Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

Overview

Graduates are employed in vocational rehabilitation settings, mental health and developmental disabilities agencies, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, public and private hospitals, comprehensive rehabilitation centers, correctional facilities, community-based programs, private industry, proprietary rehabilitation and student disability services in higher education.

The Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program from Kent State University requires two years of study, culminating in a semester-long internship under the field supervision of a certified clinical rehabilitation counselor. Faculty advise students in the development of a curriculum plan that includes required core, foundational and elective courses. Early and continued exposure to rehabilitation practice is provided as students progress through the program.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Effectively work with clients from a multicultural and pluralistic society.

• Demonstrate knowledge in assessment, groupwork, career development, helping relationships human growth and development, social and cultural diversity, research and program evaluation and professional orientation and ethical practice.

• Meet the academic components required to become a certified rehabilitation counselor in Ohio.

• Understand legal and ethical standards and practice in a legal and ethical manner.

• Understand and demonstrate multicultural responsiveness.

• Demonstrate a strong counselor identity.

• Demonstrate strong clinical skills in case conceptualization, diagnosis, treatment planning and specifically using assessments related to rehabilitation counseling.

• Understand and demonstrate sound counseling skills and techniques within a theoretical framework in both individual and group counseling.