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Definition of a Profession The Rehabilitation Profession Professional Training

Definition of a Profession The Rehabilitation Profession Professional Training Professional Associations. What is a profession?. Fulltime occupation Required education Professional association Code of ethics External recognition, e.g., Certification Licensure.

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Definition of a Profession The Rehabilitation Profession Professional Training

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  1. Definition of a Profession The Rehabilitation Profession Professional Training Professional Associations Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  2. What is a profession? • Fulltime occupation • Required education • Professional association • Code of ethics • External recognition, e.g., • Certification • Licensure Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  3. Characteristics of a profession (Rothman, 1998) • Body of expert knowledge • Some control over conditions of work • Exclusive jurisdiction over some core tasks (monopoly) • Some degree of freedom from external control (autonomy) • [think of RC as on a continuum of these characteristics] Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  4. Rehabilitation Counseling as a profession • “a profession that assists individual with disabilities in adapting to the environment, assists environments in accommodating the needs of the individual and works toward full participation in all aspects of society.” (Szymanski, 1985 p. 3) Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  5. Most Rehabilitation Counselors 1. Assess individuals’ needs 2. Develop programs or plans to meet the needs 3. provide or arrange for services • Which may include job placement and follow-up services 4. Counseling skills are critical component of these activities. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  6. Professional training • National VR program was established and expanded with no specification of type of qualifications needed by personnel. • 1940 – 3 university programs estab. • 1954 – federal funds to colleges for education • 1992 and 1998 amendments emphasized “qualified” rehab personnel. • Promoted greater diversity of RC Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  7. Professional Associations • National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) • Rehabilitation is separate profession • Divisions reflect various rehab professionals • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) • Psychologically trained • Specialty of counseling discipline Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

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