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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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WVDRS annually collects information from higher education institutions that provide training to prospective rehabilitation personnel. Based on information provided by West Virginia University (WVU) and Marshall University, WVU reports 57 students enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling graduate programs in the Fall 2023 semester and 27 graduates in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the Counseling graduate program, WVU reports 51 enrolled students for Fall 2023 and 26 graduates during the 2022-2023 academic year. For the Social Work graduate program, WVU has an approximate enrollment of 58 students in Fall 2023 and 35 graduates in the 2022-2023 period.
| Institute of Higher Education | Type of Program | No. of Students Enrolled | No. of Prior Year Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University | Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling | 57 | 27 |
| West Virginia University | Counseling | 51 | 26 |
| West Virginia University | Social Work | 58 | 35 |