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
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel needs with respect to:
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. A. i. The number of personnel who are employed by the State agency in the provision of VR services in relation to the number of individuals served, broken down by personnel category;
Current Narrative:
DSB is currently serving 856 consumers and employs a total of 57 staff:
Field Services – (Total 37)
Field Administration – 3
Managers – 5
Counselors – 18
Administrative Support – 11
Central Office – (Total 20)
Director’s Office – 1
Finance – 4
Administrative Support – 8
Business and Technology - 7
Update PY2022-2023 DSB is currently serving 730 VR consumers and employs a total of 58 staff. DSB counselors have an average caseload size of 34 consumers.
Field Services – (Total 39 filled, 7 vacancies)
Field Administration – 4 filled, 1 Vacancy
Managers – 5 filled, 0 Vacancy
Counselors – 18 filled, 3 vacancies
Administrative Support – 12 filled, 3 vacancies
Central Office – (Total 19 filled, 3 vacancies)
Director’s Office – 5 filled
Finance – 1 filled, 2 vacancies
Quality Assurance - 4 filled, 0 vacancy
Administrative Support – 1 vacancy
Business and Technology – 8 filled, 0 vacancy