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Career in Rehabilitation Counseling

Career in Rehabilitation Counseling. Deborah Ebener, PhD, CRC, NCC Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling and Services Program Florida State University. What is Rehabilitation Counseling?. Specialization within the field of counseling

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Career in Rehabilitation Counseling

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  1. Career in Rehabilitation Counseling Deborah Ebener, PhD, CRC, NCC Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling and Services Program Florida State University

  2. What is Rehabilitation Counseling? • Specialization within the field of counseling • Considered both a counseling and allied health profession

  3. Rehabilitation Counselors • Assists persons withdisabilities to • achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals in the most integrated settings possible • become or remain self-sufficient and productive members of society. • Achieve rehabilitation goals through the counseling process

  4. History of the Profession • Began as an occupation almost 80 years ago serving veterans from World War I and workers injured in industry. • Major strides in professional growth occurred after 1954 with federal legislation allocating training funds for education of rehabilitation counselors

  5. Rehabilitation Counseling Today • Today there are 13,000 or more Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRCs) • Serving the estimated 49 million persons with disabilities • Growing Profession • Employed in diverse setting under various job titles

  6. Values of Rehabilitation Counselors • Belief in the dignity and worth of all people. • Commitment to a sense of equal justice based on a model of accommodation to provide and equalize the opportunities • Holistic perspective of the individual • Belief in self-responsibility and wellness

  7. Professional Philosophy • Interdisciplinary and inclusive • Empowering process • Recognition of the individual’s cultural background, psychosocial environment, and unique assets. • Facilitation of independence, integration, and inclusion of people with disabilities in employment and the community.

  8. How is Rehabilitation Counseling different from other counseling professions? • Focus on disability • Specialized training in the medical, psychological and social aspects of disability

  9. What is a Disability? • Physical or mental impairment • Substantially limits or restricts the person’s in one or more major life areas • work, education, social, living independently

  10. Causes of Disabilities • Birth defects • Illness and disease • Work-related injuries • Automobile accidents • War • Aging

  11. Types of Disability • Physical • Sensory • Cognitive • Psychiatric • Developmental

  12. Scope of Practice • Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment planning • Individual and group counseling focused on facilitating psychosocial adjustment to disability • Case Management and service coordination • Consultation and access to rehabilitation technology • Interventions to remove environmental, employment, and attitudinal barriers • Job development, placement and employment accommodations • Advocacy for persons with disabilities

  13. Examples of Job Titles • Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors • Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor • Case Manager • Transition Specialist • Family and Marriage Counselor • Forensic Rehabilitation Specialist • Life Care Planning Specialist • Job Placement Specialist • Mental Health Counselors • Vocational Evaluator

  14. Examples of Employment Settings • State Rehabilitation Agencies (DVR; DBS) • Veteran’s Administration • Hospitals (Rehabilitation, VA, Psychiatric) • Substance Abuse Treatment programs • Schools • Independent Living Centers • Insurance Companies • Community mental health centers • Private agencies or practice • Industry

  15. Earning Potential of Rehabilitation Professionals • Average annual earnings with a Master’s degree: $42,000 • Range $27,000 - $67,000 • Varies across settings

  16. Growing Demands • Career opportunities expected to increase by 25% between 2006 and 2016. • Expanded opportunities in pediatric and geriatrics • Critical shortage of rehabilitation counselors • Federal funding for training programs

  17. Professional Standards • Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling • 48-60 hour graduate program • Courses in counseling, rehabilitation, and disability • Clinical Training (practicum and internship) • Certification as a Rehabilitation Counselor • State Licensure as a Professional Counselor may be needed in some settings • Other certifications: National Counselor (NCC), Vocational Evaluation (CVE), Life Care Planning, Addictions, Case Management

  18. Accreditation and Certification of Rehabilitation Counselor Programs and Professionals • Primary credentialing body for Rehabilitation Counseling Profession • Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) • Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) • Students with Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling are eligible for certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC)

  19. Critical Shortage of Rehabilitation Counselors • Federal funding of graduate training programs in rehabilitation counseling • Increase number of rehabilitation counselors working in or in conjunction with the state/federal vocational rehabilitation program. • Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) scholarships provide tuition and stipends to graduate students majoring in rehabilitation counseling at certain universities.

  20. What’s the Catch? • Students accepting RSA scholarships MUST o work after graduation in a state, non-profit rehabilitation agency, or related community-based agency for two years per year the scholarship is accepted. • After the “pay back” period then no longer obligated to work in those settings.

  21. Summary • Growing profession with excellent occupational outlook • Offers a diversity of work settings, roles, functions, and clientele. • Employment opportunities in public and private sector • Scholarships available for graduate education

  22. For More InformationWeb Sites Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) http://www.core-rehab.org/ Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) http://www.crccertification.com/ Rehabilitation Services Administration Scholarships http://www.ed.gov/students/college/aid/rehab/scholrsp.html

  23. Professional Associations American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) http://www.arcaweb.org/ American Counseling Association (ACA) http://www.counseling.org/ American Psychological Association (APA) – Rehabilitation Psychology http://www.apa.org/about/division/div22.html National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) http://www.nationalrehab.org/

  24. For Further Information Dr. Susan Miller or Dr. Deborah Ebener Rehabilitation Counseling and Services School of Teacher Education Florida State University 205 Stone Building Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 644-4880 smiller@coe.fsu.edu or debener@fsu.edu

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