State of Connecticut Executive Branch

• Plans, establishes, maintains, and evaluates a network of services for clients experiencing difficult and complex vocational adjustment and rehabilitation problems; 
• Identifies appropriate vocational rehabilitation programs both within agency and community and investigates eligibility requirements of such programs; 
• Evaluates potential of handicapped individuals to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services; 
• Assesses vocational rehabilitation needs of clients and develops treatment plans; 
• Monitors implementation of treatment plans; 
• Provides professional counseling services to a caseload of individuals experiencing the most difficult and complex vocational rehabilitation and vocational adjustment problems; 
• Maintains case records on assigned caseload; 
• Prepares reports concerning rehabilitation services rendered; 
• May administer and interpret psychological tests as they pertain to vocational interests and abilities; 
• May provide consultative services to community agencies; 
• May speak before lay and professional groups; 
• Performs related duties as required.

As the working supervisor of a centralized vocational rehabilitation unit of a state agency or institution: 

• Plans, directs, and monitors provision of services to specified groups of clients presenting difficult and complex rehabilitation and vocational adjustment problems; 
• Assigns caseloads to staff; 
• Provides technical assistance and consultation to staff; 
• Reviews work and evaluates performance of staff; 
• Assesses in-service training needs and trains staff; 
• Assesses vocational rehabilitation needs of clients through various methods; 
• Develops vocational rehabilitation treatment plans for and/or with clients and monitors their implementation; 
• Refers clients to institutional and/or community rehabilitation modalities; 
• Follows up on client progress and performance; 
• Supervises maintenance of case records and files; 
• Prepares reports concerning vocational services rendered; 
• May direct vocationally oriented group sessions such as sheltered workshops; 
• May provide individual and group counseling services to a small caseload of individuals experiencing the most difficult and complex vocational rehabilitation and vocational adjustment problems; 
• May coordinate Special Educational and/or individualized educational programs between institution and local public school system; 
• May speak before lay and professional groups; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • principles and practices of vocational rehabilitation counseling and interviewing; 
  • vocational rehabilitation process; 
  • relevant state and federal laws and regulations; 
  • psychological and occupational testing; 
  • rehabilitative remedies and treatment; 
  • community resources available to meet rehabilitative needs of individuals; 
  • labor market major occupational groups and their required qualifications; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • gather, analyze and evaluate significant case information pertinent to rehabilitation of individuals; 
  • prepare reports and maintain files and records; 
• Supervisory ability.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, vocational guidance, or a related behavioral science may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• For state employees two (2) years of experience as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Client/Patient) may be substituted for the General Experience.