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Rehabilitation Counselors: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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, aging, 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.
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This source lists 17 tasks, including 17 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
17 tasks shown
Core · Task 9205 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
Core · Task 9201 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
Core · Task 9202 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
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 · Task 9208 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
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 · Task 9204 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
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 · Task 9200 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
Core · Task 9207 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community groups.
Core · Task 9206 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
Core · Task 9203 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
Core · Task 9212 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
Core · Task 20234 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Manage budgets and direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
Core · Task 9210 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
Core · Task 21178 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Supervise rehabilitation counselors and staff.
Core · Task 9209 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
Core · Task 9213 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans, such as behavioral, residential, social, or employment goals.
Core · Task 9214 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
Core · Task 9211 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
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