Chapter 5 addresses the importance of police and law. In any society, governmental entities enact laws, make policies, and allocate resources. This is true at all levels even in rehabilitation counseling. Public policy can be generally defined as a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives. It is our intent to focus on the practical application of ethics in decision making. We need to start by creating some clarifying distinctions to facilitate our purpose. First, we must acknowledge the vast amount of research and study on the topic, and recognize that our application of ethics within business decision making, only addresses a small portion of the much broader topic. Second, our goal is to address decision making ethics in view of our decision making in a way that will enable a consistency application of ethics in the decision making process. Traditionally, rehabilitation counselors provide direct services to people with disabilities who need assistance with adjustment to disability, retaining their jobs or finding suitable alternative employment that is consistent with their physical capabilities. This is clearly an advocacy role in which the rehabilitation counselor seeks to assist the individual, known as the client, to achieve his or her goals. In activities leading to vocational assessment or job placement, or both, of the injured worker. A summary of job duties: vocational assessments/vocational counseling/plan development/plan monitoring/rehabilitation training/job development and job placement.
Chapter 7 is explaining what a Vocational Evaluators is. A qualified rehab provider which provides a comprehensive review of the medical diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Three point contact with employer, claimant, and physician. It recommends a cost effective rehab plan to assist the employee to gainful employment. This is a one-time assessment. The carrier, at 60 days after injury, must determine whether the employee is likely to return to work. The carrier must review re-employment status at 90-day intervals
Vocational Evaluators utilize a comprehensive process that systematically uses the simulated or actual work environment as the basis for vocational assessment and exploration. A summary of job duties: vocational evaluations/functional capacity evaluations/work hardening/work conditioning.