Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Rehabilitation Counseling is a graduate program designed to empower students to support individuals with disabilities in living productive and engaged lives. The program offers a traditional on-campus format as well as a distance-learning online format for professionals actively involved in the field.

Program Details

• Program Type: Master of Science (M.S.)
• Format: On Campus, Online
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2.5 years
• Credit Hours: 60

Program Highlights

• Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• Eligible for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) and state licensure as a professional counselor (LPC)
• Opportunities for hands-on experiences through the department’s Wellness and Employment Lab (UNTWELL)
• Funding available through the Rehabilitation Services Grant (RSA) for individuals pursuing a career in vocational rehabilitation

Marketable Skills

• Disability-specific counseling/treatment planning
• Empowerment facilitation
• Case management, job placement/development
• Provision of culturally responsive services
• Psychosocial functioning assessment/evaluation

Career Outlook

Graduates of the program may work in community rehabilitation centers, vocational rehabilitation agencies, Veterans Affairs offices, schools, or addiction clinics. They are eligible for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) and state licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) in multiple states.

Program Courses

• Multicultural Rehabilitation Counseling Practice (3 hrs)
  • Exploration of ethnic and cultural factors influencing the planning and delivery of rehabilitation counseling and related services.
• Disability Issues in Human Development (3 hrs)
  • Covers the effects of disability, chronic illness, and addiction on the process of human growth and personality development across the lifespan.
• Rehabilitation Counseling Theories (3 hrs)
  • Study of major counseling theories and modalities with focus on principles and approaches relevant to rehabilitation counseling and supervision.
• Rehabilitation Counseling Applications (3 hrs)
  • Study and application of the counseling process, strategies, and techniques used by rehabilitation counselors.
• Advanced Counseling Techniques in Rehabilitation Counseling (3 hrs)
  • Students learn and practice advanced counseling skills involving techniques and strategies associated with major counseling theories.
• Ethical and Professional Foundations in Rehabilitation Counseling (3 hrs)
  • Introduction to rehabilitation counseling with an emphasis on ethics and professional issues.

Program Requirements

• 100 hours of practicum
• 600 hours of internship
• Field-site internship experiences
• Participation in curriculum emphasizing exposure to a broad spectrum of rehabilitation services, professional organizations, interdisciplinary professional activities, and advocacy and consumer groups in the field of rehabilitation.