Rehabilitation Counselor Education - Psychosocial Theory & Research
Reviews theory and research on psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability, focusing on research methods and psychosocial factors in clinical rehabilitation counseling.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the concepts of evidence-based practice, culturally-sensitive psychosocial interventions, and psychosocial research methodologies
Identify and explain societal attitudes toward people with disabilities and the intersectionality of race/ethnicity, gender, class and disability, with special emphasis on how attitudinal and environmental barriers restrict community integration and participation of people with disabilities especially those facing multiple intersecting oppressions
Use strategies through which these attitudes can be modified/become more positive
Identify and explain the contributions of theories of personality to the study of psychosocial reactions to loss and disability
Describe the role of developmental concepts (e.g., body image, self-concept) in adjusting to disability
Summarize models of disability and how the different social constructions of disability affect service delivery and the full inclusion of people with disabilities in society
Explain models of depression related to chronic illness and disability
Describe models of psychosocial adaptation to physical and traumatic disability (e.g., traumatic brain injuries) with special emphasis on the process (e.g., experiences, reactions, behaviors, phases) of adaptation
Identify and explain the commonalities (transpersonal) and individualities (personal) of the experiences and reactions that follow the onset of disability
Summarize the literature related to mediators and moderators (e.g., coping and social support) between life stressors and psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness and disability
Explain the process of familial psychosocial adaptation to the onset of a disability in one of its members
Use counseling/therapeutic intervention strategies to working with people with disabilities (i.e., strategies for coping with adjusting to disability; mental health interventions, and substance abuse rehabilitation) especially individuals facing multiple intersecting oppressions
Explain the application of pharmacotherapy in psychosocial interventions
Explain the role of human intimacy and sexuality in the adaptations process to disability
Explain multiculturalism and adjustment to disability
Describe outcome measurements related to psychosocial adjustment research and treatment
Summarize the research and other scholarly literature in each of the above content areas
Source: UW Guide
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- Declared in Rehabilitation Counselor Education
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- Declared in Rehabilitation Counselor Education
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability
- Research priorities, approaches, and methods in clinical rehabilitation counseling
- Societal attitudes and intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and disability
- Models of psychosocial adaptation to physical and traumatic disability
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- Apply evidence-based practice and culturally-sensitive psychosocial interventions; use counseling and therapeutic strategies for disability adjustment.
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