CLINICAL REHABILITATION COUNSELING - MEDICAL & PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling or Rehabilitation Counselor Education Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define common medical terminology, medical treatments, and procedures Audience: Graduate 2. Give examples of the functional impact of chronic illnesses and disabilities Audience: Graduate 3. Identify principles of health and wellness that can improve the lives of persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities; how public health initiatives can be applied to improving health and well-being of individuals with disabilities Audience: Graduate 4. Use medical and psychosocial information for clinical rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitation planning Audience: Graduate 5. Identify roles of various health care professionals and the process of interdisciplinary health and rehabilitation teamwork Audience: Graduate 6. Give examples of medical treatments, complementary and alternative medicine approaches, assistive technology, health promotion, and prevention efforts to reduce or accommodate for the functional limitations of chronic health conditions Audience: Graduate 7. Identify vocational, psychosocial, and independent living implications of various chronic illnesses and disabilities Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define common medical terminology, medical treatments, and procedures Audience: Graduate 2. Give examples of the functional impact of chronic illnesses and disabilities Audience: Graduate 3. Identify principles of health and wellness that can improve the lives of persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities; how public health initiatives can be applied to improving health and well-being of individuals with disabilities Audience: Graduate 4. Use medical and psychosocial information for clinical rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitation planning Audience: Graduate 5. Identify roles of various health care professionals and the process of interdisciplinary health and rehabilitation teamwork Audience: Graduate 6. Give examples of medical treatments, complementary and alternative medicine approaches, assistive technology, health promotion, and prevention efforts to reduce or accommodate for the functional limitations of chronic health conditions Audience: Graduate 7. Identify vocational, psychosocial, and independent living implications of various chronic illnesses and disabilities Audience: Graduate