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of self as a multicultural competent rehabilitation professional. Students arerequired to complete two full years of field work, expected to attain proficiencyacross all content areas in the core curriculum, and complete a CulminatingExperience Paper in the last semester.Plan of StudyThe program may be completed in two years, full-time (four semesters plussummer sessions); however, typically, the program is completed in 3 years. Thelatter is highly recommended. Suggested course sequences for full andpart-time study can be found in Appendix A. The length of the program alsodepends on which particular scenario a student enters the program (see below).Students enter the CRMH program in one of the following 4 scenarios:SpecializationEmphasis1Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental HealthNone23Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental HealthSchool, College, Career, GerontologySchool, College, Career, GerontologyClinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health4Marriage, Family and Child (MFCC)Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental HealthThose entering the program in scenario 1 may be able to complete the programin 2 years, if attending full-time. Those entering the program in scenario 2, 3 or4 will not be able to complete the program in two years. In these scenarios, youwill need to take additional classes (typically 3-5 courses) and completefieldwork hours necessary to meet the requirements of the additional emphasisor specialization. For those in scenario 3, upon graduation, you will receive aMaster of Science Degree in Counseling with specialization in [school, college,career, gerontology] and a Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation and MentalHealth Counseling. For those in scenario 4, upon graduation, you will receive aMaster of Science Degree in Counseling with a concentration in Marriage,Family, and Child Counseling (MFCC) and a Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitationand Mental Health Counseling. For those in scenario 4, it is imperative that youreview the guidelines in the general student handbook regarding the state ofCalifornia MFCC licensure. Finally, for those considering becoming eligible forthe LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor), you will need to take anadditional two courses (psychopharmacology and Crisis Counseling) to becomeeligible. While you do NOT have to take them at SFSU, it is highly suggestedyou complete all your coursework necessary for licensure while enrolled in theprogram or immediately post-graduation.7

All students, regardless of prior coursework or experience, must complete aminimum of 48 credits of graduate study in our program. In other words, nomore than 4 courses (12 units) can be transferred from another institution andthey must be approved by the CRMH faculty. Students are required to completea Culminating Experience Paper (CEP) during their last year of study. The CEPis described in more detail below. Students intending to pursue licensure(LPCC) must take additional courses (offered in the DOC) to meet thecoursework requirements.Clinical TrainingPlease also read the Practicum and Trainee Handbook available on-line ent. The information below is asupplement to the primary field placement handbook, which outlines in detail,the policies, procedures and forms required for your traineeship.Clinical training is a major emphasis of the CRMH curriculum. The CRMH has astrong network of rehabilitation and mental health counseling field placementsites that provides students with opportunities to: a) work with persons with awide array of disabilities, chronic illness and mental health issues; b) developawareness and understanding of differences in values, beliefs, and behaviors ofpersons who are different from themselves; and c) develop cultural competency,personal growth and learning about the myriad of counseling approaches andrehabilitation and mental health issues that affect service delivery. We strive toprovide students with a broad array of options and our 2-year sequencepositions our students well for employment.Many students have the opportunity to experience training in the publicVocational Rehabilitation (VR) system and in and array of private, not-for-profitagencies. Further, students have the opportunity to work in environments thatfocus on serving a broad array of persons with disabilities (i.e., public VR,higher education) and in environments that focus on one particular populationsuch as psychiatric rehabilitation settings, substance abuse agencies, servicesfor persons with traumatic brain injury, transition to work programs, and theVeteran’s Administration.Students complete 4 semesters (2 years) of supervised fieldwork. Below is abrief outline of the two year clinical sequence:Practicum (fall semester, year 1 of clinical sequence): Your practicumoccurs in the fall semester of the year you begin your traineeship. During the fall,8

you spend a minimum of 12 hours per week at your site and you takeCounseling 705/706 (6 units) simultaneously. Your practicum experiencerequires you to complete a minimum of 100 clock hours of supervisedrehabilitation counseling of which 40 hours must be direct service to personswith disability and chronic illness. In addition, you must receive an average of 1hour per week of individual supervision and 1½ hour per week of groupsupervision by rehabilitation faculty. During your practicum, you will meet inclass weekly with a rehabilitation faculty and your peers, learning basiccounseling skills and techniques; this is Counseling 706. In addition, you willspend time practicing individual counseling through weekly counseling sessionswith your peers using two-way mirrors, and receiving weekly individual andgroup supervision from your instructor; this is Counseling 705. Please beadvised that Counseling 705 requires you to schedule additional timeoutside of your Counseling 706 class for mock counseling sessions andsupervision.Internship (spring semester, year 1; and fall and spring semesters, year2): Your internship begins in the spring semester of your first year of yourtraineeship. The first semester of your “internship” is at the same site in whichyou completed your practicum in the fall, and requires a minimum of 12 hoursper week at your site. During this semester, you take Counseling 736simultaneously which focuses on building your counseling skills, treatmentplanning, client conceptualization, and developing cultural competency. Duringthis semester, you will be required to audiotape approximately 2-3 counselingsessions with internship clients. This experience is accompanied by regularindividual and group supervision facilitated by a program faculty with a CRCand weekly on-site supervision provided by your field site supervisor. During thefall and spring semesters of your 2nd year of your clinical sequence, you will beat a difference field placement site. In the fall, you will take Counseling 890 (3units) simultaneously with your internship. In the spring, you will takeCounseling 891 (3 units) simultaneously with your internship. During this year,you will continue to build and sharpen your clinical skills and multiculturalcompetency. You will also be exploring and practicing other roles and functionsof counselors such as advocate and clinical case manager. You will be requiredto be at your site at a minimum of 16 hours per week and you are required toaudiotape approximately 5 counseling sessions during the year. Thisexperience is accompanied by regular individual and group supervisionfacilitated by a program faculty with a CRC and weekly on-site supervisionprovided by your field site supervisor. Please be advised that while your fieldplacement supervisor does not have to have a CRC, it is preferable. Your9

supervisor does however need to have a Master’s Degree in Counseling orrelated field and be approved by the CRMH coordinator.Selecting a Clinical SiteThe selection of a field site is a highly individualized process. Each student isrequired to secure a site with the assistance and support from the DOC andCRMH. The DOC has a field placement coordinator, Nancy Bavis, who, inconcert with the CRMH faculty, will work with each CRMH student to identifyand secure a field placement site that is a good match for the student. Findingthe right site involves an exploration of your interests, goals, and needs. TheDOC holds a traineeship fair each year in May and has many, manyrelationships with field sites in the community. Consider the following questions:1.2.3.4.What are your future career goals?What type of client population interests you?What specific skills would you like to hone?What is the ideal location for you? (east bay, south bay, SF, north bay):You will need to contact field site supervisors and interview just as you would ajob interview. If you are planning on doing your internship in your first year, youwill have the summer prior to the start of the program to secure a site and theDOC will provide support over the summer. The CRMH has numerouspartnerships with rehabilitation counseling field sites. In addition, if you haveidentified a site in which we have not worked with prior, you must get approvalfrom the Field Placement Coordinator, Nancy Bavis, and the CRMH coordinator,Julie Chronister. Some sites require formal contracts/agreements, while othersare less formal. In general, you cannot use your job as a field placement site.However, we look at each student’s situation individually so if this is an optionfor you, please contact Dr. Chronister and/or Nancy Bavis. Again, please reviewthe handbook @ Culminating Experience PaperAll Counseling students are required to complete a Culminating ExperiencePaper (CEP) in order to graduate. While the contents of the CEP are developedover the course of your training experience, you will take a designated course(Counseling 892) in the spring of your final year to complete this paper. TheCEP is a graduate school requirement and meets the graduate school writingrequirements. The CEP is a paper that applies theory to practice and typically25-30 pages in length. The paper involves an in-depth literature review of aparticular counseling theory, followed by an exploration of the theory within the10

rehabilitation context, and more specifically to a particular rehabilitation casescenario. The paper requires you to adhere to the American PsychologicalAssociation Editorial Style in the 6th edition (APA, 2011). You must complete theCEP in order to graduate.Graduation PaperworkTo graduate, you must complete an “ATC/GAP” form and the proposal forculminating experience 892: Supervised Field Internship Form. This paperworkis required by the Graduate School and the due date is posted via thecounseling list serve. The forms need to be completed by you and signed byyour advisor, 890 instructor, and the Chair of the Department. These forms areyour path to graduating so be sure to watch for the due date on the counselinglist serve. Typically, the forms are due in the fall prior to the spring in which youintend to graduate. These forms are available at the Graduate Studies Website:http://www.sfsu.edu/ gradstdy/. Students who are graduating with an“emphasis” in rehabilitation counseling (scenario 3 and 4 described above, willneed to complete a “Certificate Approved Program” (CAP) form in addition tothe forms above. This form needs to be submitted once you are approved forgraduation and is the form that facilitates a “certificate” in rehabilitationcounseling. This form is available at:http://www.sfsu.edu/ gradstdy/forms/cap.pdfScholarshipsThe CRMH has a history or providing federal traineeships/stipends funded bythe Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) for students in the CRMH.Recipients are selected by the CRMH faculty and priority is given to those witha specialization in rehabilitation counseling. The scholarships range in amountand vary from 5-15K depending on funding. The purpose of the RSAscholarships is to support State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation programs andpromote employment in the state VR agencies. Thus, the scholarship has apayback requirement. Recipients of the scholarship must provide writtenconfirmation of employment in a state VR agency or other qualifyingorganization within two years of completing the degree program. For a studentreceiving 1 academic year of RSA support, 2 years of full-time employment isrequired per the payback agreement. Contact Professor Julie Chronister forfurther information about the RSA scholarship program. Additional sources offinancial assistance and scholarships can be found at these websites:11

http://www.sfsu.edu/prospect/costs/costs.html http://www.sfsu.edu/ gradstdy/main-scholar-fellowship.htm l Aid and Scholarshipsflyer.pdf http://www.sfsu.edu/ bulletin/current/gradreqs.htm#18752Student Resources & Support SFSU Student Resources:http://www.sfsu.edu/ bulletin/current/urasstoc.htm DOC Counseling Student Association (CSA): http://www.csasf.com/ Rehabilitation Student Association (RSA): http://www.rsasfsu.com/ Disability Programs and Resource Center: http://www.sfsu.edu/ dprc/ Student Success Program: http://studentsuccess.sfsu.edu/ SFSU Student Organizations: http://www.sfsu.edu/ lead/ SFSU Counseling and Psychological Services:http://www.sfsu.edu/ psyservs/ DOC Referral List for Bay Area Therapist/CounselorRehabilitation Student Association List Serve Directions:Please join the RSA LIST Serve! It's an excellent way to learn abouteducational links, current events, political issues, conferences and jobopportunities from students, faculty and RSA! Everyone is welcomed to sign upand it is easy to join! Go to the link below to be added to the list. If you havealready join RSA on our website ( http://www.rsasfsu.com/) you should alreadyreceive emails from the RSALIST. Also, you can send out info to othermembers by emailing "[email protected]" All members should then receive it!If you have any problems please email the president of RSA, Jenna French @[email protected]. Here is the page to go to sign up for the RSA list:http://www.badap.net/mailman/listinfo/rsalist rsasfsu.comAccommodationsThe CRMH faculty and members of the DOC department values the fullinclusion of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses in classes and events.Please communicate with your instructor as early as possible about the needfor classroom accommodations in the curriculum, instruction, or assessments ofa course to enable you to participate. The information shared with yourinstructor will remain confidential. Please register with the DisabilityPrograms and Resource Center (DPRC) so the accommodations can be12

adequately provided. Failure to register with DPRC can result inclassroom accommodations not being provided: http://www.sfsu.edu/ dprc/.The procedures for filing a complaint is detailed below, which is taken directlyfrom our campus DPRC website: http://www.sfsu.edu/ dprc/grievance.html“Every effort is put forth to ensure that students, faculty and staff with disabilitiesat San Francisco State University receive the services and accommodations towhich they are entitled under federal law. Generally the campus community issensitive to the need for accommodation. However, if an oversight to physicalor programmatic access occurs at SF State, students and employees withdisabilities have protection under Section 504 and the ADA. Students may file acomplaint about University faculty, staff, administrators, or disability-relatedissues by following these procedures:1.Discuss the problem with a DPRC counselor. With permission of thestudent, the DPRC counselor will contact the faculty and/or staff oncampus in an attempt to work out a solution to the problem.2.If the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved, or if the issue is with theDPRC counselor, the student may meet with the Assistant Director forStudent Services.3.A grievance that is not resolved to the student's satisfaction by theAssistant Director for Student Services may them be addressed to theManaging Director of the DPRC.4.When a grievance cannot be resolved informally as described above,students can pursue their claims under Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973. To file a Section 504/ADA grievance, students should contactthe Office of University Counsel, Administration Building, Room 562,(415) 338-2998.5.At any time students may file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights(OCR). It is the DPRC's hope, however, that students will give thecampus the chance to address their problems in a timely manner.Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education50 Beale Street, Suite 7200San Francisco, CA 94105(415) 486-5555(415) 486-5570 Fax(877) 521-2172 TTYEmail: [email protected]

Complaints may be made in person, by telephone, or in writing. The DPRCprefers to meet with students to discuss concerns and issues. DPRCcounselors, the Assistant Director for Student Services and the ManagingDirector are available for appointments.”Communication Regarding Concerns & GrievancesStudents have every right to express their concerns about the program, fieldplacement site, faculty, instructors and their peers to University Administration.If you feel that you have been treated unfairly in any way by an instructor, fieldplacement supervisor, peer or other University staff/personnel, we firstencourage you to review the University’s suggested procedure for studentconcerns and complaints located at: http://www.sfsu.edu/ vpsa/complaints/. Inaddition, we encourage your to talk with your faculty advisor and/or thecoordinator of the CRMH counseling program (Julie Chronister @[email protected]. You may also speak directly to the Chair of the department:Dr. Robert Williams at [email protected]. Formal grievances/complaintsprocedures are outlined at the University website above.AdvisingAll CRMH are assigned an advisor during their first semester. You are requiredto meet with your advisor once per semester to review course of study andplanning. In addition, your advisor is available to assist you in decisions aroundclasses, field placements, course difficulties, professional preparation, and anyother advising related issue such as accessing student support services,navigating SFSU and the DOC, and performance as a student. In addition,advisors may use advising appointments to address any concerns raised byfaculty related to readiness for professional role, academic performance, andother personal and professional characteristics related to being a graduatecounseling student. See Appendix B for Criteria used by faculty to evaluatethese areas. Please also see the Student Handbook for additional informationon advising.Student Technical CompetencyStudents are expected to have basic computer competency required for writingpapers and accessing the internet for email inclu

Email: [email protected] Julie Chronister is an associate professor and coordinator of the Clinical Rehabilitation-Mental Health Counseling Program. She received her PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. She has been teaching in the CR