Increase your employment options with a dual concentration.
The on campus MSVR program with a dual concentration in rehabilitation counseling and vocational evaluation is a 54 credit program ideally designed for full-time students who want to complete their graduate degree in two years. Graduates will be eligible to sit for both the CRC and CVE exams upon program completion.
Rehabilitation Counseling Objectives
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To develop an understanding of the vocational rehabilitation process and the role of rehabilitation counselors in assisting person’s with disabilities to reach their vocational potential.
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To develop the ability to perform rehabilitation and independent living planning and case management tasks for persons with disabilities.
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To develop the ability to facilitate client decision making through appropriate utilization of counseling techniques (career, vocational, personal and social).
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To develop the ability to implement rehabilitation and independent living plans through utilizing community resources and performing job development activities in order to assist persons with disabilities to reach their vocational potential.
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To acquire practical experience in rehabilitation counseling through practicum and internships at approved sites.
Vocational Evaluation 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.
| Semester | Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
| Year 1 | |||
| Fall | REHAB-701 | Foundations of Rehabilitation | 3 |
| REHAB-713* | Physical Aspects of Disabilities | 3 | |
| REHAB-717* | Occupational Analysis and Job Placement |
3 | |
| REHAB-620* | Psychological Testing - People with Exceptional Needs | 3 | |
| Spring | REHAB-714* | Cognitive Aspects of Disabilities | 3 |
| REHAB-723* | Procedures of Vocational Evaluation | 3 | |
| REHAB-724* | Lab in Vocational Evaluation | 3 | |
| COUN-750* | Counseling Theory | 3 | |
| **Summer | REHAB-670 | Work Adjustment Services | 3 |
| EDUC-742
or MFT-765 |
Program Evaluation or Research in Psychotherapy |
3 | |
| VARIES | Elective | 3 | |
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | REHAB-707* | Practicum in Vocational Evaluation | 4 |
| REHAB-764 | Case Coordination | 3 | |
| COUN-788* | Counseling Processes Lab | 3 | |
| Spring | REHAB-783 | Internship in Vocational Evaluation | 6 |
| REHAB-787 | Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling | 6 | |
| Total: 54 | |||
* Concentration course requires a "B" or better grade. ** Summer courses 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). |
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Course descriptions are available here.