MSCR Program

• Educational experiences facilitate the development of knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to practice as qualified rehabilitation counselors with a diverse population in a wide variety of contexts.
• Learning opportunities to support the ability to implement culturally responsive and ethically sound rehabilitation counseling practices throughout their careers, and to advocate for individuals with disabilities and the profession.
• Clinical training experiences focused on translating acquired knowledge, attitudes, and skills to evidence-based practice in a wide range of real-world environments.

• Facilitation of independence, integration, and the inclusion of people with disabilities in employment and the community.
• Belief in the dignity and worth of all people.
• Commitment to a sense of equal justice based on a model of accommodation to provide and equalize the opportunities to participate in all rights and privileges available to all people; and a commitment to supporting persons with disabilities in advocacy activities to achieve this status and empower themselves.
• Emphasis on the holistic nature of human function which is procedurally facilitated by the utilization of such techniques as:

1. interdisciplinary teamwork
2. counseling to assist in maintaining a holistic perspective
3. a commitment to considering individuals within the context of their family systems and community

• Recognition of the importance of focusing on the assets of the person
• Commitment to models of service delivery that emphasize integrated, comprehensive services that are mutually planned by the consumer and the rehabilitation counselor.

1. Ready to acknowledge the importance of rehabilitation counseling in ensuring dignity, independence, and wellness for persons with disabilities;
2. Dedicated to key values, standards, and codes of ethics involved in the practice of clinical rehabilitation counseling, as set forth by state and national licensing and certifying bodies;
3. Engaged in reflective, creative problem-solving;
4. Responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities;
5. Sensitive to the collaborative therapeutic/helping relationship;
6. Involved in leadership roles to develop and enhance the discipline of clinical rehabilitation counseling;
7. Aware of, and able to respond to, the needs of their communities;
8. Able to act as an advocate for quality of life issues for persons with disabilities.

• Acquire an advanced education in clinical rehabilitation counseling.
• Enter the public and private clinical rehabilitation counseling fields with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide effective services to individuals with disabilities, including those with the most severe disabilities.
• Assist individuals with disabilities to identify and use resources to meet their developmental, vocational, independent living, and educational goals.
• Develop a life-long commitment to the profession of clinical rehabilitation counseling.
• Keep their skills updated through continuing education throughout their careers.
• Engage in ethical practice, and exercise their skills and competencies with personal integrity.
• Develop as lifelong learners and critical thinkers.
• Develop a commitment to the profession of counseling and the rehabilitation counseling specialty.
• Facilitate the full integration of persons with disabilities into society, and the acceptance of persons with disabilities as valued and contributing members of society.
• Participate in the program without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

1. Students will develop a professional identity in the field of counseling, specifically clinical rehabilitation counseling, including knowledge of the history, philosophy, laws; counselor roles and responsibilities; advocacy; ethical standards; general and professional scopes of the field; individual,professional, and institutional accreditation, licensure, and certification; and the principles of disability-related practice.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the social and cultural diversity issues in the field of clinical rehabilitation counseling including psychosocial, cultural, racial, gender, sexual orientation, family, and disability differences; sensitivity to social and cultural issues; multicultural counseling competencies; effects of discrimination and bias; and application of strategies for intervention, self-awareness, and self-development based on psychological and social theory.
3. Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of human growth and development/lifespan theory including physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, moral, learning, and normal/abnormal personality development; human sexuality and disability; spirituality; social and learning needs across the lifespan including transition and ethical/legal issues.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and integration of employment and career development theories including barrier reduction, occupational alternatives, job modification, job placement, and retention, and follow-up procedures, as well as functional knowledge of the various assessments, skills, and services needed to ethically practice.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate, in theory, and practice, knowledge, and integration of counseling and consultation skills and techniques required by the profession, including various counseling theories, practical experience, knowledge of the field, group work expertise, crisis intervention, trauma-informed, and community-based strategies, and the ability to work with clients to meet the various clinical rehabilitation counseling goals.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate, in theory, and practice, knowledge, and integration of group/leadership skills required by the profession including group dynamics in counseling theory, characteristics, and functions of group leaders, interdisciplinary teamwork, and evaluation methods.
7. Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of assessment practices in the clinical rehabilitation field including measurement and statistical concepts; methodology; ethical selection, administration, and interpretation of assessment measures; and assistive devices.
8. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to ethically apply research and program evaluation in both coursework and practice through the application of research literature to practice, research methodology, basic statistics, participation in research activities, use of data in literature development, and analysis of research articles.
9. The student will be able to demonstrate working knowledge of the medical, functional, and environmental aspects of disability in regard to rehabilitation including physical, psychiatric, developmental, cognitive, substance abuse, and emotional disabilities.
10. Students will be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge of rehabilitation services and resources needed in the field of clinical rehabilitation counseling, including planning, case documentation, transition to work, substance abuse, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychopharmacology, resources selection, and other rehabilitation specific services.

National Certified Counselor (NCC):

https://www.nbcc.org/Certification/NCC 

State Licensure

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC):

Academic and Clinical Behavior:

1. The use of unauthorized written or oral references during examinations (cheating) is prohibited. This applies to all forms of electronic communication (e-mail, instant messaging, texting, etc.) for web-based examinations.
2. The inadequate citation of references or assistance on papers or class presentations (plagiarism) is prohibited.
3. Habitual tardiness, unexcused absences, and lack of participation in-class activities are prohibited.
4. Students will behave in accordance with the Code of Ethics set forth by the School of Health Professions and respective program/professional organizations.
5. Students will comply with all rules and regulations of the clinical facilities to which they are assigned.