Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act, the VR agency must develop and maintain annually a description (consistent with the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act) of the VR agency’s comprehensive system of personnel development, which shall include a description of the procedures and activities the State VR agency will undertake to ensure it has an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals that provides the following:
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
i. 1. D. Ratio of qualified VR counselors to clients:
Current Narrative:
As of July 2023, the average Caseload Counselor to participant ratio is approximately 1:75. That caseload ratio does not support sustained growth in the number of VR participants. Therefore, increased staffing is anticipated to be necessary over the next two years, including new VR Counselors. Some of those positions are needed more quickly to address current areas of high volume.