Objectives
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To develop an understanding of the vocational rehabilitation process and the role of vocational evaluators in assisting persons with disabilities reach their vocational potential.
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To develop the ability to facilitate client vocational decision making through appropriate utilization of evaluation tools and techniques and appropriate counseling procedures.
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To develop the ability to effectively communicate with disabled clients, their family, or significant others and other rehabilitation professionals.
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To acquire practical experience in vocational evaluation through practicum and internships at approved sites.
The on campus MSVR degree with a concentration in vocational evaluation is a 48 credit program ideally designed for full-time students who want to complete their graduate degree in less than two years. The example below provides a typical sequence of courses students take over the two year period:
ON CAMPUS - Typical Course Sequence for VE concentration
(48 credits)
| Semester | Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
| Year 1 | |||
| Fall | REHAB-701 | Foundations of Rehab | 3 cr. |
| REHAB-713 | Aspects of Disability: Physical | 3 cr. | |
| REHAB-717 | Occupational Analysis & Job Placement | 3 cr. | |
| REHAB-620 | Psychological Testing-People with Exceptional Needs | 3 cr. | |
| Spring | REHAB-714 | Aspects of Disability: Cognitive | 3 cr. |
| REHAB-723 | Procedures of Vocational Evaluation | 3 cr. | |
| REHAB-724 | Lab in Vocational Evaluation | 3 cr. | |
| COUN-750 | Counseling Theory | 3 cr. | |
| *Summer | REHAB-670 | Work Adjustment Services | 3 cr. |
| EDUC-742
or MFT-765 |
Program
Evaluation or Research in Psychotherapy |
3 cr. | |
| VARIES | Elective | 2-3 cr. | |
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | REHAB-707 | Practicum in Vocational Evaluation | 4 cr. |
| REHAB-764-300 | Case Coordination | 3 cr. | |
| VARIES | Elective | 2-3 cr. | |
| Spring | REHAB-783 | Internship in Vocational Evaluation | 6 cr. |
| Total: 48 | |||
| *Summer courses in shown in this sequence are for the non-thesis track. Students who chose to complete a thesis would be required to take EDUC 740 Research Foundations (4) and Rehab 735 Problems in VR (2). | |||
Course descriptions are available here.