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. i. A list of the institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing VR professionals, by type of program;
Current Narrative:
Puerto Rico has various institutions of higher education that are preparing professionals in the rehabilitation field. The PRVRA has agreements with three (3) universities that prepare professionals in the rehabilitation counseling field. The purpose of such agreements is to provide the students the opportunity to carry out their practicum in facilities of our agency. In addition, the PRVRA recruits graduates from these institutions and others:
- University of Puerto Rico (UPR)- is the only public institution of higher education in the country. It has its main campus in Río Piedras with 10 off-campus sites throughout the Island. The Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Counseling is at their Río Piedras Campus
- UPR, Medical Sciences Campus, has the following programs: Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Master’s degree in Speech Pathology; and Nursing
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Ponce) has the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Bayamón Central University has the following programs: Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Counseling; Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology; Bachelor’s degree in Social Work; Vocational Rehabilitation Certification; and Visual Impairments Certification