Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, MS: Curriculum

60 TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED
The average program duration is typically two-and-half to three years of full-time study. Students in the MS in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program complete 39 credits in Foundations of Professional Counseling, 18 credits in Rehabilitation Counseling Courses, and one three-credit elective course. These courses include three credits of practicum (100 hours of supervised counseling experience) and six credits of internship (600 hours of supervised counseling experience).

Students who apply to the program are expected to have completed an Introduction to Statistics (Descriptive Statistics or Basic Inferential Statistics) as well as Introduction to Theories of Personality, Counseling or Psychotherapy and Lifespan Development (Developmental Psychology, Adulthood, Adolescence, Childhood, Growth and Development).

Foundations of Professional Counseling (39 credits required):
COUN 501: Counseling and Interviewing Skills 
COUN 502: Counseling Theories
COUN 503: Group Process and Practice 
COUN 504: Appraisal Techniques
COUN 505: Research Methods
COUN 506: Diversity and Social Justice
COUN 507: Career and Lifestyle Development
COUN 508: Lifespan Development
COUN 540: Family Counseling and Therapy
COUN 547: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
COUN 549: Assessment and Diagnosis
COUN 560: Addictive Behaviors
COUN 563: Crisis Intervention

Rehabilitation Counseling Courses (18 credits required):
COUN 509R: Professional Issues in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
COUN 521: Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities
COUN 522: Disability and Employment
COUN 591: Practicum: Rehabilitation Counseling
COUN 596: Internship: Rehabilitation Counseling

Elective Courses (3 credits required):
Elective courses may be selected from other graduate counseling courses in the Department of Counseling and Human Services

COUN 589: Comprehensive Exam