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Do you want to work in a growing and rewarding profession? If so, then the Rehabilitation Counseling Advanced Graduate Certificate program is for you! School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling. The Master of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Program at. Website Master of Arts Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling. The Master of Arts in Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling (COUN) is a 6. The program is offered in a 2. All course work is at a distance and web- based with the exception of two skill- building courses, which require on- campus matriculation for three days each. Students are admitted on a full- or part- time basis. The program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education and recognized by the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling. The purpose for the program is to permit graduates to qualify for national certification as rehabilitation counselors. For more information, visit the program. With additional coursework, graduates of this program should qualify for licensure as professional counselors in Arkansas and other states. Admission Requirements. Regular and Conditional Admission All applicants must have: Completed an application for admission to the UALR Graduate School. Completed a successful personal interview with a program faculty member or a designated representative. Regular Admission Bachelor. For employed Rehabilitation Counselors who do not meet this standard, please see . Admission based on an Admissions Portfolio (For employed Rehabilitation Counselors only): Employed Rehabilitation Counselors have the option to submit a satisfactory Admissions Portfolio of academic and professional work to obtain conditional admission. The guidelines for the portfolio are available from the program coordinator. Letters of reference are not required unless specifically requested by the program coordinator. Credit toward advanced standing will be awarded on an individual basis by the program coordinator upon recommendation of the program advisory committee. Please note that credit awarded on the basis of Advanced Standing DOES NOT count towards the 6. Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling or many other State Licensing Boards. Program Requirements. The 6. 0 credit hour curriculum has 4 components: Rehabilitation, Counseling, Foundations/Electives, and Field Work/Application. The field work requires 7. CRC). Transfer Credit. Students have the opportunity to transfer as many as 2. Rehabilitation Courses (1. COUN 7. 36. 0 Rehabilitation Foundations. COUN 7. 36. 1 Medical Aspects of Disability. COUN 7. 36. 2 Psychological Aspects of Disability. COUN 7. 36. 3 Career Counseling and Placement. COUN 7. 36. 4 Rehabilitation Case Management. COUN 7. 36. 7 Assessment in Rehabilitation. Counseling Courses (1. CNSL 7. 30. 1 Counseling Theories and Applications. CNSL 7. 30. 2 Techniques for Counseling Interviews. CNSL 7. 30. 7 Theories and Techniques for Group Counseling. CNSL 7. 30. 8 Cross Cultural Counseling. COUN 7. 36. 9 Introduction to Family Counseling. COUN 7. 37. 0 Psychopharmacology for Counselors. Foundations/Elective Courses (9 hours)EDFN 7. Introduction to Educational Research (Required)EDFN 7. Human Development (Required)COUN 7. Foundations of Substance Abuse (Elective)COUN 7. Introduction to Family Counseling (Elective)COUN 7. Psychopharmacology for Counselors (Elective)Students are required to take three hours of elective credit from the three courses above and/or from other approved course work in counseling, rehabilitation, or other related areas. Field Work/Application Courses (1. COUN 7. 36. 5 Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum. COUN 7. 66. 0 Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling. Graduation Requirements. An overall GPA of 3. Master of Rehabilitation Counseling program. There are core competency courses in which the student must achieve a “B” or greater. In the event that a “B” is not achieved in one of the core courses, the student must repeat the course. The core competency courses are: COUN 7. Rehabilitation Foundations. COUN 7. 36. 3 Career Counseling and Placement. COUN 7. 36. 4 Rehabilitation Case Management. COUN 7. 36. 5 Supervised Practice in Rehabilitation Counseling. COUN 7. 66. 0 Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling. CNSL 7. 30. 1 Counseling Theories and Applications. CNSL 7. 30. 2 Techniques for Counseling Interviews. CNSL 7. 30. 7 Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling. COUN 7. 36. 7 Assessment in Rehabilitation. Post Master. The program is recognized by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) as a provider of content that meets certification eligibility requirements. The program will also accommodate those with a master. The graduate certificate is offered online and admits both full- and part- time students. The curriculum has two components: Counseling and Rehabilitation. Admission Requirements Master. Students may be granted Advanced Standing credit of up to nine hours, for graduate course work from other accredited colleges or institutions. Program Requirements. Curriculum Outline. The curriculum for the Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate is as follows: I. Counseling (6 hours)CNSL 7. Counseling Theories and Applications. CNSL 7. 30. 8 Cross Cultural Counseling. II. Rehabilitation (1. COUN 7. 36. 0 Rehabilitation Foundations. COUN 7. 36. 1 Medical Aspects of Disability. COUN 7. 36. 2 Psychological Aspects of Disability. COUN 7. 36. 3 Career Counseling/Placement. COUN 7. 36. 4 Rehabilitation Case Management. COUN 7. 36. 7 Assessment in Rehabilitation. OR other approved course substitutions. Total Program Requirements for Certificate – 2. Program Rationale. The Graduate Certificate Program will allow counselors to submit the body of academic work required to sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination. Each course required to earn the certificate is also part of the program. More information is available on the CRCC website (www. CRCC will make the final determination on eligibility status. Top. Courses in Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling. COUN 7. 19. 0, 7. Independent Study. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Students under faculty supervision, can explore advanced topics in rehabilitation counseling not normally covered in regular course offerings. COUN 7. 36. 0 Rehabilitation Foundations. The purpose of this course is to provide both a broad foundation for students beginning their journey into the profession of rehabilitation and a broad- based reference for current practitioners. The content provides a conceptual overview of the professional, historical, theoretical, research, and applied foundations of the rehabilitation profession as they relate to the services for individuals with disabilities. COUN 7. 36. 1 Medical Aspects of Disability. Prerequisites: COUN 7. This is a course that covers the medical aspects of disability. Managing the medical aspects and functional assessment of frequently occurring medical diseases and disorders of older adolescents and adults are stressed. Topics include the medical aspects and functional assessment of neurological/ cognitive/neuromuscular disorders, psychiatric/developmental disabilities, sensory losses, and various acute and chronic physical diseases and disorders. Case management activities and a process for determining the educational/rehabilitation implications of the effects of each disability will be presented. Top. COUN 7. 36. 2 Psychological Aspects of Disability. Prerequisites: COUN 7. This course outlines the psychological and sociological aspects of disability, including community attitudes toward individuals with disabilities, strategies to change negative attitudes, adjustment factors in living with disabilities, and methods for supporting successful adjustment to disabilities. COUN 7. 36. 3 Career Counseling and Placement. Prerequisites: COUN 7. The purpose of this course is to provide students with theories and techniques for empowering adults with disabilities to obtain integrated, community- based employment from a career decision making perspective. COUN 7. 36. 4 Rehabilitation Case Management. Prerequisites: COUN 7. COUN 7. 36. 1, COUN 7. COUN 7. 36. 7 or the consent of the instructor. This course is a study in case management in rehabilitation which is a skill that rehabilitation professionals must possess in order to successfully guide clients through the rehabilitation process from referral to case closure. It provides guidelines that will enable rehabilitation professionals to collect information from the intake interview, physician, psychologists, vocational evaluation, and other resources, in an effort to develop appropriate ethical rehabilitation plans with clients. COUN 7. 36. 5 Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum. Prerequisites: Must have completed all phase 1 courses and should have completed all core courses or consent of the program fieldwork supervisor. The purpose of this course is to provide students initial exposure to learning in a community based rehabilitation agency under faculty supervision. The course is designed to give the student an opportunity to practice the role of a rehabilitation professional. The student will apply rehabilitation counseling methods, techniques and vocational knowledge in working with clients and in consulting with business and industry for job development and placement opportunities. One- hundred contact hours in a fieldwork setting is required. COUN 7. 36. 7 Assessment in Rehabilitation. Prerequisites: COUN 7. EDFN 7. 30. 3 or the consent of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to provide students with theories and techniques for empowering adults with disabilities to explore their aptitudes, interests, and other vocational assessments areas that assist them in career decision making. COUN 7. 36. 8 Foundations of Substance Abuse. This course focuses on substance abuse and coexisting disabilities from the perspective of risk and the challenges to rehabilitation practice. It provides the student with an in- depth understanding of substance abuse, drugs of abuse, patterns of abuse and consequences of abuse. Treatment models and needs are addressed from the rehabilitation model.
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