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.

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.

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.

Perceptions of State Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Supervisors, and Administrators of Core Competencies for Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-113
Author(s):  
James E. Tripp
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Continuum Model ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Core Knowledge ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
The Core ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Service Training

The purpose of the study was to identify the core knowledge and skill based competencies which State Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, supervisors, and administrators thought would best prepare professional VR counselors for practice in State Divisions of Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies in HEW Region VIII. A non-random sample of 243 VR counselors, 44 VR supervisors, and 68 administrators responded to a forced choice survey of questionnaire which contained 11 major competency categories and 128 subject items. The respondents generally agreed that all of the major competency categories were important. Also, the results of the study indicated that Vocational Rehabilitation counseling is based upon an interdisciplinary core of knowledge and skill based competencies. A continuum model of education including undergraduate, graduate, and in-service training is required to be competent at the professional level. Furthermore, the findings indicated that government rehabilitation agencies and vocational rehabilitation counselor education programs can best prepare manpower through joint training efforts.

Rehabilitation Counselor Attitudes: A Study to Compare the Attitudes of General and Special Counselors

1974 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Charles R. Neely
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counselor Attitudes ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

The results of a questionnaire completed by vocational rehabilitation counselors employed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources were studied. A comparison was made between the responses of 97 counselors carrying general caseloads and 64 counselors carrying special caseloads. The results indicated little overall difference between the attitudes of counselors regardless of the type caseload carried.

A Study of Counselor Time Utilization for Medically Disabled and Culturally Disadvantaged Clients

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-233
Author(s):  
Solly Katz ◽  
Kenneth Reagles ◽  
George N. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Role Changes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Time Utilization ◽  
Culturally Disadvantaged

The purpose of this study was to compare rehabilitation counselor time utilization for medically-disabled and culturally-disadvantaged clients. Two research questions were: Is there a significant difference in the time spent on counseling services? Is there a significant difference in the number of counseling contacts required between the two handicapped groups? First, the researchers found that rehabilitation counselors spent similar amounts of time in providing counseling services and in related activities for medically-disabled and culturally-disadvantaged clients; but counselors spent significantly more time withculturaIly-disadvantaged clients. Apparently the culturally disadvantaged seemed to require a redistribution of total time. Counselors made about the same number of contacts for both handicap groups. Thus, the results indicated that culturally-disadvantaged clients, as a group, do not require additional or markedly different counseling functions and can be easily included in the traditional vocational rehabilitation process without major role changes. They do, however, appear to require more time in a one-to-one relationship with the counselor.

Rehabilitation Counselor Interaction Style During the Initial Interview

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Roy C. Farley ◽  
Stanford E. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Interaction Style ◽  
Initial Interview ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

This study examined audio recorded initial client interviews of 56 Vocational Rehabilitation counselors to assess counselor interaction style. The results indicated a “style” considered less than optimally facilitative of client self-expression and suggested a need for providing counselors with training to increase their skill as interactionists.

“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.

State Agency Rehabilitation Counselor Functions with Mentally Retarded Clients

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Jerry D. Parham
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

The data on counselor functions from five state agencies of rehabilitation were analyzed based on the percentage of MR clients in their caseloads. In comparing the results to a study done nearly a decade ago, minimal differences were found in the amount of time counselors spent performing major functions. Results of the study would indicate that state agency vocational rehabilitation counselors spend approximately the same amount of time performing similar functions regardless of the percentage of mentally retarded persons in their caseloads. The quality rather than the quantity of time spent on counselor functions may account for existing differences.

CRC Credential Attainment by State Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Anna M. Harpster ◽  
Katherine L. Byers ◽  
LaKeisha L. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Master's Degree Program ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

This study examines 137 state vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors' perceptions of the value of having the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) credential. While almost 53% of this sample included persons who were certified, the majority who were not indicated that the two major reasons for not currently having this designation were: (a) it was not required to be employed as a state VR counselor and (b) they planned to get it. In terms of perceived encouragement by master's degree program faculty to pursue the CRC credential, results reveal that for this group of vocational rehabilitation counselors, this influence did not have a substantial impact on CRC obtainment. Implications for the rehabilitation counseling field/education are discussed.

Incorporating Feminism Into Rehabilitation Counselor Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mookyong Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Counselor Educators ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Diversity Issues ◽  
Gender Power ◽  
And Training

Purpose:The author describes how rehabilitation counselor educators can incorporate the feminist perspective in teaching rehabilitation counselors-in-training by exploring history, core values, and training methods of feminism.Method:Based on a literature review, the author compares philosophy and concepts of rehabilitation counseling and feminism, reviews the models of feminist supervision, and explores its applicability to rehabilitation counseling.Results:Feminism coincides with the philosophy of rehabilitation counseling in that both share similar perspectives that emphasize equity and justice. When incorporating feminism, the philosophical and conceptual tenets of rehabilitation counseling can be effectively trained through the practices of the rehabilitation counselor such as empowerment and advocacy for clients. Specifically, as a method to disseminate the core values of rehabilitation counseling, feminist supervision provides a structured model to train rehabilitation counselors-in-training.Conclusions:The feminist approach can be incorporated as a viable training method for rehabilitation counselor educators in that feminism provides a useful framework in which not only to view gender, power, and diversity issues but also to train philosophy and core values of rehabilitation counseling.

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