The TREK-CR program admits students who hold undergraduate degrees in special ducation as well as related fields. The focus of the training program is on providing collaborative coursework and practica specifically designed for working with students who have low incidence disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling 229 Taylor Education Bldg. The program trains students to understand the physical, psychological, social, economic, and vocational needs of persons with disabilities in terms of personal and vocational adjustment. Rehabilitation counseling combines a humanitarian concern for the individual with a business and management philosophy of effective utilization of human resources.
Rehabilitation counseling is a challenging and expanding profession.
The rehabilitation counselor provides and coordinates services to persons with mental, physical, and learning disabilities which interfere with productive functioning and independent living. The rehabilitation counselor must demonstrate competencies in establishing counseling relationships, vocational assessment procedures, program planning, vocational placement, cultural diversity, and have an awareness of professional and community resources. Course work is integrated with extensive field work totaling between 55-60 credit hours or 45 hours for students with undergraduate degrees in rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Counseling 124 Taylor Education Bldg. The TREK-CR program admits students who hold undergraduate degrees in special ducation as well as related fields.