Accreditation

The Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling master’s program and Rehabilitation Counselor Education PhD program at University of Wisconsin–Madison are currently accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) as a rehabilitation counseling program. The program curricula are aligned with all CACREP accreditation standards.

Graduates of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program also meet the educational requirements to apply to the state of Wisconsin for the Licensed Professional Counselor-In Training (LPC-IT) license.

PhD Program Outcomes

During the 2023-2024 academic year*:

  • ​16 students were enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education doctoral program.
  • 4 students graduated from the program.
  • 100% of enrolled students received funding at .50 FTE as teaching assistants or projects assistants (or comparable fellowship) and tuition remission during the academic year
  • 88% of students passed their preliminary exams

*Includes summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024

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2022-2023 academic year

  • 17 students were enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education doctoral program.
  •  5 students graduated from the program.
  • 100% of enrolled students received funding at .50 FTE as teaching assistants or projects assistants (or comparable fellowship) and tuition remission during the academic year
  • 100% of students passed their preliminary exams

*Includes summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023

2021-2022 academic year

  • 18 students were enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education doctoral program (Ph.D.).
  • 2 students graduated from the program. 100% were employed at or within six months of graduation
  • 100% of enrolled students received funding at .50 FTE as teaching assistants or projects assistants (or comparable fellowship) and tuition remission during the academic year
  • 88.9% of students passed their preliminary exams

*Includes fall 2021, spring 2022, and summer 2022

2020-2021 academic year

  • 18 students were enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education doctoral program (Ph.D.).
  • 7 students graduated from the program. 100% were employed at or within six months of graduation
  • 100% of enrolled students received funding at .50 FTE as teaching assistants or projects assistants (or comparable fellowship) and tuition remission during the academic year
  • 100% of students passed their preliminary exams

*Includes fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021

2019-2020 academic year

  • 16 students were enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education doctoral program (Ph.D.).
  • 2 students graduated from the program. 100% were employed at or within six months of graduation.
  • 100% of students received funding at .50 FTE as teaching assistants or projects assistants (or comparable fellowship) and tuition remission during the academic year
  • 100% of students passed their preliminary exams

*Includes fall 2019, spring 2020, and summer 2020

Master's Program Outcomes

During the 2023-2024 academic year*:

  • ​44 students were enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program.
  • 23 students graduated from the program.
  • 10 students received funding in their master’s program through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant.
  • 100% of students passed their clinical coursework.
  • 71% of students who took the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam passed.

*Includes summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024

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2022-2023 academic year

  • ​41 students were enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program.
  • 18 students graduated from the program.
  • 10 students received funding in their master’s program through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant.
  • 100% of students passed their clinical coursework.
  • 59% of students passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam.

*Includes summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023

2021-2022 academic year

  • ​40 students were enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program.
  • 21 students graduated from the program.
  • 10 students received funding in their master’s program through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant.
  • 100% of students passed their clinical coursework.
  • 93% of students passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam.

*Includes summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022

2020-2021 academic year

  • ​30 students were enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program.
  • 12 students graduated from the program.
  • 10 students received funding in their master’s program through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant.
  • 100% of students passed their clinical coursework.
  • 92% of students passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam.

*Includes summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

2019-2020 academic year

  • ​26 students were enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program.
  • 10 students graduated from the program.
  • 15 students received funding in their master’s program through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant.
  • 100% of students passed their clinical coursework.
  • 75% of students passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam.

Demographic Data

Below is the demographic data for the UW-Madison Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program cohorts.

2019-202

2020-2022

2021-2023

Total Enrolled

14

16

17

Women

Men

13 (92.9%)

1 (7.1%)

11 (68.8%)

 5 (31.2%)

 15 (88.2%)

 2 (11.8%)

Domestic

International

10 (71.4%)

4 (28.6%)

15 (93.8%)

 1 (6.2%)

  12 (70.6%)

  5 (29.4%)

Has Disability

Does Not Have Disability

3 (21.4%)

11 (78.6%)

3 (18.7%)

13 (81.3%)

 3 (17.6%)

 14 (82.4%)

European-American/White

African-American/Black

Asian/Asian-American

Latino/a

7 (50.0%)

2 (14.3%)

5 (35.7%)

0 (0.0%)

11 (68.8%)

0 (0%)

3 (18.7%)

2 (12.5%)

 9 (53.0%)

 0 (0%)

4 (23.5%)

4 (23.5%)