Professional Counseling, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, MA

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The graduate program in professional rehabilitation counseling is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be a professional counselor. Students take core courses in counseling and specialty courses in rehabilitation counseling. Students complete internships at rehabilitation counseling sites and meet the education requirements to become a certified rehabilitation counselor. They also meet the education requirements to become a licensed professional counselor in Texas.

Requirements

Students in all concentrations take the following core curriculum (54 hours):

PCOU 5310 - Survey of Abnormalities Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5359 - Assessment in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5321 - Seminar: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5320 - Professional Orientation in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5322 - Family Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5323 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5325 - Career Development and Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5328 - Group Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5331 - Theories of Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5333 - Counseling Skills and Techniques Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5335 - Multicultural Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5339 - Professional Counseling Practices Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5341 - Seminar in Counseling Research Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5385 - Lifespan Development Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5391 - Mental Health Psychopathology Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5394 - Practicum in Counseling Credit(s): 3
(six hours) PCOU 5395 - Internship in Counseling Credit(s): 3 To 6

Concentration Specific Requirements

Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling (six hours):

PCOU 5326 - Medical Orientation to Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5342 - Psychosocial Aspects of Counseling People with Disabilities Credit(s): 3