WSU Graduate Courses - Rehabilitation/RHB

RHB 670 WORKSHOP IN REHAB (Credits: 1 TO 4)

Workshop courses to meet the needs of in-service rehabilitation professionals as well as providing courses on a one-time basis to meet special interest needs.

RHB 700 FOUNDATIONS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (Credits: 4)

Introduces rehabilitation. Topics include history, philosophy, legislative bases, organizational structures, rehabilitation process and procedures, public and private sectors of rehabilitation, rehabilitation agencies, and professional issues and ethics.

RHB 701 COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE (Credits: 1 TO 5)

Surveys the major theories of counseling and provides opportunities to develop the basic skills associated with the counseling process. Also addresses the key philosophical and ethical issues associated with the counseling profession.

RHB 702 MEDICAL ASSESSMENT (Credits: 1 TO 5)

Necessary terminology and knowledge of disabilities and disorders for understanding and interpreting medical reports. Symptomology, treatment, functional limitations, and other management aspects of specific disabilities encountered in the course of employment are covered. Titles vary.

RHB 704 PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT: SEVERE DISABILITY (Credits: 1 TO 5)

Psychological issues associated with specific disabling conditions. An in-depth review of the general adjustment process to disability and definitions of normality and abnormality.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 701.

RHB 705 BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (Credits: 1 TO 5)

Surveys psychological tests and measurements with emphasis on attitude, interest, vocational, and personality tests. Understanding of basic principles and their application to counseling in various settings are stressed.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 701 (EDL 751 IS RECOMMENDED).

RHB 707 MEDICAL ASSESSMENT (Credits: 1 TO 5)

RHB 711 VOCATIONAL EVALUATION AND JOB PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES (Credits: 1 TO 5)

The history, philosophy, theoretical basis, goals, function, and scope of vocational evaluation. Theories and principles concerning work and career development are also explored.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 702, 705, EDL 751 RECOMMENDED.

RHB 712 INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION (Credits: 1)

Familiarizes rehabilitation professionals and students with industrial rehabilitation (IR), and how IR programs assist in the successful placement of people with disabilities. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

RHB 714 WORK INCENTIVE (Credits: 1)

Familiarizes rehabilitation professionals and students with the available legislated and regulatory work incentives, and how they assist in the placement of people with disabilities. Includes the following programs: Social Security Act (SS), state and federal Workers Compensation, Targeted Job Tax Credit (TJTC), and various personal insurance (LTDD, STD, Catastrophin).
May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING OR PROGRAM CONSULTANT
APPROVAL.

RHB 716 EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST TRAINING (Credits: 3)

Familiarizes rehabilitation professionals and students with the concept of Supported Employment including definition, worker identification, learning styles, worksite and task analysis, development and implementation of skill training and support services; and demonstrates how Supported Employment is used in placement of people with disabilities. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or approval of program consultant.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING OR PROGRAM CONSULTANT
PERMISSION.

RHB 718 DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Credits: 5)

Exposes rehabilitation professionals and students to the philosophy and practices of business and industry; incorporates specific skill competencies in job development and job placement in working with business and industry; and demonstrates how these skills assist in enhancing employment opportunities and job placement of people with disabilities. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 711, GRADUATE STANDING OR PERMISSION OF
INSTRUCTOR.

RHB 720 CASE MANAGEMENT IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (Credits: 4)

Develops specific case management skills in diagnosis, information processing planning, service arrangement, program monitoring, and job placement. Emphasis on case management techniques, ethics, consultation strategies, and specialized counseling skills development.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 700, 702, 711 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

RHB 721 PROGNOSTIC ASPECTS OF VOCATIONAL EVALUATION (Credits: 5)

Study of processes, principles, and techniques used to determine and predict work behavior and vocational potential. Consideration is given to adapting assessment tools and systems to clients- needs.

PREREQUISITE: OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY
DISABLED; INTRODUCTION TO VOCATIONAL
EVALUATION; RHB 701, 702, 703, 711.

RHB 730 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY (Credits: 1 TO 4)

Addresses the sociocultural influences associated with chemical dependency. Examines models of drug and alcohol use and the personal evolution of chemical dependency, and the ethical and legal ramifications germane to work in the drug-abuse field.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 701 AND 705, CNL 663 AND 863 OR PERMISSION
OF INSTRUCTOR.

RHB 731 TREATMENT APPROACHES IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY (Credits: 1 TO 4)

The theory and practice of a variety of treatment modalities, including in-patient and out-patient approaches, family interventions, and group techniques. Emphasizes systems approaches and holistic intervention strategies. Also covers self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 730 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

RHB 770 INDEPENDENT READING AND MINOR PROBLEMS IN REHABILITATION (Credits: 1 TO 3)

Independent study in areas of interest to students but not readily available in any existing course. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.

RHB 801 INTERNSHIP I (Credits: 2 TO 10)

Students spend approximately twenty to thirty hours per week in a selected rehabilitation setting performing assigned entry-level work consistent with the integration of skills, attitudes, and knowledge of rehabilitation counseling. Titles vary. Graded pass/unsatisfactory.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 700, 701, 702, 711, 720, CNL 863.

RHB 802 INTERNSHIP II (Credits: 1 TO 10)

Culminating integrative experience for graduate rehabilitation counseling students. Students spend from twenty to thirty hours per week in a rehabilitation setting providing professional-level rehabilitation counseling and services to severely disabled clients. Titles vary. Graded pass/unsatisfactory.

RHB 811 USE AND INTERPRETATION OF VOCATIONAL EVALUATION DATA (Credits: 5)

Interpretation of evaluation data to client, rehabilitation personnel, and facility staff. Attention is given to vocational counseling, staff conferences, report writing, and follow-up.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 701, 702, 703, 711, 721, 704.

RHB 865 REHABILITATION COUNSELING PRACTICUM (Credits: 4)

Provides counseling experience in which students, under supervision, actually counsel individuals with rehabilitation concerns including vocational, educational, medical, psychosocial, and personal issues.

PREREQUISITE: RHB 701, 702, 704, CNL 863 WITH A GRADE OF "B"
OR BETTER IN ALL THESE COURSES.

RHB 873 INTERNSHIP VOCATION EVAL (Credits: 15)

Supervised practical experience in a Vocational Evaluation unit.The student will concurrently spend two hours/week in Organization and Management of VE units seminar.