"...tell
all of your undergrads that they have chosen a strong major that allows for
many opportunities after graduation."
Donny Lopez, B.S. Rehabilitation
Services, 2002
Rehabilitation
Services Alumni Report
(Graduates from 1994-2000)
Surveys were sent to 394 undergraduate alumni who graduated between 1994 and 2000, with 130 people responding. The majority of the respondents were recent graduates.
Job Title/Position*:
| 30 |
Case managers |
14 |
Therapeutic support specialists |
| 8 |
Counselor/therapists |
8 |
Program specialists |
| 7 |
Drug and alcohol counselors |
5 |
Vocational counselors/employment training specialists |
| 4 |
Advocates |
3 |
Probation/parole officers |
| 2 |
Directors of programs |
2 |
Miscellaneous (i.e., teacher, occupational therapist) |
*Sixty-four percent of the undergraduate alumni reported they were working as rehabilitation professionals at the time they completed the survey. Of the 35% who were not working in the human services field, nine alumni wrote that they were in graduate school. We did not ask what people were doing if they were not working as rehabilitation professionals.
Population Served**:
| 30 |
Children/adolescents (typically with disabilities) |
18 |
Adults with disabilities |
| 23 |
Mental retardation or other developmental disabilities |
7 |
Mental health issues |
| 5 |
Alcohol and other drug issues |
4 |
Older adults |
| 3 |
Dual diagnoses |
2 |
People who are homeless |
**Note: Some people responded to more than one category
Salary Range***:
| 12 |
under $12,000 |
11 |
$12,000-17,999 |
| 28 |
$18,000-23,999 |
27 |
$24,000-29,999 |
| 7 |
$30,000-35,999 |
4 |
$36,000-41,999 |
| 1 |
$42,000-47,999 |
||
***Note: We did not ask if respondents were employed full-time or part-time
Certifications or licenses held:
4
Certified Addictions Counselors (CAC)
2 Certified Case Managers
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