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  • SHRS-W 541 Administration and Supervision of Rehabilitation Organizations (3 cr.) Designed to expand students’ knowledge of administration, supervision, and leadership practice.  Students will develop an in-depth understanding of leadership practice in a rehabilitation organization.
  • SHRS-W 551 Health and Rehabilitation Professionals in Developing Countries (3 cr.) The primary purpose of this course is to help students understand the roles and expectations and the scope of training and educational preparation of health and rehabilitation professionals across the world with emphasis on economically less developed countries.
  • SHRS-W 552 Seminar in Global Rehabilitation and Health (3 cr.) This course is designed to cover current topics in international management and organization of health and rehabilitation services, governance, ethics, impact of donor organizations, and emerging global primary and public health care issues.
  • SHRS-W 560 Survey of Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (3 cr.) Assisting students in the knowledge/awareness of available high-tech/low-tech equipment, or product systems that are used in rehabilitation settings to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities, emphasizing the application of clinically-based strategies for determining an individual’s need for and acceptance of adaptive technology to improve functional outcomes.
  • SHRS-W 561 Approaches to Rehabilitation Case Management (3 cr.)

    Exploring the historical perspective, technological and humanitarian advances, and major issues in the rehabilitation administrative environment; discussing and analyzing the legislative mandates relative to their effects on shaping the administrative environment in rehabilitation; acquiring knowledge of the process and significance of administrative competency in delivering services to rehabilitation consumers.

  • SHRS-W 562 Psychological Aspects of Disability (3 cr.)

    P: Medical terminology course or equivalent. Students will review medical terminology and gain an understanding of major disabling conditions, the psychological and vocational aspect of adjustment to disability and chronic long term illness, and examine psychological and social theories related to disability and chronic illness and Code of Ethics. 

  • SHRS-W 641 Proposal Writing for Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs (3 cr.)

    An interactive educational opportunity to develop skills related to fund development in a community rehabilitation setting, providing an overview of the grant development process. Students will research local and national funding sources and learn about traditional and non-traditional sources to develop and maintain community-based rehabilitation programs. Includes guest speakers.

  • SHRS-W 642 Practicum in Rehabilitation and Disability (3 cr.)

    Designed to give students direct work experience in various private and public sector rehabilitation agencies, this experiential component allows the student an opportunity to apply his/her newly acquired normative and cognitive skills and knowledge in an actual work setting.

  • SHRS-W 650 Global Perspectives in Nutrition, Health, Disease, and Disability (3 cr.) Major emphasis on global perspectives with specific focus on economically less developed countries, examining existing and emerging issues in international nutrition that influence the health, well-being, and disability and the efficacy and effectiveness of nutritional interventions in the prevention of disease and disability among people living in developing countries.
  • SHRS-W 651 International Service-Learning in Rehabilitation (3 cr.)

    Designed to give students direct experience in the organization and financing of rehabilitation services in other parts of the world, this experiential component allows students to apply their newly acquired normative and cognitive skills and knowledge in an international rehabilitation institution. Students will travel abroad under the supervision of faculty. 

  • SHRS-W 710 Special Topics in Health & Rehabilitation Science (3 cr.)

    This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in focused study of a substantive area of health and rehabilitation science directly related to the student’s identified area of theoretical and research interest.  May be repeated with the permission of the student’s advisory committee.


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