Rehabilitation Counselors

Job Description: Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

Rehabilitation Counselors spend a lot of their time Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Speech Recognition, and Problem Sensitivity. Rehabilitation Counselors are typically characterized as being Social and Investigative. They are usually very knowledgable about Psychology, Therapy and Counseling, and Education and Training and are skilled at Social Perceptiveness and Monitoring.

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Work Activities

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Getting Information
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Processing Information
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Oral Expression
  
Speech Recognition
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Written Expression
  
Speech Clarity
  
Near Vision
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Originality
  
Written Comprehension
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Category Flexibility
  
Information Ordering
  
Far Vision
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Memorization
  
Selective Attention
  
Speed of Closure
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Response Orientation
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Visualization
  
Time Sharing
  
Static Strength
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Trunk Strength
  
Reaction Time
  
Stamina
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Explosive Strength
  
Auditory Attention
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Number Facility
  

Interests

Social
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  
Enterprising
  
Conventional
  
Realistic
  

Knowledge

Psychology
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Education and Training
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
English Language
  
Administration and Management
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Clerical
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Philosophy and Theology
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Mathematics
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Communications and Media
  
Law and Government
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Transportation
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Production and Processing
  
Foreign Language
  
Geography
  
Food Production
  
Building and Construction
  
History and Archeology
  
Telecommunications
  
Fine Arts
  
Mechanical
  
Biology
  

Wages

Alaska
$45,120  
 
Rhode Island
$42,250  
 
Utah
$41,830  
 
Minnesota
$40,190  
 
New Mexico
$39,990  
 
Oregon
$39,910  
 
Idaho
$38,970  
 
North Dakota
$38,860  
 
Michigan
$38,130  
 
Arkansas
$38,100  
 
Hawaii
$37,470  
 
Texas
$36,720  
 
Washington
$36,660  
 
Georgia
$36,100  
 
Ohio
$35,230  
 
New Jersey
$35,070  
 
Connecticut
$34,800  
 
Kentucky
$34,680  
 
South Dakota
$34,490  
 
Illinois
$33,440  
 
Wisconsin
$33,250  
 
Delaware
$33,020  
 
Florida
$32,940  
 
Maine
$32,560  
 
Massachusetts
$32,460  
 
Arizona
$32,310  
 
Pennsylvania
$31,960  
 
Vermont
$31,460  
 
Missouri
$31,300  
 
California
$31,000  
 
North Carolina
$30,840  
 
New York
$30,710  
 
Montana
$30,590  
 
Virginia
$30,540  
 
Colorado
$30,060  
 
Mississippi
$30,030  
 
Puerto Rico
$29,780  
 
Alabama
$29,610  
 
Nebraska
$29,560  
 
New Hampshire
$29,290  
 
Louisiana
$28,850  
 
Indiana
$28,690  
 
West Virginia
$27,450  
 
Iowa
$26,940  
 
Maryland
$26,540  
 
District of Columbia
$26,210  
 
Wyoming
$25,800  
 
South Carolina
$25,250  
 
Oklahoma
$25,110  
 
Kansas
$23,800  
 
Tennessee
$21,840  
 

Skills

Social Perceptiveness
  
Monitoring
  
Active Listening
  
Service Orientation
  
Speaking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Coordination
  
Systems Analysis
  
Critical Thinking
  
Operations Analysis
  
Learning Strategies
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Persuasion
  
Instructing
  
Writing
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Negotiation
  
Time Management
  
Active Learning
  
Science
  
Mathematics
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Programming
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Achievement
  
Support
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  
Independence
  

Work Styles

Dependability
  
Self Control
  
Concern for Others
  
Attention to Detail
  
Integrity
  
Social Orientation
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Initiative
  
Independence
  
Cooperation
  
Leadership
  
Persistence
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Innovation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Contact With Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Telephone
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Letters and Memos
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Physical Proximity
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Time Pressure
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Consequence of Error
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Public Speaking
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Level of Competition
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Degree of Automation
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Work Schedules
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Letters and Memos
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Never-

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Public Speaking
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Letters and Memos
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Time Pressure
  
Public Speaking
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Telephone
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Telephone
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
  
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals.
  
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  
Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, and transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups.
  
Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, and relevant correspondence.
  
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Master's Degree