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Career in Rehabilitation Counseling

Career in Rehabilitation Counseling. Psychological and Counseling Services Program Florida State University. What is Rehabilitation Counseling?. Specialization within the field of counseling Considered both a counseling and allied health profession. Rehabilitation Counselors.

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Career in Rehabilitation Counseling

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  1. Career in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychological and Counseling 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. How Rehabilitation Counseling different from others counseling professions? • Focus on disability • Specialized training in the medical, psychological and social aspects of disability

  5. What IS “Disability”?

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  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bPSevAmdA8&feature=related (Nick Vujicic)

  10. 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

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

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

  13. Examples of Job Titles • Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpwadEQoRM4&feature=related • Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM44cLXISiM • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcObVsiAU14 • Case Manager • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYcNQqtZG4&feature=related • Occupational therapist • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkw77r-KIuc

  14. Examples of Job Titles • Physical therapist • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z2Ib4Meul4 • Transition Specialist • Family and Marriage Counselor • Forensic Rehabilitation Specialist • Life Care Planning Specialist • Job Placement Specialist • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AszATtlRvk • Mental Health Counselors • Vocational Evaluator • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBdmTbWg6L0

  15. 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

  16. Scope of Practice • Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment planning • 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 • Individual and group counseling focused on facilitating psychosocial adjustment to disability • Advocacy for persons with disabilities

  17. Growing Demands • Career opportunities expected to increase by 25% between 2006 and 2016. • Expanded opportunities in pediatric and geriatrics • Federal funding for training programs • Aging trend

  18. 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.

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

  20. Application for Graduate Programs • Preparations • Volunteer experiences • Job shadowing • Informational interview • How to cover the tuition and cost? Scholarship?

  21. RSA Scholarship • 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.

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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/

  25. For Further Information Dr. Shengli Dong or Dr. Deborah Ebener Psychological and Counseling Services Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32312 sdong3@fsu.edu or debener@fsu.edu

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