PSR-135 Vocational & Community Living Skills

This course is the fourth in a series for the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate. Courses in the series focus on a rehabilitation approach to serving individuals with severe mental illness. This approach is based on the premise that consumers set the goals for the rehabilitation team. This course examines vocational rehabilitation and community living skills. Both themes address skills for working with community, state and federal agencies that serve persons with severe mental illness. The orientation of the course is more practical than theoretical, and there is considerable opportunity to observe and practice relevant skills. Students will learn the fundamentals of vocational rehabilitation, including duties and tasks commonly required in vocational settings (e.g., mediation, negotiation, job coaching, job analysis) and the development of employment sites. Practical application of current policies (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act) impacting employment sites are presented. (3 contact hours)

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSR-120

Corequisite

Registration or credit in PSR-235

Department

Public Services