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2021-22 UMM Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSY 326 - Vocational Implications of Disability

This course will address the vocational implications of the most frequently encountered physical and psychiatric disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on understanding limitations in function and how those limitations affect work as conceptualized within existing models of disability. The notion of vocational rehabilitation and the range of employment service programs will be addressed in a holistic fashion, noting their relationship to the conceptual practice of psychosocial rehabilitation and human services. Current theories and practices of employment services will be examined. Skills for evaluating and assessing the vocational impact of a disability and effective strategies for promoting client understanding and access to community resources will be addressed. This course is required for full MHRT certification.

Prerequisites: PSY 211 and PSY 213, or permission of instructor.

Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years

Credits: 3