employment-and-vocational-integration-consultant/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — employment and vocational integration consultant

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 21-1015.00 (Rehabilitation Counselors).

Task statements

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

Detailed work activities

• 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.
• Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.
• 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 tools to diagnose or assess needs.
• Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
• Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
• Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility.
• Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
• Maintain client records.
• Manage organizational or program finances.
• Monitor clients to evaluate treatment progress.
• Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
• Supervise patient care personnel.