Issues Certified Rehabilitation Counselor • Advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients • Appropriate medical intervention resources • Assessment of client risk and development of a safety plan • Assisting employers with job accommodation issues for their employees with disabilities (e.g., assistive technology, workspace modifications) • Behavior and personality theory • Career development and job placement strategies • Case recording and documentation • Clinical problem-solving and critical-thinking skills • Community resources and services for rehabilitation planning • Computer-based job-matching systems • Concepts and principles of organizational development and stakeholder management • Consultation process with employers related to management of disability issues in the workplace • Counseling/training to help clients develop workplace socialization skills • Credentialing issues related to the rehabilitation counseling profession • Demand-side employment issues related to hiring, return to work, and retention • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5) • Disability prevention and management strategies • Diversity and multicultural counseling issues • Diversity training related to disability issues for employers • Dual diagnosis and the workplace • Educating employers on disability-related issues (e.g., ADA, compliance, disability law) • Effective management of rehabilitation services and programs, including areas such as administration, finance, benefit systems, and accountability • Effective rehabilitation counseling services for individuals with polytrauma injuries • Employer development for job placement • Environmental and attitudinal barriers for individuals with disabilities • Ergonomics, job accommodations, and assistive technology • Establishing and maintaining effective working alliances with the clients we serve • Ethical decision-making models and processes • Evidence-based counseling/therapy for clients with alcohol and other drug use problems • Evidence-based counseling/therapy for clients with PTSD • Evidence-based practice and research utilization • Evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation practices • Evidence-based psychosocial and vocational interventions in rehabilitation counseling practice • Family counseling practices and interventions • Family counseling theories • Financial literacy and benefits counseling and linkages to asset development resources • Financial resources for rehabilitation services • Group counseling practices and interventions • Group counseling theories • Health promotion and wellness concepts and strategies for people with chronic illness and disability • Healthcare benefits and delivery systems • Historical and philosophical foundations of rehabilitation counseling • Human growth and development • Human resource practices, diversity in the workplace, and workplace supports for people with disabilities • Human sexuality and disability issues • Impact of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on people with disabilities • Implications of medications as they apply to individuals with disabilities • Independent living services • Individual and family adjustment to disability • Individual counseling practices and interventions • Individual counseling theories • Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model – evidence-based supported employment • Insurance programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, group and individual short- and long-term disability, personal injury no-fault liability) • Interpretation of assessment results for rehabilitation planning purposes • Job analysis • Job modification and restructuring techniques • Job readiness including seeking and retention skills development • Laws and public policy affecting individuals with disabilities • Life-care planning and life-care planning services • Managed care concepts • Marketing strategies and techniques for rehabilitation services • Medical aspects and implications of various disabilities • Medical terminology • Methods and techniques used to conduct labor market surveys • Motivational Interviewing • Negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution strategies • Occupational and labor market information • Organizational structure of rehabilitation counseling practice settings (e.g., public, private-for-profit, and not-for-profit service delivery systems) • Principles of caseload management • Principles, models, and documentation formats for biopsychosocial case conceptualization and treatment planning • Professional roles, functions, and relationships with other human service providers 19 • Program evaluation procedures for assessing the effectiveness of rehabilitation services and outcomes • Programs and services for specialty populations (e.g., school-to-work transition, SCI, TBI, mental health, ID/DD, substance abuse, corrections) • Psychometric concepts related to measurement (e.g., reliability, validity, standard error of measurement) • Rehabilitation research literature related to evidence-based practice • Rehabilitation techniques for individuals with psychological disabilities • Rehabilitation terminology and concepts • Research databases (e.g., Cochrane Collaboration, PsycINFO, MEDLINE) • Research methods and statistics • Risk management and professional ethical standards for rehabilitation counselors • School to work transition for students with disabilities • Services available from one-stop career centers • Services available through client advocacy programs (e.g., Client Assistance Programs [CAP], legal aid) • Social media as a networking tool • Social Security programs, benefits, work incentives, and disincentives • Strategic planning techniques and budget planning • Substance use and treatment • Supported employment strategies and services • Systematic review, meta-analysis • Techniques for working effectively in teams and across disciplines • Techniques for working with individuals with limited English proficiency • The case management process, including case finding, planning, service coordination, referral to and utilization of other disciplines, and client advocacy • The emergency management system within rehabilitation agencies and in the community • The functional capacities of individuals with disabilities • The psychosocial and cultural impact of disability on the family • The psychosocial and cultural impact of disability on the individual • The services available for a variety of rehabilitation populations, including persons with multiple disabilities • The tests and evaluation techniques available for assessing clients’ needs • Theories and techniques of clinical supervision • Theories of career development and work adjustment • Transferable skills analysis • Treatment planning for clinical problems (e.g., depression, anxiety) • Use of principles of crisis intervention for people with disabilities during crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events • Vocational implications of functional limitations associated with disabilities • Work conditioning or work hardening resources and strategies • Workers’ compensation laws and practices