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 program requires two years of study, culminating in a semester-long internship under the field supervision of a certified rehabilitation counselor. Faculty members 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.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Rehabilitation Counseling program from Kent State University will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of key legislation affecting people with disabilities and rehabilitation counselors within an historical context through objective examinations and written analyses.

• Apply decision-making skills and legal standards in resolving ethical dilemmas using actual and hypothetical case examples.

• Demonstrate proficiency in individual and group counseling.

• Understand and apply the principles of effective case management.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the medical, psychosocial and vocational aspects of disability.

• Demonstrate proficiency with state-of-the-art psychological and vocational assessment strategies.

• Apply skills in applied research and interpretation of standardized assessment results.

• Demonstrate skills in job development and placement.