RIWC_PARA_A110 vocational rehabilitation professionals’ competencies in taiwan
1. Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals’
Competencies in Taiwan
Ming Hung Wang, Ph. D., CRC
Vincent Lin, MS
Terri Lewis, Ph. D.
Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling,
National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
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Topics
• Disability Population
• Laws and VR System
• Current Development of VR Profession
• Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals’
Competencies
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Laws
• People with Disability Rights Protection,
since 2007
–Classification of Disability – ICF
framework
–Quota System
–VR service and Individualized VR plan
8. Quota
Public organizations with employees more
than 34 must hire 3% of workers who have
disabilities.
Private companies with employees more than
67 must hire 1% of workers who have
disabilities.
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Official Professional Title
• Based on the task performed, the professional
titles can be certificated with:
− Supervisor
− Case Manager
− Vocational Evaluator
− Employment Service Staff
− Vocational Skill Trainer
14. VR Positions
Titles Number Consumers served
Employment Service Staff 700
Vocational Skill Trainers 300
Vocational Evaluators 100
Case managers 150 5600/year
Total 1250
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Professional Disciplines and Academic
Credential
• Since 2003
• Three RC master level graduate programs
− National Changhua University of Education (2003)
− National Kaohsiung Normal University (2004)
− National Taiwan Normal University (2004)
22. • In 2004, Taiwan Vocational Rehabilitation Association
has been established
• The major missions are:
– Publish the Taiwanese Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling
(research articles)
– Improve vocational rehabilitation services
– Advocate for VR counseling Profession
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Best Outcomes/Practice
• Several efforts to make sure the people with disabilities will
receive quality services.
1. There are regulations to define the
qualifications for setting up institutes that
provide VR services.
2. Continue education 90 hours/ 3 years to
maintain certification
3. There are annually or biannually program
evaluations to oversee the quality and
quantity of the VR services.
25. Chuang &Wu (2013)
• investigated 201 VR professionals’ views on roles
and functions
• the most frequently performed job function: Case
Management
• Case Management was seen as the core job
function of VR case managers
• under-prepared areas: applications of
occupational information and research outcomes,
resource negotiation and advocacy for rights, as
well as supervision of new personnel.
26. Lin (2012)
• investigated 151 supported employment
specialists’ perspectives on their job and
function and competency level.
• Using government’s policy instruments to
improving employers’ motivation to hire
persons with disabilities was the least
prepared area.
27. Wang et. al. (2015)
• investigated VR case managers’ competency
level and support needs.
• low competency levels on areas such as
counseling skills, evaluation skills, career
counseling, ethics, and advocacy for resources.
28. Dutta et. al. (2015)
• assessed 116 vocational rehabilitation
professionals’ competencies by using the
Taiwanese version of SAP-SASC.
• the highest level of competence in providing
job seeking and social skills training, job
modification, job analysis, and referring
community-based support services.