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A Study on the Role of Supported Employment Counselor

This study has investigated on the role of supported employment counselor. The background, concept, process and strategy of the supported employment were explained, on the basis of which to explain the concept and the role of counselor who is charge of supported employment and the role of rehabilitation counselor in supported employment. The program of supported employment is focused on the severely disabled who can t have job unless there is constant supports. The speciality of the program lies in In-Service training which is not what is preprepared before job placement. It is required that staff working as an expert of supported employment use working hours flexibly and spend most of working hours in the field. It is demanded that the supported employment counselor takes the role proper to the process and strategy of supported employment. The specific roles are the development of proper relevant enterprise, sharing information and constant counseling with family, collecting materials, deciding service, asking for consulting from expert, the function of manager and the role of coordinator. The role and responsibility of the counselor in supported employment are the activity of job development, the preparation activity for practice, the employment activity in work-shop and the activity of employment placement. Also, the roles of job coach in supported employment process and procedure are the activity of job development, supporting activity in employing and after employing.