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. ii. The number of students enrolled at each of those institutions, broken down by type of program; and
Current Narrative:
Institution: Florida Atlantic University
Type of Program: Graduate Level Rehabilitation Training Program (MEd and PhD)
Number and Type of Students Enrolled: Med = 30, PhD = 3
Number of Graduates Eligible for CRC Certification: The Division was unable to obtain information.
Number of Graduates:
- 2018 - Med = 6, PhD = 0
Institution: Florida International University
Type of Program: Master of Science in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling Track (MS)
Number and Type of Students Enrolled: 12
Number of Graduates Eligible for CRC Certification: The Division was unable to obtain information.
Number of Graduates:
- 2012-2017 = 26 MS
Institution: University of South Florida
Type of Program: Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (MA)
Number and Type of Students Enrolled: 136
Number of Graduates Eligible for CRC Certification: The Division was unable to obtain information.
Number of Graduates:
- 2014 = 41 MA
- 2015 = 50 MA
- 2016 = 22 MA
- 2017-2018 (The Division was unable to obtain information on graduates for these years.)
None of the graduates in the referenced educational programs were sponsored by Rehabilitation Services Administration. The division acknowledges that there are many graduate-level counseling related majors at public state universities that qualify graduates for certification as a rehabilitation counselor.
The Division was unable to obtain the number and type of students enrolled at each institution.