Individual, group, family, and other counseling configurations and their application to rehabilitation counseling are covered. Additionally, this course will cover current issues in rehabilitation counseling, case management, planning, and service delivery for specific disability groups including individuals with traumatic brain injuries, learning disabilities, chronic mental illness, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, sensory impairments, and life-threatening disabilities, in addition to other timely topics. This course requires students to do in-depth study of specialized topics in rehabilitation and disability, e.g., rehabilitation of people with visual impairments, dual diagnoses, traumatic brain injuries, deafness, mental illness, or HIV infection. The purpose of the internship is to provide students with supervised work experience in a state rehabilitation agency or related nonprofit facility that offers an intensive learning experience as a rehabilitation counselor. Settings are selected based on the specialty area interest of the student.
Reciprocal benefit is anticipated for the student, the agency, and the clients.
Regular agency working hours will be observed, and the intern is expected to serve a minimum of 600 clock hours with the agency. Faculty supervising internships are Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. Supervised experience in a rehabilitation counseling setting. Required core courses must be taken by all master's-level students whose area of concentration is Rehabilitation Counselor Education. An elective course may fulfill the six-hour minor requirement.