Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- B. Personnel Development
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on personnel development with respect to:
- B. Personnel Development
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. B. i. A list of the institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing VR professionals, by type of program;
Current Narrative:
There is one graduate rehabilitation counselor training program in Missouri. In September 1999 Maryville University in St. Louis began offering a masters level degree program in rehabilitation counseling. Graduates of this program are ready to take the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) test and also the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) test upon graduation. The program had 36 students enrolled during the fall 2019 semester and 12 students graduated in spring 2018. RSB will continue to work closely with Maryville University to recruit and hire potential graduates.
RSB has worked with graduate counseling programs at the University of Missouri Columbia and University of Missouri Kansas City to offer internship opportunities for individuals considering entering vocational rehabilitation as a profession.