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MASTER'S DEGREE
Special track
in
Deaf, Deafened & Hard of Hearing Rehabilitation Counseling
Including Issues Related to Deaf Culture, Early and
Adult Onset Hearing Loss, Independent Living, Mental Health & Substance Abuse
THE FIELD OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING
Rehabilitation counseling is a profession concerned with assisting persons
with disabilities in vocational, educational and social adjustment. Trained counselors are in demand
in State Departments of Rehabilitation, private non-profit community agencies, College Disabled Student Services,
supported employment programs, medical facilities, mental health facilities, independent living centers and private
companies which provide rehabilitation services for industrially injured workers. Graduates are eligible to take the
national examination to become a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).
DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING REHABILITATION COUNSELING TRAINING
The Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University offers a Masters level,
68 unit training program to prepare rehabilitation counselors to work with a broad range of persons with hearing issues.
This includes Deaf, deafened, and hard-of-hearing persons. Training focuses on the whole person and includes:
psycho-social issues, Deaf culture & multiculturalism, substance abuse, assistive listening devices, mental health,
vocational preparation, educational issues, independent living skills, social skills development, and testing instruments
used in assessment of Deaf, deafened & hard of hearing consumers. SFSU provides a Graduate Certificate attesting to the
completion of this program. Coursework taken in this program can also be counted toward Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT),
College Student Service, Gerontology, School & Career Counseling specializations. Additional work is required for these
specializations. The program can be taken either full time or part time.
QUALIFICATIONS/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
A Bachelor's degree is required for admission to the program. At least an intermediate level of sign language
competence is preferred. Individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
A graduate level of English writing proficiency is required. Stipends of about $6,250 per academic year
(as long as federal funds are available) are for a limited number of students. Scholarship recipients are subject
to the "Payback" provisions of Rehabilitation Services Administration long-term training grant which requires that
they must work in a DOR or a DOR related agency two years for every year of training supported by scholarship.
APPLICATION
Applicants can obtain a department application by sending a written request and enclosing a $20.00 check made out to SFSU to:
Department of Counseling – BH 524
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132-4161
The deadline to submit applications for Fall 2009 is Jan 15th, 2009. You will initially need to apply to the Department of Counseling only. Make sure you specify that you wish to specialize in Rehabilitation Counseling as well as Deaf, Deafened and Hard of Hearing Rehabilitation Counseling and address your level of sign language proficiency. If you are accepted to the Counseling Department you will be notified that you are to apply to the University.
For additional information, please contact:
Lesley Zwillinger, PhD, CRC
Department of Counseling, BH524
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Voice: (415) 338-7647
E-mail: lzwill@sfsu.edu
Dept. Office Fax: (415) 338-0594
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