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CORE Surveys for Current Students and for Graduates of TU's Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling Program
Rehabilitation Counseling
Mission
To create a dynamic learning environment that advances the intellectual and personal development goals of our students to work in the field of rehabilitation counseling.
Program Goals
To prepare each student to take and pass the national certification exam in rehabilitation counseling by engaging students in rigorous intellectual studies that requires creativity, discipline and personal responsibility.
To maintain Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accreditation so that students will be eligible to sit for the Council on Rehabilitation Counseling (CRC) exam while still enrolled in the program.
To address professional issues and community needs and the needs of persons with disabilities consistent with the program’s mission through classroom, practicum, internship, and community services.
To maintain direct contact with the Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation agencies.
Curriculum Objectives
The Division of Counseling will provide students with the CORE required classes, using CORE standards. The students will be eligible to sit for the CRC exam after successfully completing 75% of the masters in rehabilitation counseling program.
The Division of Counseling Master in Rehabilitation Counseling coursework provides rigorous, intellectual, studies that require creativity, discipline, and personal responsibility. Students will learn principles rehabilitation counseling and demonstrate mastery of knowledge areas through 48 semester hours of coursework. The core requirements include 100 hours of practicum and 600 hours of internship at a variety of community sites.
The Division of Counseling Master in Rehabilitation Counseling program through classroom, practicum, internship and community services addresses professional issues and community needs and the needs of persons with disabilities consistent with the program’s mission.
Our program is in direct contact with Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation agencies in our state of Georgia.
A Career in Rehabilitation
The field of rehabilitation is as varied as the individuals who work in it. With a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, graduates work in a myriad of human service areas, such as...
For more information, contact Dr. Theresa Reese or call 800-538-9784 ext. 123.
The graduate MRC student is eligible to sit for the CRC (Certified Rehabilitation Counselor) exam when 75% of their academic program is satisfactorily complete and the student is in good standing with the university. When the degree is conferred, the graduate is eligible for the Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC). The MRC graduate is eligible to sit for the GA LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) exam. The LPC requires additional post-graduate supervision.
Rehabilitation efforts focus on the whole person. Service provision follows a holistic approach that includes the emotional, physical, psychological, social, educational, and vocational aspects of the person, as well as his/ her relationships to family, school work, and the total environment. A primary goal of rehabilitation is to help individuals from at-risk populations achieve the fullest physical, psychological, educational, vocational, and economic independence that they are capable of achieving.
Total Hours for Degree: 48 — Core Courses: 33, Field Work: 9, Electives: 6
Forty-eight (48) hours are required for graduation including a 100-hour practicum and two 300-hour internship experiences at a variety of community sites. Students are encouraged to seek internship sites that match their areas of interest (children, adults, aging, substance abuse, independent living, corrections, child & spouse abuse, employment, education, etc.) The Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling is a six-semester program of study and can be completed in two years with summer courses. Courses are scheduled in the evenings and are offered in a hybrid format (½ coursework in classroom and ½ online). Additionally, the MRC degree is offered completely online with no residency requirements. Both hybrid and online formats accommodate the working professional.
Prior to admissions the student is informed by the admissions staff that the master's level courses are hybrid, half the courses are on campus, and the other half are taught via Blackboard online learning component. If students do not have access to a computer or cable connection, the campus provides a computer lab that is available to students from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. through 12 noon on Friday.
For more information, contact Dr. Theresa Reese.
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Core Requirements |
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RCE 501 Introduction to Counseling...3 RCE 520 Theories and Techniques of Counseling...3 RCE 521 Case Management...3 RCE 530 Assessment...3 RCE 540 Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Issues...3 RCE 550 Practicum...3 RCE 600 Internship in Counseling I ...3 RCE 610 Internship in Counseling II ...3 RCE 622 Group Counseling...3 RCE 672 Research Methods...3 |
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Rehabilitation Counseling Requirements |
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RCE 510 Medical Aspects of Disability...3 RCE 511 Psychosocial Aspects of Disability...3 RCE 660 Occupational Info. & Vocational...3 RCE 662 Job Placement and Placement...3 |
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Rehabilitation Counseling Electives |
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RCE 505 Human Growth & Development...3 RCE 603 Substance Abuse Counseling...3 RCE 607 Crisis Counseling...3 RCE 685 Family Counseling...3 |
Rehabilitation Counseling
Patrick, James. Assistant Professor. Ireland-Poe Building, ext. 249
Patrick, Pauline. Adjunct Instructor
Reese, Theresa. Assistant Professor and Division Chair (Human Services). Ireland/Poe Building, ext. 255