Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- B. Personnel Development
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on personnel development with respect to:
- B. Personnel Development
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. B. i. A list of the institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing VR professionals, by type of program;
Current Narrative:
List of institutions of higher education in the State that are preparing Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) professionals, by type of program:
- Michigan State - Rehabilitation Counseling.
- Wayne State University’s online Rehabilitation Counseling program.
- Western Michigan - (OM) (for adults and children), Rehabilitation Teaching, Rehabilitation Counseling and Teaching Children with Visual Impairments.
The Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) participates in the development of VR professionals by providing opportunities for mentoring and supervising vocational rehabilitation practicum and internship experiences. BSBP staff participates on admission panels at Western Michigan University to provide guidance as to the skills and abilities the field of rehabilitation requires.
BSBP initiates annual communication with the programs above allowing us to gather statistical data needed to address this topic. BSBP staff are periodically requested to provide in-service training in this program of study.