Rehabilitation and Human Services
Students gain a broad range of professional skills including:
- Advocating for others
- Assessing client needs
- Consulting with other agencies
- Managing client caseloads
- Resolving conflicts
Seniors in the RHS program are required to complete a semester long internship totaling 600 hours. These internships provide real world experience and important connections for students. They sometimes even lead to jobs upon graduating.
Program courses include
- Case Management and Communication Skills
- Race and Ethnic Relations
- Medical Aspects of Disability
- Group Work in Rehabilitation Practice
- Community Mental Health Practice and Services
- Children and Families in Rehabilitation Settings
You could get a job working in:
- Social Services
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Public Welfare
- Hospital and Medical Settings
- Drug and Alcohol Programs
Recommended Academic Plans
Recommended Academic Plans provide the possible order of courses students might follow as they pursue a particular degree. RAPs are proposed schedules only. Individual student's schedules might look different if -- in consultation with an academic adviser -- the student has created a different plan. Care should be taken when changing the order of courses, as the RAP takes into account prerequisites and course controls. Changing the other of a RAP might be in the student's best interests and can occur with an adviser's guidance. For the final work regarding the courses needed for graduation in a particular major, all students should consult the University Bulletin and their degree audit.
Recommended Academic Plan for Rehabilitation and Human Services >>
Recommended Academic Plan for Rehabilitation and Human Services - Psychology Minor >>
Students who began studying at Penn State summer 2018 or later should refer to the new suggested academic plans.
