Welcome to the VCU Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. One of the first programs in the U.S. when established in 1955, VCU now ranks 6th among masters level rehabilitation and mental health counseling training programs in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. As one of the largest CACREP-accredited rehabilitation and mental health counseling graduate programs in the country, we currently serve around 100 on-campus and distance-learning students, with faculty based in our own department.
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Dr. Anne Chandler, 76, of Richmond, VA., passed away on December 1, 2023
As a testament to her dedication to the department and the work done by rehabilitation and mental health counselors, Anne started the "Anne Chandler Scholarship Fund" to support students working toward their master's degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling.
The Department of Rehabilitation Counseling has been officially granted a full 8-year CACREP accreditation
We are very pleased to announce that The Department of Rehabilitation Counseling has been officially granted a full 8-year CACREP accreditation for their MS degree with concentrations in Clinical Mental Health and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling.
Shruti Sampath, MS student in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, presented at the Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Her presentation was entitled, "Parents of Children with Medical Complexity: Personal Perspectives of the Impact of Toxic Stress and Medical Trauma".
CHP Conversations: Maintaining Wellness and Balance as a Health Professions Student
In this episode of CHP Conversations, Dr. Jared Schultz from the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling discusses how to maintain wellness and balance as a student in the College of Health Professions.