Program Overview

Rehabilitation Studies Certificate

Program Type

• Certificate

Format

• Online

Estimated Time to Complete

• 1-2 semesters

Credit Hours

• 12

Program Description

The Certificate in Rehabilitation Studies provides job skills and fundamental knowledge to provide rehabilitation services to people with disabilities.

Why Earn a Rehabilitation Studies Certificate?

This certificate is recommended for students in other disciplines who seek a basic understanding of the disability experience or who wish to add disability-related knowledge and skills to their professional preparation.

Rehabilitation Studies Certificate Highlights

• All requirements for this certificate can be completed fully online.
• Combines curriculum with practical experience in community service and involvement.
• Learn from faculty with years of experience working as counselors for hospitals, mental health centers, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
• Supports the North Texas Rehabilitation Association and Eagle Peer Recovery student organizations.
• Combines a comprehensive curriculum with opportunities for service learning in community agencies.

Rehabilitation Studies Certificate Courses

• Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability (3 hrs)
  • Stages of adjustment to disability, impact of age at onset, impact on family.
  • Introduction to consumer-based health perspectives.
  • Overview of etiology, progression, and treatment of major disabling conditions related to cognition, emotion, and addiction and other disorders related to the nervous system.
• Employment Services (3 hrs)
  • Covers basic job development and job placement skills and activities.
  • Includes job analysis, supported employment, transition services, and labor market analysis.
• Case Management in Rehabilitation (3 hrs)
  • Application of the rehabilitation model as an approach to individualized service delivery.
  • Focuses on interviewing, assessment, individualized service planning, and coordination of rehabilitation services.
• Disability and Society (3 hrs)
  • Explores the historical and current treatment of persons with disabilities.
  • Examines the impact of social institutions, public policy, and attitude on service provision, with emphasis on the impact current legislation and research have had on the marginalization and segregation of persons with disabilities.

Related Programs

• Rehabilitation Studies Bachelor's
• Rehabilitation Counseling Master's

Similar Areas of Study

• Health & Wellness

Department and College

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