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:
There is one graduate rehabilitation counselor training program in Missouri. Maryville University in St. Louis, a private institution, offers a master’s level degree program in rehabilitation counseling. Graduates of this program are ready to take the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certification test and the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) test upon graduation. Maryville University began offering a new program with a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in September 1999. The program had 35 students enrolled in the fall 2019 semester, and 12-15 students are expected to graduate from Maryville University by summer 2020. MVR will continue to work closely with Maryville University to recruit and hire potential graduates of the program.
MVR is also working with other graduate counseling programs in Missouri and offers practicum and internship opportunities.