| CRC Exam Knowledge Domains |
% of Questions |
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1. Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice
- Uphold professional ethical standards for rehabilitation counselors and manage risk. [C]
- Understand and apply laws and public policy affecting individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Advocate for diversity, understand, and apply appropriate services that address multicultural counseling issues. [C]
- Understand and apply appropriate rehabilitation terminology and concepts. [R]
- Understand and identify the differing professional roles, functions, and effective relationships with other providers and professionals. [C]
- Understand the credentialing issues related to the rehabilitation counseling profession and advocate for appropriate solutions. [C]
- Understand the differing organizational structures of rehabilitation counseling practice settings (e.g., public, private-for-profit, and not-for-profit service delivery systems). [R]
- Understand, synthesize, and apply knowledge of historical and philosophical foundations of rehabilitation counseling. [R]
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10.7% |
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2. Counseling Theories, Techniques, and Evidence-Based Practices
- Apply clinical problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. [C]
- Understand rehabilitation techniques for individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Understand individual counseling theories. [C]
- Utilize individual counseling practices, interventions, and techniques. [C]
- Understand substance use and treatment. [C]
- Establish and maintain effective working alliances with clients. [C]
- Understand dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders. [C]
- Understand counseling/training to help clients develop workplace socialization skills. [R]
- Demonstrate motivational interviewing use and skills. [C]
- Facilitate treatment planning for clinical conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD). [C]
- Understand human growth and development. [C]
- Apply evidence-based psychosocial/psychiatric rehabilitation interventions in rehabilitation counseling practice. [R]
- Apply evidence-based vocational interventions in rehabilitation counseling practice. [R]
- Apply or facilitate evidence-based counseling/therapy for clients with clinical diagnoses (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD). [C]
- Apply or facilitate evidence-based counseling/therapy for clients with substance use disorders. [C]
- Understand theories and techniques of clinical supervision. [C]
- Recognize and utilize evidence and research-based practices. [C]
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11.3% |
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3. Group and Family Counseling
- Understand family counseling theories. [C]
- Incorporate family counseling practices and interventions. [C]
- Understand group counseling theories. [C]
- Incorporate group counseling practices and interventions. [C]
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4.7% |
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4. Crisis and Trauma Counseling and Interventions
- Conduct assessment of client risk and development of a safety plan. [C]
- Provide effective rehabilitation counseling services for individuals with polytrauma injuries. [C]
- Understand the impact of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on people with disabilities. [C]
- Use principles of crisis intervention for people with disabilities during crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. [C]
- Understand the emergency management system within rehabilitation agencies and in the community. [C]
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6.0% |
|
5. Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
- Evaluate the psychosocial and cultural impact of disability. [R]
- Understand medical terminology. [R]
- Apply knowledge of the medical aspects and implications of various disabilities. [R]
- Review the implications of medications as they apply to individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Address environmental and attitudinal barriers for individuals with disabilities. [R]
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9.3% |
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6. Assessment/Evaluation, Occupational Analysis, and Service Implementation
- Understand the vocational implications of functional limitations associated with disabilities. [R]
- Access and review resources for the assessment process. [C]
- Refer or conduct informal assessments. [C]
- Refer or conduct formal assessments. [C]
- Refer or perform Transferable Skills Analysis (e.g., VDARE). [C]
- Interpret assessment results for rehabilitation planning purposes. [C]
- Perform job analysis. [R]
- Assess ergonomic, job accommodation, and assistive technology needs. [R]
- Advise on job modification and restructuring techniques. [R]
- Perform labor market analysis. [R]
- Use computer-based job matching systems. [C]
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10.7% |
|
7. Career Development and Job Placement
- Understand, identify, and apply career development and job placement strategies. [R]
- Understand, identify, and apply job readiness, seeking, and retention skills. [C]
- Understand the unique needs of specialized populations in relation to job development and placement. [R]
- Understand techniques to develop and retain relationships with employers to assist with job development and placement. [R]
- Understand and identify evidence-based employment models and services tailored to individuals with significant disabilities and/or barriers to competitive employment. [R]
- Understand the unique needs of individuals with a dual diagnosis in the workplace and apply appropriate strategies. [R]
- Understand and apply theories of career development and work adjustment. [C]
- Understand, identify, and facilitate the appropriate use of work conditioning or work hardening resources and strategies. [R]
- Understand the effective use of and risks of social media as a networking tool. [C]
|
9.3% |
|
8. Business Engagement
- Assist employers with job accommodations for their employees with disabilities (e.g., assistive technology, workspace modifications). [R]
- Provide consultation services and training to employers / businesses concerning disability concepts, best practices, and applicable laws (e.g., hiring, return to work, reasonable accommodations, and retention). [R]
- Partner with employers/businesses to address needs and concerns related to hiring and retaining individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Understand, communicate, and apply business-focused strategies, techniques, and terminology to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Work with employers to develop pipelines for employing individuals with disabilities using work-based learning and training methods. [R]
- Understand the dual customer role (e.g., employer and person with a disability). [R]
|
7.6% |
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9. Community Resources and Partnerships
- Understand the programs and services available for specific and underserved populations. [R]
- Understand Social Security programs, benefits, work incentives, and disincentives. [R]
- Possess knowledge of funding sources and community resources for rehabilitation services. [R]
- Provide or facilitate skills development and independent living services. [R]
- Provide or facilitate financial literacy training. [R]
- Understand and refer to services available through client advocacy programs (e.g., Client Assistance Program [CAP], legal aid). [R]
- Refer to and partner with one-stop career centers and other community stakeholders. [R]
- Understand and facilitate life care planning and life care planning services. [R]
- Advocate with community partners for full community inclusion for people with disabilities. [R]
- Provide or facilitate counseling on the impact of employment on community services and benefits. [R]
|
8.0% |
|
10. Case Management
- Understand and apply the case management process. [C]
- Complete case recording and documentation. [C]
- Understand and apply negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution strategies. [C]
- Understand and apply the principles of caseload management. [C]
- Understand and address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients. [C]
- Apply techniques for working with individuals with limited English proficiency or varied communication methods. [C]
- Understand and apply principles, models, and documentation formats for biopsychosocial case conceptualization and treatment planning. [C]
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10.0% |
|
11. Health Care and Disability Management
- Understand and provide appropriate medical intervention resources. [R]
- Understand the diversity of healthcare benefits, delivery systems, and the impact of services on individuals with disabilities. [R]
- Understand and collaborate with health promotion and wellness providers regarding strategies for people with chronic illness and disability. [R]
- Understand different insurance programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, group and individual, short-and long-term disability, personal injury no-fault liability). [R]
- Understand and apply disability prevention and management strategies. [R]
- Understand the variability of workers’ compensation laws and practices. [R]
|
5% |
|
12. Research, Methodology, and Performance Management
- Understand statistics and psychometric concepts related to measurement. [C]
- Understand research methods (e.g., surveys, case studies) and data analysis. [C]
- Assess research literature related to evidence – based practice. [C]
- Comprehend concepts and principles of organizational development and stakeholder management. [C]
- Understand program evaluation procedures for assessing the effectiveness of rehabilitation services and outcomes. [R]
|
5.3% |
