenders on their caseloads did not have higher stigma or burnout but, surprisingly, did have stronger working alliance.Conclusion:Findings support further research to confirm if specialized caseloads comprised of clients with criminal histories enhance working alliances among VR counselors.

Enhancement of the Work Personality: A Transition Priority

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Roessler ◽  
Virginia Anne Johnson ◽  
Kay Fletcher Schriner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Employment Success ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
School Programming ◽  
And Training

Traditional educational programs have not resulted in vocational sophistication and employment success for disabled youth. For this reason, rehabilitation professionals must contribute to school programming designed to enhance the student's work personality. This article describes a series of employability assessment and intervention packages recently developed by the Arkansas Research and Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. Counselors can incorporate the employability products into transitional services in order to increase student social, vocational problem-solving and decision-making, on-the-job coping, and job seeking skills.

Epilogue: Rehabilitation Counseling Credentialing

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-80
Author(s):  
Michael J. Leahy ◽  
Edna Mora Szymanski
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Empirical Foundation ◽  
And Training

This special joint issue has presented information on the status of credentialing in rehabilitation counseling by providing a review of the certification, accreditation, and counselor licensure efforts, as well as the issues confronting the profession in the continuing process of professionalization. In addition, this issue has focused on the empirical foundation of the credentialing processes in rehabilitation counseling by providing the initial findings of an ongoing research project designed to validate the accreditation and certification processes that support the profession, along with the identification of the reported preparedness and training needs of certified rehabilitation counselors.

Employer Attitudes Toward the Employment and Placement of the Handicapped

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
William G. Emener ◽  
James M. McHargue
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Employer Attitudes ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Client Advocacy ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
And Training

Seven vocational rehabilitation counselors individually administered a 37 item Employer Attitude Survey Questionnaire to 34 employers from large and 23 employers from small business establishments. The questionnaire covered: (a) attitudes of employers toward the employment of the handicapped, vocational rehabilitation, and vocational rehabilitation's efforts to secure employment for the handicapped; (b) employer expectations and preferences for vocational rehabilitation counselor placement and follow-up techniques; and, (c) types of information desired by employers when they consider a handicapped person for employment. Implications for pre-service and inservice education and training, placement, job development, client advocacy, and future research are discussed.

Current Knowledge and Training Needs of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors to Work Effectively With Veterans With Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17
Author(s):  
Michael Frain ◽  
Malachy Bishop ◽  
Timothy Tansey ◽  
Jennifer Sanchez ◽  
Frank Wijngaarde
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
And Training

Veterans with disabilities have gained national attention in recent years because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This study examined certified rehabilitation counselors’ (CRCs ) knowledge and preparation for working with veterans with disabilities on their rehabilitation. Results indicate that CRCs report low levels of preparation in some of the areas deemed important by veterans and professionals. However, CRCs report high knowledge in many important areas to work effectively with veterans with disabilities.

Validation: The Missing Link In Case Review

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Richard T. Roessler
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Case Review ◽  
Case Documentation ◽  
Validity Studies ◽  
Supervision And Training ◽  
And Training

Case review represents a promising approach for evaluating the performance of state agency rehabilitation counselors. In some states. this review is conducted via one of several comprehensive systems (Brenes & McFarlane. 1976; Cowie & McCarthy. 1979). In other states, the agency itself has devised a case review method suited to its particular needs. Regardless of their genesis, case review procedures assess the degree to which the counselor's case documentation renects compliance with certain legislative and assumed qualitative requirements for rehabilitation counseling. Hence, case review has a certain degree of content validity. However, no validity evidence of a more compelling nature; e.g., predictive, concurrent, or construct; exists for these approaches. Therefore, this paper describes the methodology for a series of validity studies which should be given high priority in further efforts to refine the case review process. Validating evidence from case review studies would result in more appropriate assessment, supervision, and training of state agency rehabilitation counselors.

Rehabilitation Counselor and Supervisor Perceptions of Counselor Training Needs and Continuing Education

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-157
Author(s):  
Jeanne Boland Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
And Training

The purpose of this study was to determine whether rehabilitation counselors and supervisors had different perceptions of (a) knowledge areas important for rehabilitation counselors, (b) the continuing education needs of rehabilitation counselors, and (c) the preferred methods of providing continuing education for rehabilitation counselors. This study also measured the differential effects of education, sex, and age on the selected knowledge areas, defined needs, and preferred training methods. A Training Needs Survey was administered to all of the counselors and supervisors in three western states. The main finding was that more differences were obtained when counselors were compared by state, than by education, age, or sex. More similarities were found between counselors and supervisors than differences on the important knowledge areas and training needs, however supervisors felt case recording, knowledge of state/federal regulations and case management were more important training needs than did the counselors. Overall, the workshop/seminar was the preferred method of inservice training.

“It’s Awful When We Get It Wrong”: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Perspectives on Suicide

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily M. Lund ◽  
Jared C. Schultz ◽  
Katie B. Thomas ◽  
Michael R. Nadorff ◽  
Dalia Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Suicide Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Do So

Despite the high prevalence of suicide among people with disabilities, little research has explored suicide in the context of the vocational rehabilitation (VR) system. We analyzed the responses of 27 VR counselors who responded to an open-ended qualitative prompt regarding their experiences with suicide training and competency. Key themes included a desire for more training on suicide and the experience of seeking and receiving suicide training and experience outside of VR. Responses also underscored the heavy emotional impact of working with suicidal clients, especially when one feels unprepared to do so. These results suggest that it is important to provide VR counselors with resources and training for addressing suicide in their client populations.

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