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261135 · OSCA 2024

Rehabilitation Counsellor

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
1
Major group
Professionals

Classification

Major group
2Professionals
Sub-major group
26Health Professionals

Description

Assists people experiencing injuries, disabilities, health conditions and social disadvantage to achieve their personal, educational and vocational goals. Provides specialist counselling, rehabilitation and resource coordination services to maximise people's independence and inclusion in employment and other community settings.

Unit group

2611 · Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Description

Provide counselling services to assist individuals to identify, define and overcome their relationship, addiction, mental health, social and health issues through a range of therapeutic interventions.

Skill level

Occupation skill level 1

Australia

1

Tasks

Tasks include

  • Conducts assessments and evaluations to determine clients' psychosocial and cognitive ability, vocational interests and psychological wellbeing
  • Ascertains clients' functional capacity to develop appropriate rehabilitation plans
  • Works with clients in relation to their career, study or employment options by providing information and resources in these areas
  • Provides individual counselling to clients to address emotional and psychological challenges related to their injuries, disabilities, health conditions or social disadvantage
  • Assists clients, their family members, and other Professionals to develop rehabilitation plans
  • Assists people with disability and neurodivergent individuals to find suitable employment by collaborating with employers and clients to ensure reasonable adjustments and provision of ongoing support

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