rehabilitation support worker

Rehabilitation support workers provide counselling to individuals dealing with birth defects or with major consequences caused by diseases, accidents, and burnouts. They help them to cope with personal, social and vocational issues. They assess the personal needs of clients, develop rehabilitation plans, get involved in the training, and help people undergoing a rehabilitation plan with job placement.

Alternative Labels

disability social worker

occupational therapy support worker

reablement officer

rehabilitation outreach worker

rehabilitation social worker

rehabilitation support specialist

rehabilitation support worker

rehabilitation worker

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

accept own accountability address problems critically adhere to organisational guidelines advocate for social service users apply anti-oppressive practices apply case management apply crisis intervention apply decision making within social work apply holistic approach within social services apply organisational techniques apply person-centred care apply problem solving in social service apply quality standards in social services apply socially just working principles assess social service users' situation build helping relationship with social service users communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields communicate with social service users conduct interview in social service consider social impact of actions on service users contribute to protecting individuals from harm cooperate at inter-professional level deliver social services in diverse cultural communities demonstrate leadership in social service cases develop professional identity in social work develop professional network empower social service users evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves follow health and safety precautions in social care practices have computer literacy involve service users and carers in care planning listen actively maintain records of work with service users make legislation transparent for users of social services manage ethical issues within social services manage social crisis manage stress in organisation meet standards of practice in social services negotiate with social service stakeholders negotiate with social service users organise social work packages plan social service process prevent social problems promote inclusion promote service users' rights promote social change protect vulnerable social service users provide social counselling provide support to social services users refer social service users relate empathetically report on social development review social service plan support individuals to adjust to physical disability tolerate stress undertake continuous professional development in social work work in a multicultural environment in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams work within communities

Essential Knowledge

company policies disability care disability types legal requirements in the social sector rehabilitation social justice social sciences social work theory

Optional Skills and Competences

assess the development of youth prepare youths for adulthood promote the safeguarding of young people support children's wellbeing support social service users to live at home support the positiveness of youths support traumatised children

Optional Knowledge

adolescent psychological development

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dc69f2ed-ebe9-43da-bf9d-31aac874d4c2

Status

released

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