Employment Opportunities
VCU's Department of Rehabilitation Counseling regularly receives job announcements from a wide variety of potential employers and distributes this information through a listserv to current students and interested alumni. If you are interested in receiving these listserv announcements, please contact Mary Tucker in the department atmntucker@vcu.edu.
Some program alumni have offered to make themselves available to prospective students for informational interviews, to help explore the “fit” between this profession and a person’s individual career goals. Please contact the Department Chair if you would like to talk with such alumni.
In addition to the department listserv, information about current job openings can be found through a variety of online resources. For example, America’s Job Bank lists jobs by category or keywords, as well as by state, city or zip code. Keywords such as “rehabilitation counselor,” “vocational counselor,” or “case manager” will usually yield relevant openings.
Additionally, information about current job openings with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can be found online.
The Virginia Telemental Health Initiative (VTMHI) is a pilot program focused on meeting the mental health needs of Virginians who are medically underserved and cannot access care due to limited income, being un- or under-insured, and provider shortages. VTMHI expands access to timely and appropriate telemental health services by collaborating with Virginia's free and charitable clinics and mental health providers who are in the process of meeting their licensure requirements.
Boost 200 is a Virginia program designed to promote counseling workforce development. It will pay for licensure-required Supervision for motivated Masters-prepared Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists to help them become LCSWs, LPCs or LMFTs in Virginia.