Rehabilitation Counseling Education
Region 6 Rehabilitation Counseling university education program websites, related organizations and accreditation, certification information, self-study resources and distance learning sites related to Rehabilitation Counseling.
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Region 6 Rehabilitation Counseling Education Programs
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Rehabilitation Education Related Resources
(Universities, CRCC, NCRE, CHRR, CORE and rehabilitation counseling study/reference information)
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Graduate Program for Rehabilitation Counseling
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Rehabilitation of the Blind Programs
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University Allied Health Sciences Center
Louisiana Tech University - Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation
University of Louisiana - Lafayette
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Highlands University
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
University of Texas - Pan American
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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Rehabilitation Education Resources
Unoffical Rehabilitation Counseling Web Page (excellent "study review" site maintained by John D. Rasch, Ph.D., CRC at the University of Florida related to information and resources to the discipline and profession of Rehabilitation Counseling. Contains sections on Becoming a Rehabilitation Counselor, Preparing for Graduate Studies, Financial Aid, Required Courses, Where Training is Available, an excellent section on Review for the CRC Examination, Rehabilitation Education Programs on the World Wide Web, resource links, discipline related links, links for job seekers, addresses and telephone numbers, etc.)
RehabJobs.org: Creating Futures for People (information on careers in Vocational Rehabilitation, brochures, RSA student support stipends, universities with rehabilitation programs, links to all state VR agencies' home pages, employment application sites and state home pages.)
AT508.com - Internet TV for Assistive Technology: ("the latest and greatest information on Assistive Technology and how it pertains to Section 508 is made available to everyone. Goal: To provide the public with a single point to find solutions to Section 508 compliance, and to showcase the companies responsible for the technological breakthroughs necessary to enable true Section 508 compliance." Current and archived videos of important events, products and commentary related to disability issues, conferences, and information as well as "subject matter expert" articles. Utilizes Windows Media Player and/or Real Player for web cast video and audio.)
Dave Brooks' Page (resource for vocational rehabilitation counseling students and professionals for gaining access to Internet/WWW tools, rehabilitation resources, i.e., Dave's Favs, and Grant Writing resources. Site is maintained by David Brooks, MS, CRC - Director of the Rehabilitation Counseling program (on-campus and distance education) at Texas Tech University.)
U.S. Universities by State (University of Texas at Austin Web Central's online resource which "contains a list of regionally accredited U.S. universities organized by state.")
Rehabilitation Education Programs for Visual-Blind Services (Mississippi State University "links page" to resources and programs offering education in visual and blind rehabilitation nationwide.)
College and University Home Pages - Alphabetical and Geographical Listing (worldwide on-line listing containing over 3000 entries developed by Christina DeMello. Listing is on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology web site. Listing "contains home pages for universities and colleges all over the world. They do not contain departmental pages unless the page in question did an adequate job of providing general campus information as well, and the lists only include one link per school.")
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) (CRCC is responsible for administering the national certification program for rehabilitation counselors. Site contains the home page, on-line current edition of the CRCC Certification Guide, Certified Case Manager (CCM) and Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS) Home Pages and resource information, Product Information and a Contact Us section.)
Center for Hispanic Resources in Rehabilitation (CHRR) (project at the University of Texas Pan American funded through the U.S. Department of Education and the Rehabilitation Services Administration's "Capacity Building at Traditionally Underserved Institutions Initiative." Goal is to "development more professionals in the field of rehabilitation from underrepresented populations, as severe shortages exist of bilingual-bicultural rehabilitation professionals. CHRR has been created to provide technical assistance to Hispanic serving institutions of higher education nationwide to development academic undergraduate/graduate programs as well as grant writing assistance at NO COST to the institution.")
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) (CORE accredits graduate programs in Rehabilitation Counselor Education (RCE) . " The purpose of CORE is to promote, through accredition, the effective delivery of rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities by promoting and fostering continuing review and improvement of master's degree level RCE Programs." Site contains the on-line Accredition Manual, Meet the CORE Program Staff, listing of CORE Accredited Programs, Application for accreditation, Related Links and a Comments and Questions section.
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Accredited Programs in Rehabilitation Counseling (link to the Index of CORE Accredited University Programs by alphabetical listing of states. List is updated annually by CORE to reflect the current CORE Accredited University Programs. Link here to access the on-line CORE Accreditation Manual for Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs)
National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) - ("A professional organization dedicated to quality services for persons with disabilities through education and research." NCRE emphasizes up-to-date education and training and the maintenance of professional standards in the field of rehabilitation. NCRE sponsors annual national NCRE conferences and specialized training workshops.)
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Updated: 7-26-05