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Welcome to the Rehabilitation Counseling Program
A wealth of information on not only the rehabilitation counseling program but resources for anyone interested in disability and rehabilitation counseling issues is available on this site for the prospective and current student and the community-at-large.

Highlights 

Mission: The Department of Counselor Education Rehabilitation Counseling program is committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities by providing qualified (CRC-eligible) professional rehabilitation counselors trained in the current best practices of rehabilitation services to work in public and private agencies serving a diverse state and nation.

Accreditation: The Rehabilitation Counseling sequence is a candidate for accreditation by the Council for Rehabilitation Education (CORE).  All students admitted and successfully completing the training program are eligible to become Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC).

Certification: Graduates can sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certification upon completion of 75% of rehabilitation counseling coursework.

Licensure: Rehabilitation Counseling students, during their last year of study, can also sit for the National Counselor Examination (NCE), which then allows graduates to apply for licensure in the state of Illinois as a licensed professional counselor (LPC).

Illinois Licensure Information.pdf

Two-year Masters degree:  Our program is designed as a two-year full-time graduate level endeavor.  However, to meet individual needs, part-time study can be arranged. 

Rehabilitation Counseling Sequence ~ Department of Counselor Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5550 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Email: k-currier@neiu.edu ~ Telephone: 773-442-5576 ~ Fax:773-442-5559