TY - JOUR
T1 - Empirically Derived Test Specifications for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination
T2 - Revisiting the Essential Competencies of Rehabilitation Counselors
AU - Leahy, Michael J.
AU - Chan, Fong
AU - Iwanaga, Kanako
AU - Umucu, Emre
AU - Sung, Connie
AU - Bishop, Malachy
AU - Strauser, David
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - The purpose of this article is to examine the results of the certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) knowledge validation study conducted in collaboration with the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). The research design for the present study includes both descriptive and ex post facto approaches. Three hundred ninety-four CRCs completed the Knowledge Validation Inventory–Revised (KVI-R) survey. Factor analysis results revealed six knowledge domains: (a) rehabilitation and mental health counseling, (b) employer engagement and job placement, (c) case management, (d) medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability, (e) research methodology and evidence-based practice, and (f) group and family counseling. The findings of this study provide important information for CRCC to examine and develop test and item specifications that will guide future versions of the CRC examination. The findings also inform the description of the knowledge base underlying the practice of rehabilitation counseling and contribute further empirical evidence regarding the knowledge domains identified in this replication and extension of the previous study completed in 2012.
AB - The purpose of this article is to examine the results of the certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) knowledge validation study conducted in collaboration with the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). The research design for the present study includes both descriptive and ex post facto approaches. Three hundred ninety-four CRCs completed the Knowledge Validation Inventory–Revised (KVI-R) survey. Factor analysis results revealed six knowledge domains: (a) rehabilitation and mental health counseling, (b) employer engagement and job placement, (c) case management, (d) medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability, (e) research methodology and evidence-based practice, and (f) group and family counseling. The findings of this study provide important information for CRCC to examine and develop test and item specifications that will guide future versions of the CRC examination. The findings also inform the description of the knowledge base underlying the practice of rehabilitation counseling and contribute further empirical evidence regarding the knowledge domains identified in this replication and extension of the previous study completed in 2012.
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U2 - 10.1177/0034355218800842
DO - 10.1177/0034355218800842
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85058639888
VL - 63
SP - 35
EP - 49
JO - Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
JF - Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
SN - 0034-3552
IS - 1
ER -