Job Attitudes of Union Versus NRCA Members

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Glen O. Geist ◽  
Roger G. Backes
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Job Rewards

State agency vocational rehabilitation counselors are assessed in their attitudes toward professional issues and extrinsic job rewards. Counselors who are members of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) differ in their attitudes from those who belong to unions. Differences in attitudes are also reflected in the geographical location (major metropolitan, urban, rural) of the agency in which the counselor works. Comparisons are made on several issues and the implications 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.

Creativity and Innovation in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seymour J. Mund
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Special Expertise ◽  
Creativity And Innovation ◽  
Unsolvable Problems ◽  
Community Relationships

Over the years the special expertise that vocational rehabilitation counselors have shown has been through their ability to develop and create unique ways of helping the handicapped. Vocational rehabilitation successes have depended in large measure on a counselor's inventiveness in finding new approaches to what others have seen as unsolvable problems. Now as never before there is a need for these innate abilities to be used. Techniques of getting good referrals, enhancing services and developing community relationships as well as placement methods are discussed. Examples of new and different approaches to vocational rehabilitation counseling are explored.

Organizational Policies and Personnel Factors That Are Incentives for and Challenges to Collaboration as Identified by Statewide Transition Supervisors

2020 ◽  
pp. 104420732094354
Author(s):  
Kathleen Marie Oertle ◽  
Sheryl Bobroff ◽  
Caren L. Sax
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
Workforce Innovation

In the United States, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2014) require special educators and vocational rehabilitation counselors to plan and coordinate transition services for students with disabilities. Regardless of the legislative mandates, major challenges remain for effective collaboration. The purpose of this study was to investigate statewide special education and vocational rehabilitation counseling transition supervisors’ insights on the policies that promote or present barriers to effective collaboration. Forty-eight statewide transition supervisors wrote a total of 175 comments that were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Organizational and personnel factors were identified, and specific examples of noteworthy indicators of collaboration are presented. Recommendations are offered to address the lack of policies and incentives for transition collaboration.

Attitudes Toward the Severely Disabled among Five Rehabilitation Groups

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Crunk ◽  
Jay Allen
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Disability Determination ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

The focus of this study was to investigate differences in attitude toward the severely disabled among five rehabilitation groups, i.e. vocational rehabilitation counselors, disability determination examiners, facility workers, full-time graduate rehabilitation counseling students, and under-graduate rehabilitation students. Demographic variables such as education, sex, age, and number of years employed with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation were investigated as a source of possibly influencing the attitudes toward the severely disabled. Results of the study revealed that the five rehabilitation groups do differ significantly in their attitudes toward the severely disabled. Discussion and specific recommendations are made regarding the implications of the study.

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.

The Rehabilitation Problems and needs of the Spinal-Cord Injured: A Pilot Study

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Felice ◽  
John E. Muthard ◽  
Laurie S. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

The findings of a pilot study of spinal-cord injury in Florida covering three topics are reported: 1) the incidence of spinal-cord injury in Florida, 2) the experiences of spinal-cord injured (SCI) persons and vocational rehabilitation counselors and their perceptions of the adequacy of their community's treatment and rehabilitation services for the SCI, and 3) the availability of facilities, equipment, and personnel for the care of SCI individuals in Florida. Recent developments in care for the SCI in Florida are discussed.

Age, Work, and Disability: Rehabilitation at the End of the Worklife

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Barros-Bailey ◽  
Jerome Fischer ◽  
Jodi L. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Delivery Options ◽  
United States Labor Market

Older workers engaging in vocational rehabilitation services have received little attention in the vocational rehabilitation literature. However, older workers are the fastest growing sector of the United States labor market and they are predicted to become a greater proportion of vocational rehabilitation caseloads as they remain in the worliforce longer, or increasingly enter or re-enter the labor market. Research indicates that as people age, the probability of acquiring a disability increases dramatically. Regardless of when or how someone acquired a disability, understanding the elements particular to the rehabilitation counseling of older workers with disabilities is important. This paper explores the various demographics, issues, trends, and elements rehabilitation counselors could consider in working with older Americans with disabilities. Rehabilitation counselors need to become aware of these issues with older workers and retool in order to service this sector of the population more efficiently. Implications for the rehabilitation counseling practitioner and service delivery options are also presented.

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