Program Overview

Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate

Program Type

• Graduate Academic Certificate

Format

• On Campus
• Online

Estimated Time to Complete

• 2-3 semesters

Credit Hours

• 21

Why Earn a Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate?

The post-graduate certificate in rehabilitation counseling is designed for current and aspiring rehabilitation counselors who intend to pursue the certified rehabilitation counselor credential. When combined with a master’s degree in a related field, graduates of this certificate are eligible to take the examination for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) per Category 3 established by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.

Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate Highlights

• Upon completion, you’re eligible to take the examination for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC).
• Our department is comprised of community-engaged academics providing an education that reaches beyond the classroom.
• Faculty with expertise in applied gerontology, health services, rehabilitation counseling, substance use, and behavioral health concerns prepare students for a career making a positive change in the lives of others.

Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate Courses

• Multicultural Rehabilitation Counseling Practice (3 hrs)
  • Exploration of ethnic and cultural factors influencing the planning and delivery of rehabilitation counseling and related services. Includes examination of the intersection of disability with various racial/ethnic groups and other identities along with ways to work with complex diverse populations. This course is offered online and will require various synchronous meetings online during the semester.
• Employment and Career Development (3 hrs)
  • Involves the investigation and study of theories and other practices associated with successful job placement activities. Includes transferable skills analysis, labor market analysis, job seeking skills training, employer identification, management of a job development campaign, as well as supported employment strategies. Technology related to these areas is explored.
• Rehabilitation Counseling Theories (3 hrs)
  • Includes the study of major counseling theories and modalities with focus on principles and approaches relevant to rehabilitation counseling and supervision. Covers applications required in counseling people with physical, cognitive or emotional disabilities.
• Rehabilitation Counseling Applications (3 hrs)
  • Includes the study and application of the counseling process, strategies and techniques used by rehabilitation counselors. Students develop generic counseling skills applicable to work across a spectrum of rehabilitation counseling settings.
• Professional Issues in Case Management (3 hrs)
  • Covers professional, ethical and legal principles that guide the practice of case management in the field of rehabilitation counseling.
• Ethical and Professional Foundations in Rehabilitation Counseling (3 hrs)
  • Introduction to rehabilitation counseling with an emphasis on ethics and professional issues. Study includes the philosophical legislative, ethical and organizational foundations. Reviews rehabilitation practices, professional issues, ethics and a broad overview of the context in which rehabilitation occurs.

Related Programs

• Rehabilitation Counseling Master's
• Public Health Degree

Similar Areas of Study

• Health & Wellness

College and Department

• College of Health and Public Service
• Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services

Location

• Chilton Hall, Room 218
• 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas