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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course will introduce the student to the different theories of addiction: (1) biological, (2) psycho-dynamic, (3) social learning, (4) systems, (5) sociocultural, (6) spiritual, and their implications for counseling. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the cultural variables that influence alcohol and substance use across the various microcultures. The phenomena of dual diagnosis (alcohol and substance abuse coexist with another disabling condition) will be explored. Culturally relevant counseling and rehabilitation strategies will be explored.
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisites, RE 290, RE 291, or concurrent.) This course is designed to provide both graduate and undergraduate students a comprehensive overview of independent living services including individual and community advocacy strategies. The focus will be on those individuals with the more severe disabilities and their needs. To accomplish the aforementioned, course content will include a history of the independent living movement and current status of the independent living centers in the United States. The advocacy component of the course will be presented through a lens of individual issues regarding community, social, vocational, and personal inclusion barriers that people with disabilities experience. It will address the concept of self-determination and consumer choice and effective interventions to assist individuals attain their personal goals.
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1.00 Credits
This course will examine some of the principles and theories that influence family services, and the roles and factors that significant others play in supporting rehabilitation services to individuals. It will emphasize a holistic view of the family, disability, and rehabilitation services to individuals. It will emphasize a holistic view of the family, disability, and rehabilitation. Issues that impact on personal adjustment and rehabilitation goal attainment will be explored as well as the meaning of the "family" in today's society. Legislation and agency policy will be examined to understand the economic and relationship implications to families. Students will obtain a general overview of the influence of the family in adjustment, the resources available to families in the rehabilitation process, the importance of advocacy in attaining rehabilitation goals, and the role of beliefs and family values in individual adjustment.
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1.00 Credits
The purpose of this course will be to introduce students to the basics of behavior management theory, process and techniques as used in various rehabilitation settings. Emphasis will be placed on the identification of antecedents [previous experiences] and the use of natural supports and consequences as behavior management tools. Course content will include behavioral techniques used in such areas as job coaching, situational assessments and work adjustment settings. Students will be provided experience in functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans.
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3.00 Credits
An orientation to occupations, occupational information assessment instruments, assessment techniques and information interpretation as utilized in various vocational rehabilitation settings. Consideration will also be given to various theoretical approaches to vocational planning and the impact of theory in practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the factors that influence successful employment of people with disabilities in the current labor market. Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of both the worker with a disability who is seeking employment and the employer who creates employment opportunities for workers. Students are introduced to business and social forces which shape the labor market and how to use those forces in employment planning with workers with disabilities. Strategies for doing employer development, job development, and job placement in public and proprietary sectors are examined. Students will learn job seeking skills and how to design employment supports for workers with disabilities.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
(Prerequisite, permission required.) The opportunity for supervised application of theory to practice in a rehabilitation setting under direct supervision of qualified persons in the host agency and the university faculty.
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1.00 Credits
(Prerequisites, RE 699 or concurrent or permission required.) This course will provide the opportunity for undergraduate students to share and learn from the experiences of other students participating in a variety of internship field experiences. Students will meet periodically on campus to review problems encountered and to discuss issues that influence the delivery of rehabilitation services. Students enroll in the seminar during the semester they are completing an internship.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the foundations of rehabilitation and the rehabilitation counseling profession. The course will introduce students to relevant aspects of rehabilitation history, philosophy, values and practice, with an emphasis on the operational aspects of the rehabilitation service delivery system. The course will examine current issues, community resources, services, and the vocational rehabilitation process.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite, permission required.) The purpose of this course is to provide in-depth studies in the specific dimensions of rehabilitation services such as sign language, family counseling in rehabilitation, alcohol and drug abuse, independent living, behavior management, private sector rehabilitation, etc. Topics to be covered will vary from semester to semester.
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