A Bachelor's in Rehabilitation—Revisited

Hylbert, Kenneth W.; Kelz, James W.

doi:10.1891/0047-2220.3.2.44

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“…In the United States, the first undergraduate rehabilitation education program was created in 1958, specifically to address a need communicated by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and the State Office of the Blind (Hylbert, 1963). The hope was for these students to enter the rehabilitation field with bachelor's-level training and to strengthen the rehabilitation workforce.…”

Section: Undergraduate Rehabilitation Education (Ure)mentioning

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The Academic Study of Rehabilitation: Prioritizing University Curriculum for the Preparation of Practitioners in the International Field

Akande

2024

Proceedings of the World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference

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This conceptual paper expounds on the reflections from the author's plenary speech and addresses the educational underpinnings of the limitations in rehabilitation services globally, but particularly in the Global South. There are disparities in the availability of post-secondary training programs in graduate and undergraduate rehabilitation disciplines all over the world, as compared to the plethora of medical training programs within universities internationally. The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) provides a framework that is a vital reminder of the intricate, interdisciplinary nature of disability interventions. These treatment interventions constitute collaborations between preventative, curative, and rehabilitative health professionals within in-patient and outpatient settings. Yet rehabilitation professionals such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, mental health counselors, and physiatrists are inadequate in number in many parts of the worldmaking it impossible to meet the global health needs of patients who would benefit from their services. Social, cultural, political, and institutional barriers to the proliferation of rehabilitation practitioners, as evidenced by the research literature from these parts of the world, are addressed. In particular, an argument is made for more entry-level rehabilitation clinicians that are trained at the undergraduate level because of their unique preparedness to meet a variety of patient needs competently and promptly. Some foundational principles, global rehabilitation services issues, and future research implications of undergraduate rehabilitation education program development internationally are discussed.

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The Academic Study of Rehabilitation: Prioritizing University Curriculum for the Preparation of Practitioners in the International Field

Akande

2024

Proceedings of the World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference

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“…Many of these programs share a common history in that they were affiliated with or inspired by master's and doctoral programs in rehabilitation counseling and similar disciplines. They were expected to help remediate the shortage of professionals in the rehabilitation workforce -by preparing them to go directly into the field upon graduation, or pursue graduate work in rehabilitation (Hylbert, 1963). Before its merger with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), many of these undergraduate and graduate programs were first accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) (Joseph et al, 2018).…”

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Knowledge of Legislation as an Ethical Principle for Undergraduate Rehabilitation Students

Akande

2023

Journal of Human Services

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Undergraduate rehabilitation education (URE) degree programs have trained entry-level practitioners since the mid-twentieth century. Accrediting bodies of rehabilitation and human services degree programs have required, while educators and researchers have supported, the inclusion of ethics within URE curriculum. Yet many undergraduate programs do not have courses that are purely dedicated to ethics. This paper highlights legislative principles in URE curriculum and rehabilitation practice as an ethical imperative, to address ever changing sociopolitical concerns that impact the rehabilitation field. Students in undergraduate rehabilitation education programs may benefit more from full ethics courses to meet these needs.

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“…The original program had students taking a minimum of 33 credit hours of electives, but strongly recommended 45 hours. For Hylbert and Kelz (1972), the core of the undergraduate rehabilitation curriculum consisted of a three-dimensional understanding of humanity focused on physical, social, and psychological factors. Hylbert and Kelz also recommended a substantial use of electives, arguing that this provided several advantages, such as:…”

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Undergraduate Rehabilitation Education and Accreditation: The Importance of Being Persistent

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This article presents an overview of undergraduate rehabilitation education (URE) and the movement toward accreditation. Tracing the history of URE from the earliest days of rehabilitation education programs up to the present, this review discusses the purposes of URE, traditional URE program curricula, where URE graduates have been (and are being) employed, and the relationship between UREs and graduate rehabilitation counseling programs. The article also explains the development of URE curriculum and program standards, the development of a registry of qualified URE programs, and the transition to accreditation of URE programs in the United States. The purposes of accreditation are described, along with the advantages that accreditation offers to URE programs, their students, and to persons with disabilities.

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A Bachelor's in Rehabilitation—Revisited

Cited by 4 publications

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The Academic Study of Rehabilitation: Prioritizing University Curriculum for the Preparation of Practitioners in the International Field

The Academic Study of Rehabilitation: Prioritizing University Curriculum for the Preparation of Practitioners in the International Field

Knowledge of Legislation as an Ethical Principle for Undergraduate Rehabilitation Students

Undergraduate Rehabilitation Education and Accreditation: The Importance of Being Persistent

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