(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met. |
99
|
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. |
98
|
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs. |
98
|
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements. |
96
|
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans. |
96
|
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy. |
96
|
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, residential, social, and employment goals. |
94
|
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed. |
92
|
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. |
92
|
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments. |
89
|
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs. |
87
|
Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services. |
87
|
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals. |
85
|
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities. |
83
|
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools and community groups. |
61
|
Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
61
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
60
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
59
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
58
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
57
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
55
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
54
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
52
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
51
|
Getting Information
|
51
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
51
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
48
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
45
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
44
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
43
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
42
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
41
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
41
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
40
|
Processing Information
|
38
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
37
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
36
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
34
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
34
|
Thinking Creatively
|
32
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
32
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
30
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
27
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
26
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
26
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
25
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
16
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
15
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
10
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
8
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
5
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
2
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
1
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
1
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|