Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
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. ii. The number of students enrolled at each of those institutions, broken down by type of program; and
Current Narrative:
Louisiana State University-Health Science Center (LSUHSC) is in the process of changing their educational department that facilitates the Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate-level program. Once the current student enrolled in this program exits, LSUHSC will cease to offer a Master's degree for Rehabilitation Counseling; it will be changed to Clinical Mental Health Counseling. LSUHSC has not offered the RSA grant to students for the Rehabilitation Counseling program since 2019.
| Row | Institution | Students Enrolled | Employees sponsored by Agency or RSA | Graduates sponsored by Agency or RSA | Graduates from the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA - Undergraduate | 117 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA - Graduate | 46 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA - Graduate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |