Section 5-G: Entry-Level Specialized Practice Areas, Rehabilitation Counseling

All entry-level students are enrolled in at least one specialized practice area. Students are expected to develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to address a wide range of issues in their specialized practice area in consideration of culturally sustaining practices across service delivery modalities. Counselor education programs must document where and in what manner each of the numbered standards listed for that specialized practice area is covered in the curriculum. The standards may be addressed in the foundational curriculum or in experiences specifically designed for each specialized practice area.

G. REHABILITATION COUNSELING

individual response to disability, including the role of families, communities, and other social networks
strategies to enhance adjustment and adaptation to disability
effects of socioeconomic trends, public policies, stigma, access, and attitudinal barriers as they relate to disability
principles of independent living, self-determination, and informed choice
rehabilitation counseling services and organizational settings, including independent living, community rehabilitation, and public/proprietary vocational rehabilitation programs
benefit systems used by individuals with disabilities, including but not limited to Social Security, governmental monetary assistance, workers’ compensation insurance, long-term disability insurance, and veterans’ benefits
classification, terminology, etiology, functional capacity, and prognosis of disabilities
career- and work-related assessments, including job analysis, worksite modification, transferable skills analysis, job readiness, and work hardening
evaluation and application of assistive technology with an emphasis on individualized assessment and planning
career development and employment models and strategies for achieving and maintaining meaningful employment for people with disabilities
strategies to analyze work activity and labor market data and trends to facilitate the match between an individual with a disability and targeted jobs
case management strategies that facilitate rehabilitation and independent living planning
consultation and collaboration with employers regarding the legal rights and benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act adherence, accommodations, universal design, and workplace disability prevention
strategies to promote self-advocacy skills of individuals with disabilities
facilitating client knowledge of and access to community and technology services and resources
strategies to advocate on behalf of people with disabilities as related to disability and disability legislation

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