CVRP EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE
DESCRIPTION VERIFIED TO PASS 2025/2026
Introduction
Permission required for any form of reproduction or use.
Material based on the April 2018 CVRP competency listing.
Importance of Updated Competencies
Competencies may change over time.
Contact the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals for the most up-to-date listing.
Competencies can be added, deleted, or modified.
Domain One: Vocational Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
Foundation of Vocational Rehabilitation Profession
Definition of vocational rehabilitation profession.
Various models of vocational rehabilitation.
Understanding the vocational rehabilitation process.
Historic Foundations of Vocational Rehabilitation
Key figures in vocational rehabilitation history like Thomas Gallaudet and Dorothea Dix.
Introduction to the Hawthorne effect.
Overview of vocational rehabilitation history in Canada.
Canadian and International Legislation
International and National Legislation addressing Vocational Rehabilitation.
Importance of legislation in the field of vocational rehabilitation.
Schools of Psychology
Basics of Structuralism.
Overview of behaviorial schools of thought.
, Introduction to cognitive-behavioural models.
Schools of Vocational Counselling
Understanding career counselling basics.
Trait-Factor models of career counselling.
Holland’s Career Typology and its significance.
Domain Two: Aspects of Disability
Range of Disabling Conditions
Variety of disabling conditions.
Understanding different types of physical disabilities.
Examples of physical disabilities.
International Classification of Functioning (ICF)
Overview of the ICF.
Significance of ICF in understanding disabilities.
Psychological/Cognitive Disabilities
Introduction to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Common psychological disorders.
Stress and its impact on disabilities.
Rehabilitation Process
Diagnosis in the rehabilitation process.
Role of medication in rehabilitation.
Key terminology in rehabilitation.
Domain Three: Vocational Interviewing and Counselling
Roles and Function of the Vocational Rehabilitation Professional
Understanding the roles and functions of a Vocational Rehabilitation Professional.
Difference between vocational guidance and counselling.
DESCRIPTION VERIFIED TO PASS 2025/2026
Introduction
Permission required for any form of reproduction or use.
Material based on the April 2018 CVRP competency listing.
Importance of Updated Competencies
Competencies may change over time.
Contact the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals for the most up-to-date listing.
Competencies can be added, deleted, or modified.
Domain One: Vocational Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
Foundation of Vocational Rehabilitation Profession
Definition of vocational rehabilitation profession.
Various models of vocational rehabilitation.
Understanding the vocational rehabilitation process.
Historic Foundations of Vocational Rehabilitation
Key figures in vocational rehabilitation history like Thomas Gallaudet and Dorothea Dix.
Introduction to the Hawthorne effect.
Overview of vocational rehabilitation history in Canada.
Canadian and International Legislation
International and National Legislation addressing Vocational Rehabilitation.
Importance of legislation in the field of vocational rehabilitation.
Schools of Psychology
Basics of Structuralism.
Overview of behaviorial schools of thought.
, Introduction to cognitive-behavioural models.
Schools of Vocational Counselling
Understanding career counselling basics.
Trait-Factor models of career counselling.
Holland’s Career Typology and its significance.
Domain Two: Aspects of Disability
Range of Disabling Conditions
Variety of disabling conditions.
Understanding different types of physical disabilities.
Examples of physical disabilities.
International Classification of Functioning (ICF)
Overview of the ICF.
Significance of ICF in understanding disabilities.
Psychological/Cognitive Disabilities
Introduction to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Common psychological disorders.
Stress and its impact on disabilities.
Rehabilitation Process
Diagnosis in the rehabilitation process.
Role of medication in rehabilitation.
Key terminology in rehabilitation.
Domain Three: Vocational Interviewing and Counselling
Roles and Function of the Vocational Rehabilitation Professional
Understanding the roles and functions of a Vocational Rehabilitation Professional.
Difference between vocational guidance and counselling.
