B.S. in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Our degree program prepares students to aid in the recovery of people living with mental illnesses. The BS in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Solo degree is a degree completion program geared towards students with an Associate degree in human services, health professions, or the arts and sciences. Students obtain their general education courses from their Associate degree program and complete their Bachelor degree credits at Rutgers University School of Health Professions.
Through intensive coursework and field experience, students learn the skills to help people with psychiatric disabilities live independently. Graduates are prepared to practice psychiatric rehabilitation in both group and individualized settings, helping people gain access to resources needed to successfully integrate into the community.
Our graduates have a 100% pass rate on the CPRP national credentialing exam. They become case managers, residential counselors, employment specialists and wellness specialists
We offer:
- The convenience of both in-person and on-line courses
- A clinical practicum where students gain 480 hours of hands-on experience in a community mental health program
- Personal attention from veteran faculty in small classrooms
- The opportunity to work with faculty on research projects
- Elective courses that prepare students to work with special populations
- A complete psychiatric rehabilitation career ladder from A.S. through Ph.D. degrees
- Enrollment in a university with a highly regarded academic and research reputation
- Many of our students are hired by their Clinical Practicum agency; the program provides an excellent environment for professional networking.
- Students will be prepared for graduate education in fields such as Professional Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, and related fields.
- The field of Psychiatric Rehabilitation has a national credential, the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). Graduates from our program have a 100% pass rate on the CPRP exam.
- Identify and assess psychiatric rehabilitation service modalities.
- Create wellness and recovery plans to assist in managing symptoms and functional deficits of serious mental illness.
- Describe community resources including housing, entitlement, and other essential resources.
- Adapt treatment and rehabilitation efforts for individuals based on personal history, developmental factors, and current medical and psychiatric history.
- Utilize communication techniques in a professional capacity with individuals, families, team members, and people in the community.
- Plan and facilitate rehabilitation groups.
- Provide psychiatric rehabilitation interventions to promote skill development and resource acquisition.
- Work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide wellness and recovery focused rehabilitation services.
- Describe and utilize evidence based psychiatric rehabilitation practices.
- Describe and utilize intervention strategies that target specialized populations such as persons with co-occurring disorders.
Rutgers is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), a voluntary, nongovernmental, peer-based membership association dedicated to promoting standards of excellence and improvement in higher education.
You are invited to a Virtual Information Session to explore the B.S. in Psychiatric Rehabilitation degree program.
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Application Deadlines:
April 15 for Fall admission
November 1 for Spring admission
Admission Criteria
- Overall GPA of 2.5
- GPA of 3.0 in any Psychology courses taken prior to admission
- Two letters of recommendation
- Written essay related to career goals
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary academic institutions attended
- Completed application
- Application fee
General Education Pre-requisites:
- 9 credits in Writing and Communications
- 6 credits in Mathematics/Quantitative Skills/Formal Reasoning
- 6 credits in Arts and Humanities
- 8-12 credits in Natural Sciences
- 6 credits Social Sciences and Historical Diversity
- 6 credits in History, Literature, and Contemporary Issues
- 18-21 credits Free Electives
For Tuition and Fees, please see the Undergraduate Tuition and Fees.
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Students transfer in general education credits to the Rutgers School of Health Professions, where they complete a 21-credit core in psychiatric rehabilitation, a 12-credit practicum sequence, and a minimum of 12 credits of electives in upper-level psychiatric rehabilitation courses and up to 15 credits from the Interdisciplinary Studies department for a total of 120 credits.
To learn more,
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Director
William Waynor, Ph.D., CRC, CPRP