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Department of Counseling

Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Training Program

Student Handbook

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Welcome!

Introduction Welcome to the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program (CRMH) in the Department of Counseling (DOC) at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The Department of Counseling’s CRMH is located within the College of Health and Social Sciences (CHSS). The CRMH is one of six counseling specializations offered in the DOC, and is one of the three masters degrees offered in the DOC. Students completing the CRMH receive a Master of Science Degree in Counseling with a specialization in clinical rehabilitation and mental health counseling. This handbook provides students with information, policies, and procedures specific to the CRMH. This handbook is a supplement to the DOC General Student Handbook required for all counseling students; it does not replace the DOC General Student Handbook. Please read both! In addition, please review the Practicum and Field Placement Handbook located on the DOC website. Please be sure to view the following websites for additional information:

CRMH website: http://counseling.sfsu.edu/rehabilitationcounseling

DOC website at: http://counseling.sfsu.edu/ The CRMH is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) and our graduates are eligible for national certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). In addition, CRMH graduates meet the educational requirements for licensure in a number of states, including the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California. Specifically, the CRMH curriculum and available coursework offered through the DOC, positions CRMH students for licensure eligibility. Please be advised that while our program positions you for the CRC and LPCC, certification and licensure are ultimately determined by outside entities. For CRC certification information, you must contact the CRCC (http://www.crccertification.com/) and for LPCC information, you must contact the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) (http://www.bbs.ca.gov/lpcc_program/). Details regarding certification and licensure are provided later in this handbook.

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Program Mission The mission of the CRMH is to train empathic, culturally competent rehabilitation and mental health counselors to work in partnership with persons with disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health issues and their families, in a manner that considers the barriers and assets of each individual and his/her environment, in order to facilitate and empower the individual to achieve optimal access and community integration. Program faculty accomplishes this mission by facilitating training that is:

Responsive to the contemporary needs of those we serve;

Grounded in multicultural competency and social justice;

Integrated with community partners including persons with disabilities, chronic illness and mental health issues;

Clinically rigorous; students complete two full years of field work prior to graduation.

Program Objectives The CRMH recruits, admits, and retains a culturally diverse student body that is prepared to work in a variety of rehabilitation and mental health counseling settings. The program strives to prepare professionals who are multicultural competent and able to provide rehabilitation and mental health counseling in a legal and ethical manner, adhering to the Code of Professional Ethics and Scope of Practice for the profession. The CRMH program provides a high quality learning environment which stimulates interactions and communication with faculty and with other students. The program provides opportunities for students to have exposure and interaction with leaders and workers in the profession, consumer and advocacy groups and other helping professionals. Students are encouraged to develop skills for lifelong learning through involvement with professional organizations, access to rehabilitation and mental health publications, and other conference participation. Program History You have joined one of the longest standing counselor training programs in the United States. Our program has been in existence for over 50 years. We have been accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) since the 1970s, and have continuously received accreditation since this time. Our faculty are dedicated to the training of rehabilitation and mental health counselors as counselors, advocates, and case managers, and we are committed to advancing rehabilitation and mental health research and education that is responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities, the programs/services in

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which our graduates work, and rehabilitation-mental health counselors-in-training. The faculty are graduates of rehabilitation psychology, counseling psychology, clinical psychology and counselor education doctoral programs and have worked in rehabilitation and mental health related programs and services for many years prior to academia. Our program has a long history of strong connections with the rehabilitation and mental health community, California Rehabilitation Association, and the Deaf community. In addition, we have a history of obtaining federally funded Rehabilitation Services Administration training grants for rehabilitation counselor training. Program Evaluation How do you know you are receiving quality training? How do we know our program is effective in meeting its stated mission? How do we know our students are gaining the knowledge and skills that meet accreditation, certification and licensure standards? The CRMH faculty, students, advisory board and other community partners are regularly involved in systematic and periodic program assessment. We gather and analyze program data on a consistent basis and modify our program in response to the data on a consistent basis. We review student enrollment and graduation data, data from student, supervisor, alumni and employer surveys, student performance data (grades, GPAs supervisor evaluations, licensure and certification pass rates, and professional competence) and regularly gain feedback from our student associations and advisory board to insure we are meeting the needs of our students, the community, and our clients. We have a systematic Program Assessment Plan located on our website at http://counseling.sfsu.edu/rehabilitationcounseling CRMH Program Faculty Julie Chronister, PhD, CRC (CRMH Coordinator) Office: 525 Burk Hall Phone: 415 338 2230 Email: jchronis@sfsu.edu Julie Chronister is an associate professor and coordinator of the Clinical Rehabilitation-Mental Health Counseling Program. She received her PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. She has been teaching in the CRMH since spring 2007. Prior to SFSU, Dr. Chronister was a faculty member in the rehabilitation counseling program at Hunter College in NYC. Dr. Her research is in the area of psychosocial

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adjustment to disability and chronic illness, with particular focus on the influence and measurement of social support and among rehabilitation populations. She is currently investigating how social support and coping influence psychiatric rehabilitation outcomes and buffer the negative impact of stigma among adults with serious mental illness. She has published many articles and book chapters in the area of psychosocial adjustment to disability. She is co-editor of the book Understanding psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness and disability: A handbook for evidenced-based practitioners in rehabilitation and co-editor of the book, CRC Examination Preparation: A Concise Guide to the Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling. Dr. Chronister has also written on rehabilitation counselor training, evidence-based practice, rehabilitation service delivery, and multicultural issues in adjustment to disability. Dr. Chronister’s teaching areas include the counseling process, psychosocial and medical aspects of disability and chronic illness and psychological assessment in counseling. She has worked in the field of rehabilitation for nearly 20 years in a number of capacities including rehabilitation counselor, community-based program director, and presently, rehabilitation counselor educator. Sandra Fitzgerald, PhD, CRC Office: 526 Burk Hall Phone: 415 338 1690 Email: sfitz@sfsu.edu Sandra Fitzgerald is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program. She completed her doctorate in rehabilitation psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison in August of 2013. Her clinical experience includes seven years as a rehabilitation counselor for Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Services for the Blind Division for the State of Hawaii with a mental health specialty caseload; and six years total as a mental health counselor for Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, as a mental health case manager for Cornerstone, Van Nuys Community Mental Health Services; and as a mental health client’s rights advocate in San Francisco. She is engaged in research in the areas of psychiatric rehabilitation and self-determination for persons with serious mental illness.

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DOC Faculty & Staff

Katsufumi Araki, Administrative Office Coordinator

Nancy Bavis, MS – Fieldwork Coordinator

John Blando, PhD, Professor (MFT & Gerontology Faculty & Gerontology Coordinator)

Mary Cavagnaro, MS, LMFT (Counseling Clinic Coordinator)

Alison Cerezo, PhD (College Counseling Faculty)

Julie Chronister, PhD, CRC, Associate Professor (Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Faculty/Coordinator)

Sandra Fitzgerald, PhD, CRC Assistant Professor (Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling)

Gloria Gregg, PhD, Full-time Lecturer

Terry Gutkin, PhD, Professor (School Counseling Faculty)

Karl Kwan, PhD, Assistant Professor (MFT faculty and MFT Co-coordinator)

Gelline Mejia (Student Assistant)

Prescilla Ng (Student Assistant)

Graciela Orozco, PhD, Associate Professor (School Counseling Faculty and School Coordinator)

Rebecca Toporek, PhD, Associate Professor (Career Counseling Faculty & Career Counseling Coordinator)

Patricia Van Velsor, PhD, Associate Professor (School & MFT Faculty)

Robert Williams, PhD (MFT Faculty and DOC Department Chair) Department Alumni Updates Graduates of the program have pursued a diverse range of career paths. To learn about our alumni and their successes visit the Alumni Section of the CRMH Website @: http://www.rsasfsu.com/rehabilitation-alumni/

Completing the Program Program Requirements The CRMH is comprised of 60-units and is consistent with all the standards established by the Council on Rehabilitation Education. We are currently seeking additional accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Our curriculum combines classroom with clinical instruction. We focus on the development of three rehabilitation and mental health counselor roles: Counselors, advocate and clinical case manager. We place particular emphasis on the development

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of self as a multicultural competent rehabilitation professional. Students are required to complete two full years of field work, expected to attain proficiency across all content areas in the core curriculum, and complete a Culminating Experience Paper in the last semester. Plan of Study The program may be completed in two years, full-time (four semesters plus summer sessions); however, typically, the program is completed in 3 years. The latter is highly recommended. Suggested course sequences for full and part-time study can be found in Appendix A. The length of the program also depends on which particular scenario a student enters the program (see below). Students enter the CRMH program in one of the following 4 scenarios: Specialization Emphasis 1 Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health None

2 Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health School, College, Career, Gerontology

3 School, College, Career, Gerontology Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health

4 Marriage, Family and Child (MFCC) Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health

Those entering the program in scenario 1 may be able to complete the program in 2 years, if attending full-time. Those entering the program in scenario 2, 3 or 4 will not be able to complete the program in two years. In these scenarios, you will need to take additional classes (typically 3-5 courses) and complete fieldwork hours necessary to meet the requirements of the additional emphasis or specialization. For those in scenario 3, upon graduation, you will receive a Master of Science Degree in Counseling with specialization in [school, college, career, gerontology] and a Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. For those in scenario 4, upon graduation, you will receive a Master of Science Degree in Counseling with a concentration in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling (MFCC) and a Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. For those in scenario 4, it is imperative that you review the guidelines in the general student handbook regarding the state of California MFCC licensure. Finally, for those considering becoming eligible for the LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor), you will need to take an additional two courses (psychopharmacology and Crisis Counseling) to become eligible. While you do NOT have to take them at SFSU, it is highly suggested you complete all your coursework necessary for licensure while enrolled in the program or immediately post-graduation.

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All students, regardless of prior coursework or experience, must complete a minimum of 48 credits of graduate study in our program. In other words, no more than 4 courses (12 units) can be transferred from another institution and they must be approved by the CRMH faculty. Students are required to complete a Culminating Experience Paper (CEP) during their last year of study. The CEP is described in more detail below. Students intending to pursue licensure (LPCC) must take additional courses (offered in the DOC) to meet the coursework requirements. Clinical Training Please also read the Practicum and Trainee Handbook available on-line at: http://counseling.sfsu.edu/content/field-placement. The information below is a supplement to the primary field placement handbook, which outlines in detail, the policies, procedures and forms required for your traineeship. Clinical training is a major emphasis of the CRMH curriculum. The CRMH has a strong network of rehabilitation and mental health counseling field placement sites that provides students with opportunities to: a) work with persons with a wide array of disabilities, chronic illness and mental health issues; b) develop awareness and understanding of differences in values, beliefs, and behaviors of persons who are different from themselves; and c) develop cultural competency, personal growth and learning about the myriad of counseling approaches and rehabilitation and mental health issues that affect service delivery. We strive to provide students with a broad array of options and our 2-year sequence positions our students well for employment. Many students have the opportunity to experience training in the public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) system and in and array of private, not-for-profit agencies. Further, students have the opportunity to work in environments that focus on serving a broad array of persons with disabilities (i.e., public VR, higher education) and in environments that focus on one particular population such as psychiatric rehabilitation settings, substance abuse agencies, services for persons with traumatic brain injury, transition to work programs, and the Veteran’s Administration. Students complete 4 semesters (2 years) of supervised fieldwork. Below is a brief outline of the two year clinical sequence: Practicum (fall semester, year 1 of clinical sequence): Your practicum occurs in the fall semester of the year you begin your traineeship. During the fall,

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you spend a minimum of 12 hours per week at your site and you take Counseling 705/706 (6 units) simultaneously. Your practicum experience requires you to complete a minimum of 100 clock hours of supervised rehabilitation counseling of which 40 hours must be direct service to persons with disability and chronic illness. In addition, you must receive an average of 1 hour per week of individual supervision and 1½ hour per week of group supervision by rehabilitation faculty. During your practicum, you will meet in class weekly with a rehabilitation faculty and your peers, learning basic counseling skills and techniques; this is Counseling 706. In addition, you will spend time practicing individual counseling through weekly counseling sessions with your peers using two-way mirrors, and receiving weekly individual and group supervision from your instructor; this is Counseling 705. Please be advised that Counseling 705 requires you to schedule additional time outside of your Counseling 706 class for mock counseling sessions and supervision.

Internship (spring semester, year 1; and fall and spring semesters, year 2): Your internship begins in the spring semester of your first year of your traineeship. The first semester of your “internship” is at the same site in which you completed your practicum in the fall, and requires a minimum of 12 hours per week at your site. During this semester, you take Counseling 736 simultaneously which focuses on building your counseling skills, treatment planning, client conceptualization, and developing cultural competency. During this semester, you will be required to audiotape approximately 2-3 counseling sessions with internship clients. This experience is accompanied by regular individual and group supervision facilitated by a program faculty with a CRC and weekly on-site supervision provided by your field site supervisor. During the fall and spring semesters of your 2nd year of your clinical sequence, you will be at a difference field placement site. In the fall, you will take Counseling 890 (3 units) simultaneously with your internship. In the spring, you will take Counseling 891 (3 units) simultaneously with your internship. During this year, you will continue to build and sharpen your clinical skills and multicultural competency. You will also be exploring and practicing other roles and functions of counselors such as advocate and clinical case manager. You will be required to be at your site at a minimum of 16 hours per week and you are required to audiotape approximately 5 counseling sessions during the year. This experience is accompanied by regular individual and group supervision facilitated by a program faculty with a CRC and weekly on-site supervision provided by your field site supervisor. Please be advised that while your field placement supervisor does not have to have a CRC, it is preferable. Your

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supervisor does however need to have a Master’s Degree in Counseling or related field and be approved by the CRMH coordinator.

Selecting a Clinical Site The selection of a field site is a highly individualized process. Each student is required to secure a site with the assistance and support from the DOC and CRMH. The DOC has a field placement coordinator, Nancy Bavis, who, in concert with the CRMH faculty, will work with each CRMH student to identify and secure a field placement site that is a good match for the student. Finding the right site involves an exploration of your interests, goals, and needs. The DOC holds a traineeship fair each year in May and has many, many relationships with field sites in the community. Consider the following questions: 1. What are your future career goals? 2. What type of client population interests you? 3. What specific skills would you like to hone? 4. What is the ideal location for you? (east bay, south bay, SF, north bay): You will need to contact field site supervisors and interview just as you would a job interview. If you are planning on doing your internship in your first year, you will have the summer prior to the start of the program to secure a site and the DOC will provide support over the summer. The CRMH has numerous partnerships with rehabilitation counseling field sites. In addition, if you have identified a site in which we have not worked with prior, you must get approval from the Field Placement Coordinator, Nancy Bavis, and the CRMH coordinator, Julie Chronister. Some sites require formal contracts/agreements, while others are less formal. In general, you cannot use your job as a field placement site. However, we look at each student’s situation individually so if this is an option for you, please contact Dr. Chronister and/or Nancy Bavis. Again, please review the handbook @ http://counseling.sfsu.edu/content/field-placement Culminating Experience Paper All Counseling students are required to complete a Culminating Experience Paper (CEP) in order to graduate. While the contents of the CEP are developed over the course of your training experience, you will take a designated course (Counseling 892) in the spring of your final year to complete this paper. The CEP is a graduate school requirement and meets the graduate school writing requirements. The CEP is a paper that applies theory to practice and typically 25-30 pages in length. The paper involves an in-depth literature review of a particular counseling theory, followed by an exploration of the theory within the

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rehabilitation context, and more specifically to a particular rehabilitation case scenario. The paper requires you to adhere to the American Psychological Association Editorial Style in the 6th edition (APA, 2011). You must complete the CEP in order to graduate. Graduation Paperwork To graduate, you must complete an “ATC/GAP” form and the proposal for culminating experience 892: Supervised Field Internship Form. This paperwork is required by the Graduate School and the due date is posted via the counseling list serve. The forms need to be completed by you and signed by your advisor, 890 instructor, and the Chair of the Department. These forms are your path to graduating so be sure to watch for the due date on the counseling list serve. Typically, the forms are due in the fall prior to the spring in which you intend to graduate. These forms are available at the Graduate Studies Website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/. Students who are graduating with an “emphasis” in rehabilitation counseling (scenario 3 and 4 described above, will need to complete a “Certificate Approved Program” (CAP) form in addition to the forms above. This form needs to be submitted once you are approved for graduation and is the form that facilitates a “certificate” in rehabilitation counseling. This form is available at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/forms/cap.pdf Scholarships The CRMH has a history or providing federal traineeships/stipends funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) for students in the CRMH. Recipients are selected by the CRMH faculty and priority is given to those with a specialization in rehabilitation counseling. The scholarships range in amount and vary from 5-15K depending on funding. The purpose of the RSA scholarships is to support State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation programs and promote employment in the state VR agencies. Thus, the scholarship has a payback requirement. Recipients of the scholarship must provide written confirmation of employment in a state VR agency or other qualifying organization within two years of completing the degree program. For a student receiving 1 academic year of RSA support, 2 years of full-time employment is required per the payback agreement. Contact Professor Julie Chronister for further information about the RSA scholarship program. Additional sources of financial assistance and scholarships can be found at these websites:

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http://www.sfsu.edu/prospect/costs/costs.html

http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/main-scholar-fellowship.htm

https://ilearn.sfsu.edu/progs/file.php/87/Financial_Aid_and_Scholarships_flyer.pdf

http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/gradreqs.htm#18752 Student Resources & Support

SFSU Student Resources: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/urasstoc.htm

DOC Counseling Student Association (CSA): http://www.csasf.com/

Rehabilitation Student Association (RSA): http://www.rsasfsu.com/

Disability Programs and Resource Center: http://www.sfsu.edu/~dprc/

Student Success Program: http://studentsuccess.sfsu.edu/

SFSU Student Organizations: http://www.sfsu.edu/~lead/

SFSU Counseling and Psychological Services: http://www.sfsu.edu/~psyservs/

DOC Referral List for Bay Area Therapist/Counselor Rehabilitation Student Association List Serve Directions: Please join the RSA LIST Serve! It's an excellent way to learn about educational links, current events, political issues, conferences and job opportunities from students, faculty and RSA! Everyone is welcomed to sign up and it is easy to join! Go to the link below to be added to the list. If you have already join RSA on our website ( http://www.rsasfsu.com/) you should already receive emails from the RSALIST. Also, you can send out info to other members by emailing "rsalist@rsasfsu.com" All members should then receive it! If you have any problems please email the president of RSA, Jenna French @ jfrench@mail.sfsu.edu. Here is the page to go to sign up for the RSA list: http://www.badap.net/mailman/listinfo/rsalist_rsasfsu.com Accommodations The CRMH faculty and members of the DOC department values the full inclusion of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses in classes and events. Please communicate with your instructor as early as possible about the need for classroom accommodations in the curriculum, instruction, or assessments of a course to enable you to participate. The information shared with your instructor will remain confidential. Please register with the Disability Programs and Resource Center (DPRC) so the accommodations can be

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adequately provided. Failure to register with DPRC can result in classroom accommodations not being provided: http://www.sfsu.edu/~dprc/. The procedures for filing a complaint is detailed below, which is taken directly from our campus DPRC website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~dprc/grievance.html

“Every effort is put forth to ensure that students, faculty and staff with disabilities at San Francisco State University receive the services and accommodations to which they are entitled under federal law. Generally the campus community is sensitive to the need for accommodation. However, if an oversight to physical or programmatic access occurs at SF State, students and employees with disabilities have protection under Section 504 and the ADA. Students may file a complaint about University faculty, staff, administrators, or disability-related issues by following these procedures:

1. Discuss the problem with a DPRC counselor. With permission of the student, the DPRC counselor will contact the faculty and/or staff on campus in an attempt to work out a solution to the problem.

2. If the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved, or if the issue is with the DPRC counselor, the student may meet with the Assistant Director for Student Services.

3. A grievance that is not resolved to the student's satisfaction by the Assistant Director for Student Services may them be addressed to the Managing Director of the DPRC.

4. When a grievance cannot be resolved informally as described above, students can pursue their claims under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. To file a Section 504/ADA grievance, students should contact the Office of University Counsel, Administration Building, Room 562, (415) 338-2998.

5. At any time students may file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). It is the DPRC's hope, however, that students will give the campus the chance to address their problems in a timely manner.

Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education 50 Beale Street, Suite 7200 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 486-5555 (415) 486-5570 Fax (877) 521-2172 TTY Email: OCR.SanFrancisco@ed.gov

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Complaints may be made in person, by telephone, or in writing. The DPRC prefers to meet with students to discuss concerns and issues. DPRC counselors, the Assistant Director for Student Services and the Managing Director are available for appointments.”

Communication Regarding Concerns & Grievances Students have every right to express their concerns about the program, field placement site, faculty, instructors and their peers to University Administration. If you feel that you have been treated unfairly in any way by an instructor, field placement supervisor, peer or other University staff/personnel, we first encourage you to review the University’s suggested procedure for student concerns and complaints located at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~vpsa/complaints/. In addition, we encourage your to talk with your faculty advisor and/or the coordinator of the CRMH counseling program (Julie Chronister @ jchronis@sfsu.edu. You may also speak directly to the Chair of the department: Dr. Robert Williams at rwill@sfsu.edu. Formal grievances/complaints procedures are outlined at the University website above. Advising All CRMH are assigned an advisor during their first semester. You are required to meet with your advisor once per semester to review course of study and planning. In addition, your advisor is available to assist you in decisions around classes, field placements, course difficulties, professional preparation, and any other advising related issue such as accessing student support services, navigating SFSU and the DOC, and performance as a student. In addition, advisors may use advising appointments to address any concerns raised by faculty related to readiness for professional role, academic performance, and other personal and professional characteristics related to being a graduate counseling student. See Appendix B for Criteria used by faculty to evaluate these areas. Please also see the Student Handbook for additional information on advising. Student Technical Competency Students are expected to have basic computer competency required for writing papers and accessing the internet for email including the department list serve. In addition, students must be able to access various course related material and scholarly databases via the library using the internet. The University has many computer labs and computer/internet access points around the campus. Burk Hall has a computer lab. Students must be competent in using the electronic

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library database. In addition, student must be able to use the University iLearn system. Tutorials for iLearn are available on course iLearn sites. Students are also expected to use digital audio-recording devices to record counseling sessions for practicum and internship courses. Students must have an SFSU email account. iLearn is an accessible technology.

Student Professional Organizations

American Counseling Association (ACA) : www.counseling.org

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA):

National Rehabilitation Association (NRA): http://www.nationalrehab.org/cwt/external/wcpages/index.aspx

California Rehabilitation Association (CRA): http://www.carehab.org/

National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) www.rehabeducators.org

American Psychological Association (APA): www.apa.org

Division 22 of APA: Rehabilitation Psychology: http://www.div22.org/

Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society: www.csi-net.org

Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC):

www.crccertification.com

Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE): www.core-rehab.org Attached Appendices

Appendix A: Suggested Course Sequence

Appendix B: Criteria for Faculty Review of Graduate Trainees

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Appendix A: Suggested Course Sequence Curriculum Sequence

The recommended full-time two year sequence of classes for the Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling is:

YEAR ONE

Fall – 15 units Spring – 15 units

Course Units Title Course Units Title

Coun 702 3 Developmental

Foundations

Coun 700 3 Theories of Counseling

Coun 705* 3 Internship Coun 736* 3 Internship

Coun 706* 3 Practicum Coun 766 3 Medical, Functional &

Environmental Aspects

of Disability, Chronic

Illness and Mental Health

Coun 762 3 Professional Identity

in Rehabilitation

and Mental Health

Counseling

Coun 794 3 Research Methods

Coun 857 3 Law and Ethics Coun 833 3 Social and Cultural

Foundations of Counseling

YEAR TWO Fall – 15 units Spring – 15 units

Course Units Title Course Units Title

Coun 703 3 Psychological

Foundations

Coun 715 3 Assessment in

Counseling

Coun 704 3 Psychosocial

Aspects of

Disability, Chronic

Illness and Mental Health

Coun 720 3 Career Development

Coun 738 3 Addictions Coun 870 3 Rehabilitation and

Mental Health Services

and Clinical Case

Management

Coun 811 3 Group Counseling

Coun 890* 3 Integrative

Counseling

Coun 891* 3 Case Studies

Coun 892* 3 Culminating Experience

* Students with a specialization or emphasis in rehabilitation-mental health counseling should

register for the rehabilitation section.

** If you have an emphasis, you may register for another section in your area of emphasis upon

approval by your adviser.

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THREE YEAR RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE. Some of our graduate students complete the program

in two years while others do it in three years. If you wish to complete the program in three years,

please find below a suggested course sequence.

Year 1: Fall – 12 units Year 1: Spring – 9 units

Course Units Title Course Units Title

Coun 702 3 Development Foundations Coun 700 3 Theories of Counseling

Coun 762 3 Professional Identity in

Rehabilitation and Mental

Health Counseling

Coun 766 3 Medical, Functional &

Environmental Aspects

of Disability, Chronic

Illness and Mental

Health

Coun 833 3 Social and Cultural

Foundations in Counseling

Coun 794 3 Research Methods

Coun 857 3 Law and Ethics

Year 2: Fall – 9 units Year 2: Spring – 12 units

Course Units Title Course Units Title

Coun 703 3 Psychological

Foundations

Coun 715 3 Assessment in

Counseling

Coun

705*

3 Practicum Coun 736 3 Internship

Coun

706*

3 Counseling Process Coun 720 3 Career Development

Coun 811 3 Group Counseling

Year 3: Fall – 9 units Year 3: Spring – 9 units

Course Units Title Course Units Title

Coun 704 3 Psychosocial Aspects of Disability, Chronic Illness

and Mental Health

Coun 870 3 Rehabilitation and Mental Health Services

& Clinical Case

Management

Coun 738 3 Addictions Coun

891**

3 Case

Studies/Internship

Coun

890**

3 Integrative Counseling Coun

892**

3 Culminating Experience

* Students with a specialization or emphasis in rehabilitation-mental health counseling should register for the rehabilitation section.

** If you have an emphasis, you may register for another section in your area of emphasis upon

approval by your adviser.

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Appendix B: Check List Criteria for Faculty Review of Graduate Trainees Readiness for Professional Role YES NO Needs attention

1. Demonstrates personal readiness for and commitment to professional responsibilities and

role.

2. Show signs of personal impairment that is interfering with professional responsibilities

and role.

Academic Performance Adequate Needs

attention

Not Adequate

1. Meets academic expectations according to syllabus in each class. 2. Attends required liaison & advising meetings & is prepared w/necessary paperwork. 3. Takes responsibility to follow department requirements regarding pre-requisites for

coursework as outlined in DOC student handbook.

4. Meets writing standards for graduate program. Professional & Personal Characteristics for Graduate Trainee

1. Adheres to Ethical Guidelines of ACA and of relevant licensing or accrediting

organization for specializations.

2. Displays good listening skills. 3. Respects divergent points of view. 4. Expresses thoughts/knowledge effectively. 5. Demonstrates realistic expectations of self as counselor-in-training. 6. Demonstrates self-awareness regarding skills and talents as counselor. 7. Demonstrates ability to develop & sustain rapport with diverse clients. 8. Works collaboratively with others. 9. Uses personal power and authority appropriately with clients. 10. Demonstrates an ability to articulate needs appropriately. 11. Demonstrates awareness & respect regarding issues of diversity including race, culture,

gender, disabilities, age, religion, and sexual orientation

12. Demonstrates the ability to receive, give, and integrate feedback. 13. Demonstrates appropriate boundaries: professional, ethical, interpersonal 14. Exhibits ability to take responsibility for one’s actions. 15. Interacts respectfully with instructors and peers. 16. Demonstrates the ability to contribute to a positive class environment. 17. Takes initiative to discuss difficulties with instructor and liaison. 18. Adheres to all policies including dress, punctuality & professional role. 19. Understands agency mission and purpose of clinical work in that setting. 20. Performs professional responsibilities in agency setting in a consistent and dependable

manner.

21. Demonstrates ability to maintain respectful and professional collegial and supervisory

relationships and peer relationships.

22. Consistent and thorough documentation of clinical records. 23. Takes initiative to discuss problems/difficulties with field supervisor. 24. Demonstrates ability to recognize & monitor personal stress & emotional reactions to

professional responsibilities.

25. Demonstrates ability to use interviewing skills appropriately to build working alliance. 26. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and assess clients’ needs and presenting issues including

sensitivity to cultural and cross-cultural issues.

27. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and assess clients’ needs and presenting issues including

sensitivity to cultural and cross-cultural issues.

28. Demonstrates ability to use supervision to evaluate client’s response to counseling

process and to monitor counselor’s awareness of self in the counseling role.