CED 560 - SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND TRANSITION

College of Education

Credit(s): 3

This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of the origins, development, and underpinnings of supported employment, transition, and independent living for rehabilitation and clinical mental health counselors. The contents of the course provide the student with the following information: philosophies for transition and supported employment programs; the concept of Person Centered Planning; a model for developing a transitional process in the community; vocational training and placement concepts of transition and supported employment; perspectives and roles within supported employment and transition for rehabilitation and clinical mental health counselors; and major elements of independent living rehabilitation.

Prereq: Admission to the Rehabilitation Counseling Program or consent of instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning. Repeatable up to 3 credit hours.