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. iii. The number of students who graduated during the prior year from each of those institutions with certification or licensure, or with the credentials for certification or licensure, broken down by the personnel category for which they have received, or have the credentials to receive, certification or licensure.
Current Narrative:
There were 14 students that graduated during the past academic year. All of the 14 students graduating from Maryville University with a degree in rehabilitation counseling are eligible to take the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) test and also the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) test upon graduation.
Individuals who have the credentials to receive the CRC are eligible for the Vocational Rehabilitation Trainee and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor positions upon graduation. Individuals who receive the CRC are eligible for the Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor position.
RSB will continue to work closely with Maryville University to recruit and hire potential graduates.