Employment Opportunities

The need for rehabilitation counselors continues to grow exponentially. Rehabilitation counselors have the opportunity to work with many populations, including veterans, individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, have visual impairments, substance abuse issues, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, elderly, juvenile/adult offenders, and persons with mental illness. They also provide general and specialized counseling to individuals. The changing roles and demands of the professional rehabilitation counselor are resulting in many new job openings in a variety of settings.

Graduates have obtained employment in positions and settings such as:

• State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Pennsylvania
• Veteran’s Health Administration
• Veteran’s Administration
• University Career Services
• Crisis Case Manager
• Child and Family Therapist
• Director of Social Services
• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Worker’s Compensation (self-employed consultant)
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor
• School Counselor
• Adolescent Counselor