Hi everyone,
I am hoping to tap the collective experience of this group as I design a new full-time position.
I run a private, community-based rehabilitation provider serving adults in vocational rehabilitation along with transition-age students. I am building out a full-time, mid-level role that blends vocational counseling and evaluation across both populations, and I want to ground my expectations in what actually holds up in the field rather than guessing.
A few things I would value your input on:
- What does a reasonable active caseload look like for a full-time counselor working across adult VR and transition services? Any ranges you have seen hold steady over time?
- How do you set direct service hour expectations? I am trying to land on a realistic weekly target for billable or face-to-face hours that still leaves room for documentation, reporting, and the coordination work that comes with VR.
- How does the split between direct service and indirect time (notes, report writing, travel) tend to break down in your settings?
I recognize this varies a great deal by setting, funding structure, and the complexity of the people served, so I am less interested in a single number and more interested in the reasoning behind how you arrive at your expectations. Any benchmarks, rules of thumb, or hard-won lessons would be genuinely helpful.
Thanks in advance for sharing what works in your practices.
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