Students in the M.S. in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program can apply what they learn in practica and internships in the following settings:

  • Mental health and counseling centers
  • Community rehabilitation facilities
  • The state department of vocational rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Medical hospitals
  • Facilities for persons with mental and physical disabilities

Recent placements include:

  • The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • Ada S. McKinley Community Services
  • Anixter Center
  • Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs
  • Chicago Lighthouse

This will prepare you for work as a practitioner, provide you with valuable contacts in the field and allow you to learn skills that cannot be taught in a classroom.