REHAB Vocational Rehabilitation

REHAB-101 Introduction to Rehabilitation (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
An introduction to serving people with disabilities. Philosophy, history, legislation, concepts and processes, and careers in rehabilitation services.

REHAB-102 Community Resources (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Role of community resources in rehabilitation.

REHAB-205 Rehabilitation Practicum (3-4 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Community based learning in application of rehabilitation concepts and principles. Includes weekly seminar for critique and skill development.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-101 minimum grade C; take REHAB-102 minimum grade C.

REHAB-230 Psychosocial Aspects of Disability (3 cr.)
ESC Fall and Spring
Subjective, objective, ethnic/cultural, and environmental factors related to the disability experience.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-101.

REHAB-300 Special Topics in Rehabilitation(1-2 cr.)
Special topics not available through regular courses. R

REHAB-300G Grantsmanship in the Helping Professions (1-2 cr.)
Summer
Explore grant writing in human service occupations and the necessity for such proposals as an element of change in society. Methods used to seek funding sources and evaluate requests for proposals.

REHAB-300N Community-Based Rehabilitation Services (1 cr.)
An examination of national priorities for community-based services designed to enhance competitive employment options for severely disabled persons.

REHAB-305 Sign Language I (3 cr.)
COMSK LANG Fall
Basic course in manual communication with persons who are deaf. Intensive practice in expressive and receptive communication.

REHAB-306 Sign Language II (3 cr.)
COMSK LANG Spring
Intermediate course in manual communication with persons who are deaf. American sign language, increasing sign vocabulary and communication speed.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-305.

REHAB-309 Introduction to Biofeedback (3 cr.)
Spring
Theory and applications of biofeedback in psychology, rehabilitation, medicine and education; in-depth review of the field; appropriate uses of biofeedback as a referral possibility; preparation for supervised clinical biofeedback experience.

REHAB-310 Vocational Evaluation (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Development of an individualized approach to conducting vocational evaluations with individuals with disabilities. Skill development in planning, selecting, and using assessment to OLS/techniques, and communicating findings.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-101 and REHAB-102.

REHAB-315 Rehabilitaiton and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
Fall and Summer
Criminal justice system: Process and individual rights. Crime data and criminal law, policing, adjudication. Process roles of corrections and professionals. Disability: Demographics, issues and responses.

REHAB-320 Rehabilitation and Chemical Dependency (3 cr.)
Spring
Chemical use and abuse with emphasis on the rehabilitation of persons who are chemically dependent and the historical and sociological implications of drug usage.

REHAB-321 Rehabilitation of Public Offenders (3 cr.)
Fall
Emphasis on programs designed to rehabilitate persons who are public offenders and sociological issues connected with the judicial system.

REHAB-325 Rehabilitation and Sensory Disability (3 cr.)
Introduction to persons with hearing and visual impairments or both. Methods and techniques used in sensory disability rehabilitation are discussed.

REHAB-327 Psychiatric Rehabilitation (3 cr.)
Fall
Goals and processes of psychiatric rehabilitation.Knowledge and application of skills for integrating diagnosis into planning and intervention with a focus on rehabilitation services for individuals with long-term mental illness in community-based settings.
Prerequisites: take PSYC-361 and REHAB-230.

REHAB-333 Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse (2 cr.)
Summer
Major concepts, current trends, and culturally sensitive approaches in the assessment, prevention and treatment of adolescent alcohol and drug addiction.

REHAB-350 Independent Living (2 cr.)
Fall
An overview of independent living programs in this country including evolution, goals, methods of service delivery, and management of the independent living program.

REHAB-355 Rehabilitation of the Older Disabled Worker (2 cr.)
Develop awareness and understanding of older disabled workers with a focus on implementing rehabilitation planning that enables continued participation in the work force or reinsertion into it following disability.

REHAB-360 Assistive Technology (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Provision of technology to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities. Delivery system, legislation, and issues related to funding are examined. Specific applications in communication, computers, mobility, and workstations and other technologies are reviewed.

REHAB-361 Microcomputer Applications in Rehabilitation (2 cr.)
Applications of microcomputer technology and adaptive devices in vocational evaluation, work adjustment, placement and administration.

REHAB-365 Laboratory in Rehabilitation Technology (2 cr.)
Spring
Experience utilizing technological aids/devices developed for persons with disabilities. Modify/adapt equipment to meet specific functional requirements. Construct switch/control mechanisms for equipment. Develop prototype solutions to vocational and independent living problems.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-360.

REHAB-401 Principles and Techniques of Caseload Management (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Principles and techniques of implementing case load management in service of clients of state vocational rehabilitation counseling agencies or rehabilitation facilities.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-230.

REHAB-402 Management of Non-Profit Organizations (3 cr.)
Spring
Principles and practices in the operation of non-profit organizations. Comparison of how non-profit and for-profit operations are affected by organizational structures and authority, budgeting practices, sources of income, personnel issues, strategic planning and program evaluation, and marketing. Application to community agencies.

REHAB-410 Job Placement Processes (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Placement theory and methods used to assist people with disabilities to obtain appropriate employment.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-230.

REHAB-420 Psychological Testing People With Exceptional Needs (2-3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Use of common psychometric tests with specific emphasis on selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized tests for individuals who are disabled, including those from various ethnic and cultural groups.

REHAB-452 Group Processes in Rehabilitation Settings (2 cr.)
Fall
Theory and application of group processes in rehabilitation settings; direct experience as member and facilitator of a group.

REHAB-459 Workforce Development, Disability, and Socioeconomics (3 cr.)
Macro/micro influences that keep people unemployed and underemployed, including community, services, providers, employers, and families. Interface among legislative initiatives, disability, and life/work. Policy, strategies, and skills that promote effective intervention and change. Intended for professionals in the field.

REHAB-460 Rehabilitation in the Private Sector (3 cr.)
Spring
Case coordination to support maximum medical recovery and/or vocational rehabilitation of an injured person involved in insurance funded cases. Differences between public and private rehabilitation processes. Interviewing, planning, assessing transferable skills, placing in suitable work, and communicating with other involved individuals. Business practices, professional roles, and ethical issues.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-310.

REHAB-461 Forensics For the Human Service Professional (2 cr.)
Spring
Terminology and practices associated with forensic for human service professionals. Strategies and materials related to preparation for testimony and expert witness testimony in a court of law and other legal settings.

REHAB-462 Disability Management in Business and Industry (3 cr.)
Fall
Orientation to workers with disabilities in business and industry. Focus on reducing disability related costs, and the elimination of attitudinal and environmental barriers as they pertain to hiring, productivity, and retention of workers with disabilities. Governmental require- ments, linkage between business, community resources, and rehabilitation.

REHAB-470 Work Adjustment Services (2-3 cr.)
Fall and Summer
Principles and procedures of adjustment services. Emphasis upon the change and improvement of behavior. Supervised practical experience in interviewing, behavior observation, individual work adjustment planning, lesson plan development and report writing.
Prerequisites: take REHAB-310.

REHAB-480 Advanced Rehabilitation Practicum (2-6 cr.)
Spring
Advanced experience in service delivery to persons with disabilities in varied agency/service settings related to student's designated rehabilitation concentration. Instructor's consent required. R

REHAB-482 Sexuality and Disability (2 cr.)
Investigate sexuality as an integral part of the disability experience. Explore programs, techniques and personal biases in relation to sexuality of persons with disabilities.

REHAB-483 Vocational Counseling Issues (2 cr.)
Summer
Theoretical and applied approaches to vocational counseling and current research in vocational choice and career development as related to vocational counseling.

REHAB-488 Developing Collaborative Partnerships (3 cr.)
Fall
Development of professional relationships that are characterized by collaboration and respect for the consumer or student. Role of team members including human service professionals, consumer student, family members, school personnel, and community organization staff in collaborative decision making. Enhanced service delivery responsiveness through application of collaborative principles.