Rehabilitation Services
Degree Earned
Bachelor of Science: Rehabilitation Services
Current Catalog Description
New Catalog Description For 2013-2014
In this program, students learn to work with both individuals and groups
across a wide range of ages, limiting conditions and disabilities. Students
may follow their individual interests by specializing in areas such as
psychosocial rehabilitation, therapeutic recreation, career services and
addiction rehabilitation. Real-world practical experience is built into the
program with a required 120-hour third-year practicum and a 450-hour
internship in the fourth year. The hours in the field offer rich background
material for classroom discussion. Faculty work closely with students to
insure a coordinated plan that matches their career goals, interests and
talents. Students move on to careers in a variety of settings, counseling,
social work, human services, mental health, community support services,
employment services, family services, and to a wide variety of graduate
programs. Students who complete the required rehabilitation courses and
also take REH 270 (Vocational Counseling and Placement), REH 320
(Addiction Rehabilitation), and REH 330 (Psychosocial Rehabilitation) are
eligible for a statewide credential in Maine, the Mental Health
Rehabilitation Technician/Community (MHRT/C/)certification. This
credential is widely required for employment in mental health services in
the state.
In this program, students learn to work with both individuals and groups
across a wide range of ages, limiting conditions and disabilities. Students
may follow their individual interests by specializing in areas such as
psychosocial rehabilitation, therapeutic recreation, career services and
addiction rehabilitation. Real-world practical experience is built into the
program with a required 120-hour third-year practicum and a 450-hour
internship in the fourth year. The hours in the field offer rich background
material for classroom discussion. Faculty work closely with students to
insure a coordinated plan that matches their career goals, interests and
talents. Students move on to careers in a variety of settings, counseling,
social work, human services, mental health, community support services,
employment services, family services, and to a wide variety of graduate
programs. Students who complete the required rehabilitation courses and
also take REH 249 (Psychosocial Rehabilitation), REH 250 (Introduction
to Addiction), REH 270 (Vocational Counseling and Placement), and REH
420 (Trauma and Resiliency) are eligible for a statewide credential in
Maine, the Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community
(MHRT/C/)certification. This credential is widely required for employment
in mental health services in the state.
OLD Program Related Electives (12 credits)
REH 215 Writing, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice in
Rehabilitation
REH 212 Rehabilitation and Families
REH 230 Surviving and Thriving as Human Service Professionals
REH 240 Expressive Arts Therapy
REH 242 Animal Assisted Therapy
REH 250 Introduction to Addiction
REH 270 Vocational Counseling and Placement
REH 277 Topics in Rehabilitation (2-4)
REH 297 Independent Study in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 330 Psychosocial Rehabilitation
REH 340 Addiction Rehabilitation
REH 375 Research Methods
REH 377 Topics in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 381 Grantwriting
REH 397 Independent Study & Research in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 402 Myth Madness and Mental Illness
REH 420 Trauma and Resiliency
REH 477 Topics in Rehabilitation (2-4)
REH 497 Independent Study & Research in Rehabilitation (1-4)
NEW Program Related Electives (12 credits)
REH 215 Writing, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice in
Rehabilitation
REH 212 Rehabilitation and Families
REH 230 Surviving and Thriving as Human Service Professionals
REH 240 Expressive Arts Therapy
REH 249 Psychosocial Rehabilitation
REH 250 Introduction to Addiction
REH 270 Vocational Counseling and Placement
REH 277 Topics in Rehabilitation (2-4)
REH 297 Independent Study in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 330 Psychosocial Rehabilitation
REH 340 Advanced Addiction Rehabilitation
REH 375 Research Methods
REH 377 Topics in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 381 Grantwriting
REH 397 Independent Study & Research in Rehabilitation (1-4)
REH 402 Myth, Madness, and Mental Illness
REH 420 Trauma and Resiliency
REH 477 Topics in Rehabilitation (2-4)
REH 497 Independent Study & Research in Rehabilitation (1-4)