A comparison of the Australian federal vocational rehabilitation system to the American state-federal vocational rehabilitation system

Abstract

An extended review of the literature was taken to compare and contrast the differences between the Australian federal vocational rehabilitation system to the American state-federal system. In addition, additional information was gathered through interviews and the author’s experience working as a rehabilitation counselor for CRS Australia. Several differences were found between the two systems and the implications of these are discussed along with recommendations for future practice. Also, this paper explores that the differences in the two systems in the following areas: history, legislation, roles of the two systems, and current philosophic direction