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VCU’s Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
regularly receives job announcements from a wide variety
of potential employers and distributes this information
through a listserv to current students and interested
alumni. If you are interested in receiving these listserv
announcements, please contact the department at rehabcnsling@vcu.edu.
Some program alumni have offered to make themselves
available to prospective students for informational
interviews, to help explore the “fit” between
this profession and a person’s individual career
goals. Please contact the Department Chair if you would
like to talk with such alumni.
In addition to the department listserv, information
about current job openings can be found through a variety
of online resources. For example, America’s Job
Bank lists jobs by category or keywords, as well as by state,
city or zip code. Keywords such as “rehabilitation
counselor,” “vocational counselor,” or “case
manager” will usually yield relevant openings.
The Rehabilitation
Recruitment Center also is available
on the Web.
The RRC is a job bank designed to match rehabilitation
professionals seeking employment with public rehabilitation
programs seeking qualified employees across the United
States.
Additionally, information about current job openings
with the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs can be
found online.
Two national trends have recently increased the need
for qualified rehabilitation counselors throughout
the U.S. The increasing number of veterans injured
in active duty, who may later require not only medical
rehabilitation and case management, but adjustment
counseling, career exploration and job placement services
will necessitate more counselors. And, under recent
federal Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
mandates requiring qualified rehabilitation counselors
for state vocational rehabilitation facilities, employees
must have a master’s degree in rehabilitation
counseling and/or the national Certified Rehabilitation
Counselor credential to qualify. Given the large number
of such counselors and their supervisors who are planning
to retire in the near future, increasing shortages
of qualified applicants are expected in most areas
of the country.
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