Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling & Community Inclusion
The Counselor Education program offers both a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Counseling. As part of the Ph.D. program, students can obtain a specialization in Rehabilitation Counselor Education. The primary mission of the Rehabilitation Counselor Education specialization is to prepare professionals to function in a variety of interrelated leadership roles, such as rehabilitation counselor education, research, and administration. The rehabilitation counselor education curriculum allows students to focus on rehabilitation education, research, supervision and leadership roles.
The Doctoral Program includes academic instruction in rehabilitation education, counselor education, and statistics and research methodology, as well as supervised experience in teaching, research and clinical supervision. Doctoral graduates are expected to develop advanced competencies and skills to teach at the college or University level, engage in and evaluate theoretical and empirical research, obtain positions within administration and supervise other professionals.
The program provides an educational experience that is designed to help students become committed and competent to the values inherent in providing rehabilitation counseling to individuals with disabilities. As such, the program is committed to providing students with the required knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to participate in and contribute to the quality of life for persons with disabilities in a complex, changing urban society.