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- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
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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| Institute of Higher Education | Type of Program | No. of Students Enrolled | No. of Prior Year Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville University | Rehabilitation Counseling-Master of Arts | 23 | 10 |
The state’s only rehabilitation counseling program at Maryville University will come to a close at the end of the fall 2024 semester. At that time the remaining graduates of the program will receive their Master’s Degree. With this closure, Missouri will not have an in-state rehabilitation counseling program.
There were 10 Master’s level students that graduated from Maryville during the past academic year. All of the 10 students are eligible to take the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) test and also the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) test upon graduation. Individuals who have the credentials to receive the CRC are eligible for the Vocational Rehabilitation Trainee and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor positions. Individuals who receive the CRC are eligible for the Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor position.