Rehabilitation Services, B.S.

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Introduction

The main objective of this program is to provide the field of rehabilitation with baccalaureate level personnel who have the competencies necessary to help persons with disabilities optimize their vocational potential. A general listing of these competencies includes:

1. Knowledge of the history, philosophy and development of the rehabilitation movement; knowledge of the rehabilitation process as it exists in various settings, including supported environments, rehabilitation organizations, private rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation agencies; knowledge of mental, physical and social disabilities plus the vocational limitations of these disabilities; knowledge of, and ability to utilize community resources to assist persons with disabilities; knowledge of, and ability to relate to allied professions: medicine, psychology, social work, physical therapy; and knowledge of, and ability to utilize occupational information and career planning methods.
2. Elementary skill in the use of assessment techniques, elementary skill in work adjustment and counseling techniques, and elementary skill in utilizing job placement and follow-up procedures for persons with disabilities.
3. Ability to interact effectively with persons with disabilities. This could include persons with physical, emotional and social disabilities such as psychiatric disabilities, intellectual disabilities, visually impaired, hearing impaired, addictions and those who have committed criminal offenses.

The graduates of this program are employed in community-based rehabilitation programs, rehabilitation organizations, vocational rehabilitation agencies, private rehabilitation, correctional centers, business and industry, adult day centers, adolescent treatment programs and services, mental health clinics, halfway houses, and a variety of other settings serving persons with disabilities. Students who complete Special Education Certification are endorsed for Wisconsin licensure to teach students with cognitive disabilities, grades 6-12. Opportunities for advancement to supervisory and administrative positions are excellent. Graduate study in rehabilitation is available in more than 80 colleges and universities.

Students must select their concentration option by the end of the first semester of their junior year. Students who do not complete a concentration must submit a written plan showing development of a coherent selection of coursework consistent with the objectives of the degree. The plan must be submitted and approved by the program director by the end of the first semester of the junior year.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree