Current Knowledge and Training Needs of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors to Work Effectively With Veterans With Disabilities

Frain, Michael; Bishop, Malachy; Tansey, Timothy N.; Sánchez, Jennifer; Wijngaarde, Frank

doi:10.1891/2168-6653.27.1.2

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“…As a result, trends in employment indicate job growth in behavioral and mental health settings, particularly with the expansion of services available to individuals following the signing of the Affordable Care Act. RCs also are being called upon to work with wounded veterans as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan toward their medical and vocational reintegration (Frain et al, 2013). Today's veterans' "signature injuries" are cognitive and emotional injuries, calling on those who serve them to add strong mental health counseling skills to serve those recovering from primarily traumatic brain injuries and psychiatric disorders (Isham et al, 2010).…”

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Rehabilitation Counseling: A Specialty Practice of the Counseling Profession

Hartley¹,

Tarvydas²

2022

The Professional Practice of Rehabilitation Counseling

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Describe the diverse professional practice of rehabilitation counseling as a specialty of the counseling profession. Summarize the progression and professionalization of rehabilitation counseling and its relation to the broader field of counseling. Explain psychiatric rehabilitation as a bridge between traditional rehabilitation counseling and mental health counseling as practiced by rehabilitation counselors.Evaluate emerging trends and planned initiatives within the counseling profession that are affecting the professional practice of rehabilitation counseling.

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Section: Emerging Trendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rehabilitation Counseling: A Specialty Practice of the Counseling Profession

Hartley¹,

Tarvydas²

2022

The Professional Practice of Rehabilitation Counseling

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Veterans Health Administration Develops Rehabilitation Counselor Qualification Standards to Meet Future Needs

Howell,

Barton,

Inniss-Johnson

et al. 2023

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) released qualification standards establishing the requirements for appointment as a rehabilitation counselor. The qualification standards represent a conversion of the previous vocational rehabilitation counselor occupational series to the broader discipline of rehabilitation counseling, the establishment of a national certification requirement, and conversion to the Hybrid Title 38 hiring authority to facilitate increased recruitment and retention. This article provides an overview of the new qualification standards and requirements for employment, reviews the occupation in the VHA, discusses internship opportunities, emphasizes how academia can help prepare students for service delivery to veterans, and offers guidance on connecting with a local Veterans Administration Medical Center and applying for federal employment.

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Employment and Rehabilitation for Veterans With Chronic Conditions and Disabilities: Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Suggestions

Umucu

2023

Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal

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This review aims to explore and synthesize employment and rehabilitation services for veterans with disabilities to help rehabilitation clinicians and researchers understand the characteristics and needs of this population, with the aim to improve employment and rehabilitation outcomes for veterans with disabilities. More specifically, our goal is to identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities in Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and employment services for veterans with disabilities. Veterans with disabilities may be eligible to receive VR services from both the Veterans Affairs (VA) and state VR agencies; however, they still experience significant challenges and barriers in employment due to unique characteristics of veterans and their disabilities. For example, poverty, homelessness, and unemployment due to disability are significant challenges for veterans with disabilities, their families, service providers, stakeholders, and policymakers. Research has long identified employment and rehabilitation services can buffer against these challenges; however, VR services are identified as the least used VA services among veterans with disabilities. This study includes implications to inform clinicians, policy makers, and researchers on VR and employment services for veterans with disabilities.

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Current Knowledge and Training Needs of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors to Work Effectively With Veterans With Disabilities

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Rehabilitation Counseling: A Specialty Practice of the Counseling Profession

Rehabilitation Counseling: A Specialty Practice of the Counseling Profession

Veterans Health Administration Develops Rehabilitation Counselor Qualification Standards to Meet Future Needs

Employment and Rehabilitation for Veterans With Chronic Conditions and Disabilities: Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Suggestions

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