Glossary
Rehabilitation Counselor Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential rehabilitation counselor terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key rehabilitation counselor vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in rehabilitation counselor training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Assistive technology
- Tools that aid independence.
- Case closure
- Ending services after success.
- Functional limitation
- A restriction on activities.
- Informed choice
- Clients choose their goals.
- IPE
- Individualized Plan for Employment.
- Job coach
- Supports workers on the job.
- Job development
- Finding job opportunities.
- Pre-employment transition services
- Services for students.
- Reasonable accommodation
- Changes that help people work.
- Self-advocacy
- Speaking up for one’s needs.
- Supported employment
- Ongoing job support.
- Ticket to Work
- A Social Security work program.
- Transferable skills
- Skills that apply to new jobs.
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Services helping people work.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Rehabilitation Counselor practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Rehabilitation Counselor training.
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