Vocational rehabilitation consultant vs rehabilitation specialist

Differences between vocational rehabilitation consultant and rehabilitation specialist duties and responsibilities

Vocational rehabilitation consultant example responsibilities.

• Collaborate with institutions of higher learning and local organizations to help assign veterans achieve independent living and academic success.
• Facilitate vocational assessments and support vocational rehabilitation program development to best facilitate occupational analysis on long-term disability.
• Provide occupational definitions and transferable skills analyses to assist claims team in determining liability for disability claims.
• Analyze clients for the following: transferable skills, employment readiness, appropriate placement opportunity and labor market availability.
• Ensure early identification of disability rehabilitation candidates and develop appropriate rehabilitation plans.
• Review files to ensure CARF standards are meet.
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Rehabilitation specialist example responsibilities.

• Ensure the facilities' mission are achieved by effectively supervising the mental health rehabilitative efforts of severely and chronically ill patients.
• Assist in the development and implementation of ISP goals and objectives.
• Utilize extensive administrative, CPR, first aid, and medical equipment training as needed.
• Encourage and assist patients to perform specific activities of daily living (ADL's).
• Prepare and participate in semi and annual meetings, ISP's and day hab plans.
• Resolve issues with the clients that create a barrier to the successful completion of their IPE.
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