A professional who counsels handicapped individuals to provide vocational rehabilitation services. Responsibilities include:

• Interviews and evaluates handicapped applicants, and confers with medical and professional personnel to determine type and degree of handicap, eligibility for service, and feasibility of vocational rehabilitation.
• Accepts or recommends acceptance of suitable candidates.
• Determines suitable job or business consistent with applicant's desires, aptitudes, and physical, mental, and emotional limitations.
• Plans and arranges for applicant to study or train for job.
• Assists applicant with personal adjustment throughout rehabilitation program.
• Aids applicant in obtaining medical and social services during training.
• Promotes and develops job openings and places qualified applicant in employment.
• May specialize in type of disability, such as mental illness, alcohol abuse, hearing and visual impairment, or readjustment after prison release.