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- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act, the VR agency must develop and maintain annually a description (consistent with the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act) of the VR agency’s comprehensive system of personnel development, which shall include a description of the procedures and activities the State VR agency will undertake to ensure it has an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals that provides the following:
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
i. 2. A. A list of the institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing VR professionals, by type of program; the number of students enrolled at each of those institutions, broken down by type of program; and 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.
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Current Narrative:
| Institute of Higher Education | Type of Program | No. of Students Enrolled | No. of Prior Year Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Program | 66 | 23 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus | Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Program | 27 | 6 |
| Central University of Bayamón | Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Program | 8 | 4 |
| Central University of Bayamón | Bachelor of Psychology | 54 | 8 |
| Central University of Bayamón | Bachelor of Social Work | 31 | 12 |
| University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | Occupational Therapy | 48 | 16 |
| University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | Physical Therapy | 79 | 20 |
| University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | Master of Speech Pathology | 30 | 23 |
| University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | Nursing | 218 | 114 |