[rehab] Job ads requirements

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

I am not a Rehab Counselor -- but work for a state rehab agency.  I could be wrong here -- please anyone correct me -- but in the Federal/State rehab system, Counselors are required to have Masters degrees in rehabilitation or related fields.  I think we sometimes hire people who are close, but have a bit remaining to complete, but they have to do it in a certain amount of time.  Other entities hire rehab counselors, and may have other requirements.  We also hire "rehab technicians" some of whom just have high school degrees. They are more involved with coordination, paperwork, orientation, etc., not actual counseling.

Dave



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Subject: [rehab] Job ads requirements

 Hi all,

 I am not in the rehab counseling field, but there are some things that I have heard and come across that puzzle me greatly, so I hope that someone can help me understand this puzzle better. Most of the time, when it comes to job ads, most of them require someone to have the degree necessary for the kind of work they do, but I also keep hearing from other people who work as rehab counselors or are hired to do so that it happens more and more that this requirement is not needed. I personally know of a few people in the US that work as rehab counselors with a high school diploma or holding other degrees, mostly in the computer field. I have never read a job ad that states they would be flexible about who they employ, but hope someone can help me understand this a bit better.