Transcript REHABILITATION COUNSELING

Lynn Gagne
Interwork Institute
Graduate Student
Vocational Rehabilitation
 VR is all about jobs! RCs work with people who have
disabilities and want to work.
 70% of PWD are unemployed!
 It’s the state and federal system of agencies that helps
individuals with significant disabilities figure out their
career paths, find and maintain employment
 Started in 1920s
 Combined budgets of about $30 billion to help over
800,000 new people each year to find jobs and live
independently
Work as a Rehabilitation
Counselor
 State Departments of Rehabilitation
 Community/Local Rehabilitation Programs (such as
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Regional Center or Clubhouses)
Non-profits
Secondary schools: transitioning from high school to
work
Higher education: disability support and services
Opportunities to develop unique support services
through grants
Work as a Rehab Counselor con’t
 Veterans’ Administration
 Federal positions
 Provide counseling, assessment, career
development to individuals with disabilities
 Empower people to make informed choices,
build viable careers, & live more
independently in the community
Master’s of Science in
Rehabilitation Counseling
 Fully accredited degree since 1975
 SDSU’s program ranked in top ten in US
 SDSU typically accepts about 25 students each year
 No specific undergraduate degree required
 Monthly stipends (amount depends on number of
students in program)
 Almost all classes are held off campus with free
parking!
Admission Requirements
 Complete application for admission to both SDSU and
the Master’s Program
 Submit application through CSU Mentor between Oct 1,
2009 and Feb 1, 2010; need 2 official transcripts and GRE
score
 Complete departmental application with personal
statement and 3 letters of recommendations
 If accepted into program, you must accept or decline
by May 15, 2010
Program Requirements
 Sixty units of graduate level courses
 Total 700 hours practical work including classroom,
general and direct contact
 Practicum and internship placement assistance
available
 International internships are possible (China,
Australia, Ireland, Thailand)
Courses
 Medical Aspects of
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Disability A & B
Assessment
Career Development
Assistive Technology
Foundations of
Rehabilitation
Group Dynamics
Multicultural Counseling
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Methods of Inquiry
Theory and Practice
Disability Systems
Placement Practices
Organizational
Development
 Program Development
 Three Practica:
Beginning, Intermediate,
Advanced (not required)
Specializations
 Opportunities to specialization in different areas of
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rehabilitation
Include opportunities to work one-on-one with
professors on a variety of projects including research
with may lead to publication
Tuition assistance and stipends paid through
individual specialization grants
Opportunities to attend conferences paid through
specialization grant money
Opportunities to present papers/posters at
professional conferences
Specializations continued
 Psychiatric Disabilities
 Cognitive Disabilities (autism, brain injury,
learning disabilities and intellectual
disabilities)
 Rehabilitation Technology (available as a
stand alone certificate [15 units])
 Supported Employment and transition
 Rehabilitation Administration
Graduation Requirements
 Three methods:
 Thesis: only two students in history of program
have chosen this method
 Portfolio of all work done while in program
 Portfolios may be required in the
specializations
 Comprehensive exam: most students choose this
since the test is similar to the Certified
Rehabilitation Counselor exam
Suggested Undergraduate Courses
 Psychology 370 Testing and
Measurement
 General Studies 420 Disability and
Society
 Psychology 452 Introduction to
Counseling and Therapy
Administration, Rehabilitation, & Postsecondary
Education (ARPE)
(in College of Education)
 Doctorate of Education, Educational
Leadership (Community College Leadership)
 Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
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Focus in Community College Teaching
& Leadership
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Specialization in Student Affairs
Deadlines
 SDSU has chosen to make February 1 the required deadline for
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all graduate applications. That means that all students interested
in applying for the ON-CAMPUS program in Rehabilitation
Counseling must comply with the following new deadlines:
1. Submit your application through CSU Mentor between
October 1, 2009 and February 1, 2010.
2. Complete departmental application with recommendations,
submit transcripts, and complete the GRE by March 1, 2010.
3. Students will be notified by SDSU of their acceptance and will
be asked to accept or decline admission by May 15. For those
applicants who are on a "wait list" and are notified after that,
they will have until June 1 to accept or decline admission.
Note: Due to budget cuts, no Spring 2010 admits will be accepted
Contact Information
 Interwork Institute online at:
www.sdsu.interwork.edu
 Leesa Brockman, Academic
Coordinator, (619)594-6406
 Lynn Gagne: [email protected]