Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
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:
Personnel Development of VR Counselors
The Council on Rehabilitation Education provides academic preparation for professional rehabilitation counseling positions and undergraduate programs in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. The CDOR ensures effective systematic coordination with the Council on Rehabilitation Education–accredited programs by discussing, at least biannually, the progress of CDOR staff participating in the Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling programs.
Universities with Rehabilitation Counseling Programs
In California, there are five Council on Rehabilitation Education–accredited Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling programs and one Council on Rehabilitation Education–accredited undergraduate Bachelors of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services program through the following universities: CSU Fresno, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Bernardino, and San Diego State University. Only CSU Los Angeles offers a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services.