Clinical rehabilitation counseling (CRC) is a specialized counseling profession for those whose career goals involve enhancing quality of life and promoting equality of opportunity for and with individuals who experience emotional and physical disabilities.
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Learning Outcomes
The clinical rehabilitation counseling (CRC) master鈥檚 degree program at 向日葵视频 will help you acquire the skills to work with individuals to optimize their independence and employability while coping with personal, social, educational and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, traumatic injury, psychiatric distress, addictions or the stress of daily life.
In addition to rigorous classroom learning, we guide students in finding the clinical placement that will be most meaningful for them. We challenge students to think critically about the cultural context of their approach, to seek opportunities to serve the underserved, and to do what it takes to Be The Difference.
Career Opportunities
According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2010), nearly 1 out of every 5 Americans reports having a disability, with a majority of those individuals having a disability that is categorized as severe. Jobs for rehabilitation counselors are expected to grow by 20 percent between 2012 and 2022 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012). Typical employment sites include, but are not limited to:
鈥� State and Federal Agencies (Vocational Rehabilitation, Veteran Affairs, Corrections)
鈥� Community-Based Rehabilitation Facilities
鈥� University, Vocational and Technical Colleges: Disability Services
鈥� Rehabilitation Hospitals and Private Sector Rehabilitation/Disability Management
鈥� Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (Universal Design Architecture)
鈥� Other Public Administration Services (i.e. Religious Organizations or Social Advocacy Organizations)
Graduates with specialized training often go into the medical, psychological and psychosocial aspects of disability. Today there are 13,000 or more Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRCs) serving an estimated 49 million persons with disabilities.
Learn more about Marquette's clinical mental health counseling master's program.
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February 1 for the following fall term. Applications complete by February 1 will be contacted for interviews and will receive priority consideration for RSA grant funding. Admission will continue on a rolling basis as space permits after the deadline.
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1Upon admission, final official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities, with certified English translations if original language is not English, must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student鈥檚 record.
Master's students who are primary and secondary school teachers in southeastern Wisconsin are eligible for two scholarship opportunities: the Milwaukee Area Teachers Scholarship, which provides scholarships for K鈥�12 teachers from the greater Milwaukee area; and the Catholic Schools Scholarship, which covers part of the tuition for students employed by Archdiocese of Milwaukee schools. These scholarships are available only to students enrolled at Marquette.
Private scholarships may be available. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses.
