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.

Other names for Rehabilitation Counselors: Case Management Coordinator, Case Manager, Coordinator of Rehabilitation Services, Counselor, Developmental Training Counselor, Direct Care Counselor, Director of Rehabilitation, Disability Counselor, Disability Program Navigator, Employment Case Manager, Employment Instructional Associate (EIA), Employment Trainer, Group Counselor, Group Home Counselor, Homemaking Rehabilitation Consultant, Human Services Care Specialist, Job Developer, Job Placement Consultant, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Medical Social Worker, Placement Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor, Psychotherapist, Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP), Rehabilitation Counselor, Rehabilitation Engineer, Rehabilitation Specialist, Rehabilitation Technician, Residence Counselor, Service Coordinator, Supportive Employment Case Manager, Training Specialist, Transition Specialist, Veterans Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Case Manager, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Evaluator, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VCR), Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist, Vocational Services Specialist, Work Counselor,

• Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
• Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations, in order to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
• Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
• Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements, in order to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources such as schools and community groups.
• 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.
• Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices such as specially equipped wheelchairs in order to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
• Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals, in order to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
• Develop diagnostic procedures for determining clients' needs.
• Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
• Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans that include behavioral, residential, social, and/or employment goals.
• Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs to assist persons with disabilities.
• Monitor and record clients' progress in order to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
• Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
• 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.
• Direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.

• Keyboards
• Computer mouse or trackballs
• Desktop computers
• Global positioning system receivers
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Scanners
• Mobile phones
• Tablet computers
• Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged

Office suite software

Accounting software

Word processing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Analytical or scientific software

Medical software

Internet browser software

Voice recognition software

Electronic mail software

Mobile location based services software