VR Online in Rehabilitation Counseling Preparation: An Integrative Pilot Initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Charles Bernacchio ◽  
Josephine Wilson
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Video Conference ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration

This collaboration involves VR Online research at Wright State (WSU) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (VRC) Long-term Training Project at University of Southern Maine (USM). The NIDILRR-funded VR Online research team developed and piloted online resources for vocational rehabilitation (VR) consumers and counselors using an online portal to meet consumers via videoconference. To address VRC shortages in state VRs and community rehabilitation providers, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) funded Northern New England VRC project which provides graduate education to VR employees in order to increase the number of qualified VRCs throughout the rural northeast. This article will examine a partnership of these two projects to provide training and technical assistance to VRC students during internships, which includes: use of tele-rehabilitation technology in delivering VR services; integration of video conference technology into rehabilitation counselor education (RCE) graduate level curriculum during internship; trainee supervision and preparation applying HIPPA compliant, webbased, video-conference technology; and assessing benefits and limitations using advanced technologies in internship experiences and process considerations to improve VR Online application in practice.

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.

A Work-Study Model for Rehabilitation Counselor Education in Substance Abuse

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Livingston ◽  
Joan Randell ◽  
Eileen Wolkstein
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Counseling Professionals ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Rehabilitation Needs

Vocational Rehabilitation services are crucial in helping the drug abusing client return to or attain employment. A major barrier to vocational rehabilitation for these clients is the serious shortage of professionally trained rehabilitation counselors available to serve them. This article provides an overview of the vocational rehabilitation needs of drug abusers, and describes a model for meeting those needs through a work study education program designed to introduce more rehabilitation counseling professionals into the drug abuse treatment system.

Counseling Strategies to Enhance the Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons After Traumatic Brain Injury

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Marme' ◽  
Ken Skord
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injuries ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
Counseling Relationship ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Therapeutic Environment ◽  
Course Of Action

After traumatio brain injuries (TBI), individuals must overcome many barriers to attain their maximum independence. In our sooiety, competitive work remains a major indicator of this independenoe. The model presented in this article stresses that vocational rehabilitation counseling, regardless of the client's particular situation, follows the same basic goals and methods. Those goals are directed toward the attainment of a realistio vocational plan given the individual's skills, abilities and temperaments, as well as the vocational alternatives available to that individual. To achieve those goals, the vocational rehabilitation counselor (VRC) must rely on fundamental counseling skills. A safe, therapeutic environment must be created by carefully listening to the client's ideas and feelings. The VRC assists the client in identifying goals, as well as the behaviors necessary for achieving them. Cooperatively, strategies for defining and achieving both are explored. When inevitable differences surface between the client's perception of the best course of action and that of the VRC, VRCs must provide clear, honest explanations of their reservations about the client's plans, while remaining supportive of the client's motivation to work. Greater responsibility and skill for the counseling relationship must be assumed by the VRC in working with individuals who have had traumatic brain injuries.

A National Survey of the Employment of Placement Specialists by General and Blind Rehabilitation Agencies

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger S. Decker ◽  
Boris Stanojevich
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
State Level ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
Future Effect

This study investigated the use of placement specialists by Vocational Rehabihtation and State Blind agencies. Minimum educational requirements and salary ranges for counselors and placement specialists were also surveyed for comparison purposes.The ,data were collected through a questionnaire, which was sent to all the State Vocational Rehabilitation and State Blind agencies. The results indicate that almost sixty percent (60%) of the surveyed agencies used placement specialists at either a local, regional, or state level. The functions performed by the placement specialist at the three levels are reported.The increase in the use of placement specialists may have a future effect on the rehabilitation counseling profession. The study suggests the opening of new employment opportunities for the rehabilitation counselor and the challenge for new placement-oriented curricula for the rehabilitation counselor training programs.

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.

Employment Outcomes and Job Quality of Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers With Deaf-Blindness

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele C. McDonnall ◽  
Jennifer Cmar
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Competitive Employment ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Educational Advancement ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration ◽  
Counseling And Guidance

The purpose of this study was to investigate employment outcomes for vocational rehabilitation (VR) consumers with deaf-blindness, a population that has received no attention in the literature. The sample was obtained from Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) data and included 1,382 consumers with deaf-blindness identified as their primary or secondary disability whose cases were closed during fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. Independent variables consisted of consumer personal characteristics and VR service-related variables. Two measures of employment outcomes were used: obtainment of competitive employment and a composite measure of job quality. Overall, the results indicate that several VR service-related factors are associated with whether deaf-blind consumers obtain competitive employment, but consumers’ personal characteristics are much more important in determining job quality. Implications for improving employment outcomes for consumers who are deaf-blind include providing job-related services, supporting educational advancement, and providing counseling and guidance. Results also support the importance of accounting for employment status at application in RSA-911 analyses and the efficacy of service provision by separate agencies for the blind.

Diversity and Rehabilitation Counseling: A Historical Perspective of the Contributions of Minority Serving Institutions to the Field of Rehabilitation Counseling

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Bridget H. Staten ◽  
David Staten ◽  
Antoinette C. Hollis ◽  
Tyra Turner Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Tribal Colleges And Universities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Minority Serving Institutions

This article provides a historical overview of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). A review of the history of MSIs and their inception is covered. Also, trends in federal support for MSIs is provided to gain a better understanding of the importance of these institutions to the field of rehabilitation counseling. A historical perspective of rehabilitation counselor education programs is provided including the role of the Council on Rehabilitation Education. Implications for additional empirical research are provided.

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.

Learning Disabilities and Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation Services: A Chronology of Events

1981 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
California Department ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration

Historically, learning disabled (LD) individuals have been excluded from vocational rehabilitation services because of eligibility criteria that did not recognize learning disabilities as a mental or physical disability. Several significant events including the recognition of learning disabilities by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual III of the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, and the California Department of Rehabilitation created an atmosphere of acceptance in the rehabilitation community. After initial efforts to maintain the traditional posture towards learning disabilities in the rewriting of the Rehabilitation Comprehensive Services and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978 (PL 95–602), the Rehabilitation Services Administration yielded to a new conceptualization which will now allow the severely learning disabled (SLD) access to rehabilitation services.

Factors Related to Employment Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers with Visual Impairments: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 518-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily M. Lund ◽  
Jennifer L. Cmar
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration ◽  
Report Data

Introduction:The purpose of this article was to conduct a systematic review of peer-reviewed studies on factors related to employment in consumers who are visually impaired using Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) Case Service Report data.Methods:We used database, hand, and ancestral search strategies to systematically identify peer-reviewed studies published between 1990 and August 2018 where researchers used RSA-911 data to address the target question. All included articles were coded by two reviewers for study and participant characteristics, quality indicators, and outcomes.Results:Nine articles consisting of 14 analyses were included. Twelve analyses concerned employment outcomes; two concerned earnings. Researchers in most studies used large samples of 3,000 or more consumers and used multivariable analyses, most commonly multilevel logistic regression. Factors that consistently predicted lower employment across studies included presence of a secondary disability and legal blindness; higher education level consistently predicted higher employment, as did earnings and self-support at vocational rehabilitation application. Few analyses included state- or agency-level variables or specific vocational rehabilitation services.Discussion:These results indicate that certain groups of vocational rehabilitation consumers with visual impairments may be at greater risk of unsuccessful closures; researchers should examine specific strategies that may improve outcomes in these groups. These results also highlight the importance of education in securing employment among people with visual impairments. Researchers should examine state- and agency-level variables that may affect outcomes as well as the effects of specific services on outcomes. Additionally, researchers should analyze factors that may affect employment quality as well as employment outcomes.Implications for practitioners:Practitioners who are working with visually impaired people who do not have a postsecondary degree should encourage and assist their clients in obtaining one; practitioners may also wish to provide more targeted support for consumers from potentially high-risk subpopulations.

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