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Rehabilitation Counseling


On November 16, 2009, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved a request by College of Health Sciences, to create a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling program. The program admitted its first students in the Fall of 2010.

The Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) degree provides a strong foundation in the philosophy, process, and profession of rehabilitation counseling through didactic coursework, field experiences, and extracurricular experiences. It develops expertise in the independent living, medical, social, and psychological aspects of disability and in the vocational rehabilitation process.

Graduates of the MRC program are eligible to sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Exam. Graduates are highly sought after by a number of rehabilitation agencies in El Paso, the State of Texas, and the State of New Mexico and across the nation. These agencies include organizations such as the Texas Division of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CIGNA Corporation, and many other rehabilitation service agencies.

In accordance with The Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) Program routinely provides information about the program’s academic quality for public disclosure…
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On July 1, CACREP assumed responsibility for carrying out the mission and vision of the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). All graduate programs that were accredited by CORE are now accredited by CACREP, and can be found in the CACREP directory of Accredited Programs.

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An article by Gregory S. Schober, Ph.D., UTEP assistant professor of rehabilitation sciences, was recently published in the Latin American Research Review. Schober’s article “Conditional Cash Transfers, Resources, and Political Participation in Latin America,” examined the effects of government cash transfer programs on civic and political participation in Latin America, particularly in Mexico. Photo: UTEP Communications

UTEP Assistant Professor Published in Latin American Journal

Mexico’s antipoverty conditional cash transfer (CCT) program has increased political and civic participation in the country, according to Gregory S. Schober, Ph.D., assistant professor of rehabilitation sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso.

The University of Texas at El Paso welcomes alumni, students, friends and fans to campus for Homecoming Week activities including reunions, tailgating, a pep rally, and a Conference USA football game on Saturday, Oct. 5. Photo: UTEP Communications

Celebrate Homecoming 2019 at UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso welcomes alumni, students, friends and fans to campus for Homecoming Week activities including reunions, tailgating, a pep rally, and a Conference USA football game on Saturday, Oct. 5.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Mailing Address: 500 W University Ave. El Paso, Texas 79968
Physical Address: 1101 N. Campbell St.
El Paso, Texas 79902

E: rehabcounseling@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-8181