Contemporary practices including supported employment, indepdent living, engineering and technology, family matters, client rights, ethical practices, cultural diversity, aging, and present and future trends in the field of rehabilitation. Analysis of legislation, value systems, political and economic fluctuations and research.
Professional preparation of Rehabilitation Counselors or Special Education Teachers, including practice in delivering lectures, conducting class discussions, leading seminars, directing independent studies, guiding student research projects, demonstrating instructional methods and materials, supervising rehabilitation counselors or special education student teachers, and advising. Laboratory, three-nine hours. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.
This course is a doctoral seminar designed to provide advanced knowledge and understanding of personality and counseling theories and techniques and their application in professional rehabilitation counseling practice and education, rehabilitation counseling process and outcome research, and the application of counseling theory across diverse populations and settings.
Rehabilitation Counseling and Special Education college/university professor preparation, including syllabus development, organization of class presentations, instructional alternatives, scheduling, student assessment, professor-student interactions, student advising, resource identification and utilization and program evaluation.
An independent study supervised research course for advanced graduate students in Rehabilitation Counseling, Special Education, or Early Childhood with an interest in a specific research problem. Class hours determined with supervising instructor. Note: for Rehabilitation Counseling doctoral students this course will satisfy CACREP internship requirements in the Research core area. Additional internships in 2 additional core areas are also required.
Administrative and supervisory aspects of rehabilitation service delivery. Administration, clinical and technical supervision, staffing, and organizational structure(s) of the rehabilitation service delivery system (state, local, and federal). Research, program evaluation, political and ethical aspects of rehabilitation administration and supervision are overviewed.
Supervised practicum experiences related to the preparation of special education teachers, including practice in delivering lectures, conducting class discussions, leading seminars, directing independent studies, guiding student research projects, demonstrating instructional methods and materials, supervising special education student teachers and advising. Laboratory, three-nine hours. May be repeated up to a maximum of nine credits.
This doctoral internship course is designed to spur Ph.D. students toward effective work on scholarly research and completion of an approved prospectus by the end of the academic year. For part II of this course, students will be required to conclude their data collection, analyze data, complete methodology and discussion, and submit for publication.
This supervised doctoral internship course is designed to develop Ph.D. students toward effective work on scholarly research and completion of an approved prospectus by the end of the academic year. For part II of this course, students will be required to conclude their data collection, analyze data, complete methodology and discussion, and submit for publication. It is, however, expected that each student will continue to make revisions to all work completed and submitted from RC 790.
This course is designed to provide the student with clinical professional advanced learning experiences under faculty supervision in a community-based or state rehabilitation mental health agency. The student is expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the application of rehabilitation counseling and mental health methods, techniques, and vocational knowledge in working with persons with disabilities. In addition the student is required to perform all tasks in accordance to ethical and legal standards in clinical rehabilitation mental health.
