Degrees Offered

Student Professional
Organization

Rehabilitation Services students are encouraged to join the Cal State L.A. student chapter of the Rehabilitation Counseling Association, a division
of the National
Rehabilitation Association.

Rehabilitation counselors
and service providers have
a number of national organizations representing their interests. Among them are the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (a division
of the American Counseling Association), the National
Rehabilitation Counseling Association (a division
of the National
Rehabilitation Association), and the National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector. The California Association for Counseling and Development and the California Association of Rehabilitation and Re-employment
Professionals are separate statewide organizations. Several organizations offer student memberships at reduced rates.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services prepares students to work in a variety of occupational settings in which they will advance the independence, integration and full participation of individuals with rehabilitation needs in the workforce and the community. To accomplish this mission, the program has the following objectives:

• Help build a just society, rich in cultural and ethnic diversity and respectful of individuals with rehabilitation needs, valuing their contributions and supportive of their full inclusion in society.
• Develop the skills, knowledge and values in students that will enable them to provide quality rehabilitation services.
• Teach students to empower clients in their development of personal and vocational resources and opportunities.
• Prepare students to participate as integral members of multidisciplinary networks providing services to clients.
• Help students develop commitments to lifelong learning and professional growth. Prepare students for graduate education in a variety of human service fields.

The goals of the Rehabilitation Services Program involve helping persons with rehabilitation needs return to productive living. The important concepts are empowerment, intervention, community presence, and economic independence.

• Empowerment. A goal of the rehabilitation service provider is to increase the ability and motivation of the rehabilitant to make and implement choices to lead a more fulfilling life. This may include independent functioning, educational pursuit, and vocational placement, depending on needs, desires and abilities.
• Intervention. As a rehabilitation service provider, the professional intervenes whenever necessary to help the individual continue to make progress toward a goal. This includes setting up plans and programs and intervening whenever obstacles occur.
• Community Presence. Society’s negative attitudes are impeding the successful rehabilitation of people with rehabilitation needs. Rehabilitation professionals must intervene in the area of attitude change and in the legal arena to assure that all rehabilitants receive fair and equitable services.
• Economic Independence. To help a person become financially self-sufficient and, therefore, independent is one of the most important objectives of the rehabilitation practitioner.

For curriculum requirements for this major, see the reverse side of this sheet.

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Faculty and areas of specialization:

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California State University, Los Angeles has an enrollment of 18,000 students. The campus is located on a 175-acre hilltop at the interchange of the San Bernardino and Long Beach freeways at the western end of the San Gabriel Valley, about five miles east of the Los Angeles Civic Center.

To secure an application for admission, call (323) 343-3901. The General Catalog and Schedule of Classes are available for purchase from the University Bookstore in the University-Student Union.

Cal State L.A. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, disabled veteran's or Vietnam Era veteran's status, or any other classification that precludes a person from consideration as an individual.

For Further information, contact the program through the Administration and Counseling Office, King Hall C-1065, or call one of the following advisers: Dr. Randy Campbell: (323) 343-4441; Dr. Lynda Mitchell: (323) 343-2539; Dr. Hershel Swinger: (323) 343-4830; Dr. Martin Brodwin: (323) 343-4440; or contact the Division of Administration and Counseling at (323) 343-4250 or the Office of Admissions and University Outreach at (323) 343-3178. California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8530. University home page: www.calstatela.edu