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:
- 3. Personnel Standards
Describe the State agency's policies and procedures for the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards consistent with section 101(a)(7)(B) to ensure that designated State unit professional and paraprofessional personnel are adequately trained and prepared, including:
- 3. Personnel Standards
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 3. B. The establishment and maintenance of education and experience requirements, in accordance with section 101(a)(7)(B)(ii) of the Rehabilitation Act, to ensure that the personnel have a 21st century understanding of the evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities.
Current Narrative:
Rehabilitation Counselors
Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling; or
A degree in a closely related field with evidence of completion of graduate level coursework in counseling theory/techniques.
All of the agency’s vocational rehabilitation counselors meet the state’s standard.
Rehabilitation Representative
Bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or in a related social services field; or
Bachelor’s degree in any field, plus two years of experience providing employment related services for persons with disabilities.
Placement Coordinator
One year professional experience in which the primary focus was the provision of vocational services to persons with disabilities; or
Master’s degree in behavioral science, counseling, vocational evaluation, job placement, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related degree; or
Three years of paraprofessional experience in which the primary focus was the provision of vocational services to persons with disabilities. A Bachelor’s degree substitutes for half of the experience requirement.
Vocational Rehabilitation Technician
A minimum of one year of experience in an organization whose mission includes the provision of services to persons who are injured or disabled so that an understanding and sensitivity toward people with disabilities has been obtained
Customer service skills sufficient to perform intake, assist with forms, and to develop positive relationships with the consumers
Keyboarding skills sufficient to create documents and complete data entry, and
English sufficient to interview consumers and employers, present job-seeking skills training, and to draft correspondence or complete forms.