How do they match: Rehabilitation Counselors

  • Client Navigator
  • Client Trainer
  • Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Developmental Disabilities Specialist
  • Direct Care Specialist
  • Eligibility Referral Specialist
  • Employment Specialist
  • Human Services Care Specialist
  • On-Site Services Specialist
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Services Specialist
  • Training Specialist
  • Transition Specialist
  • Vocational Placement Specialist
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Vocational Services Specialist
  • Workforce Development Specialist

  • 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, aging, 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.

  • Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
  • Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
  • Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
  • Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans, such as behavioral, residential, social, or employment goals.
  • Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
  • Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community groups.
  • Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
  • Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
  • Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, or transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
  • Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
  • Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
  • Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
  • Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation, such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, or relevant correspondence.

  • Arrange physical or mental health services for clients.
  • Assist clients in handling details of daily life.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
  • Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.
  • Counsel clients regarding educational or vocational issues.
  • Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
  • Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
  • Maintain client records.
  • Monitor clients to evaluate treatment progress.