CLINICAL REHABILITATION COUNSELING - COUNSELING THEORIES

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: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a broad variety of theoretical models of counseling in-depth, in addition to the research evidence-base supporting them. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how a broad variety of theoretical approaches to counseling, and the techniques and strategies emanating from these theories, can be used as interventions to facilitate the personal, vocational, and social adjustment of individuals with a variety of disabilities and special needs Audience: Graduate 3. Critically evaluate a variety of theories and associated techniques as they relate to the student’s own perspective, value system, and the counseling process Audience: Graduate 4. Critically evaluate a variety of theories and associated techniques as they relate to clients and counselors as individuals with different backgrounds, experiences and priorities Audience: Graduate 5. Describe some of the major ethical and professional issues confronting counselors and the counseling profession Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a broad variety of theoretical models of counseling in-depth, in addition to the research evidence-base supporting them. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how a broad variety of theoretical approaches to counseling, and the techniques and strategies emanating from these theories, can be used as interventions to facilitate the personal, vocational, and social adjustment of individuals with a variety of disabilities and special needs Audience: Graduate 3. Critically evaluate a variety of theories and associated techniques as they relate to the student’s own perspective, value system, and the counseling process Audience: Graduate 4. Critically evaluate a variety of theories and associated techniques as they relate to clients and counselors as individuals with different backgrounds, experiences and priorities Audience: Graduate 5. Describe some of the major ethical and professional issues confronting counselors and the counseling profession Audience: Graduate