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Dr. Geraldine Garner is the president of Science and Technology Career Strategies. Previously, Garner was an associate professor and the associate dean of the Walter P. Murphy Cooperative Engineering Education Program at Northwestern University. She has taught career development at both Northwestern and Virginia Commonwealth University.
.Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Rehabilitation Services | p. 1 |
The history of rehabilitation services | |
Rehabilitation services today | |
Types of work performed | |
Work settings | |
Characteristics of people in rehabilitation services | |
Preparing for a career in rehabilitation services | |
Licensure and certification | |
Outlook and earnings | |
About this book | |
So You're Good with People | p. 11 |
The types of people you would serve best | |
Work settings that permit you to succeed | |
The skills you will need | |
How to pay for your education | |
Rehabilitation Counseling | p. 21 |
The work of rehabilitation counselors | |
Where rehabilitation counselors work | |
How to qualify as a rehabilitation counselor What can you earn as a rehabilitation counselor? | |
Advancing in your career as a rehabilitation counselor | |
Additional sources of information | |
Social Work | p. 31 |
The nature of the work | |
The work of social workers | |
Where social workers work | |
How to qualify to become a social worker What can you earn as a social worker? | |
Advancing in your career as a social worker | |
Additional sources of information | |
Employment Services | p. 41 |
Vocational evaluator | |
Vocational rehabilitation counselor Career counselor | |
Supported employment coordinator | |
Mental retardation (MR) job coach | |
Additional sources of information | |
Mental Health Services | p. 59 |
Psychiatric social worker | |
Mental health counselor | |
Substance abuse counselor | |
Psychologist | |
Medical Services | p. 79 |
Psychiatrist | |
Psychiatric and mental health nurse | |
Prosthetist and orthotist | |
Medical social worker | |
Dietitian and nutritionist | |
Therapeutic Services | p. 105 |
Physical therapist | |
Occupational therapist | |
Art therapist Dance/movement therapist | |
Music therapist | |
Horticultural therapist | |
Recreation therapist | |
Speech-language pathologist and audiologist | |
Educational Services | p. 135 |
School psychologist | |
School social worker | |
School counselor College student affairs professional | |
Special Services | p. 149 |
Christian clergy and Jewish rabbinate | |
Probation officer/parole officer | |
Rehabilitation aides | |
Career Paths and Upward Mobility | p. 157 |
Clinical careers | |
Administrative careers | |
Education: your key to advancement | |
Organizational cultures and their importance to your career development | |
International Humanitarian Work | p. 165 |
The focus is poverty | |
Skills most needed | |
The great divide Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) | |
Poverty determines the priorities | |
Getting your foot in the door | |
Possible futures A final thought | |
The Impact of Legislation and Technology | p. 175 |
Legislative history and its impact on rehabilitation services The impact of technology on rehabilitation services professionals and the people they serve | |
How to read the tea leaves | |
Professional Licensure and Certification | p. 181 |
What is licensure? | |
What is certification? | |
Who needs certification and licensure? | |
Who provides it? | |
Counselor state licensure boards | |
Social worker state licensure boards Certification organizations | |
U.S. Professional Organizations | p. 213 |
Canadian Professional Organizations | p. 223 |
Websites of Interest | p. 231 |
U.S. Universities and Colleges | p. 235 |
Canadian Schools of Social Work | p. 245 |
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