Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
CRCs demonstrate the breadth and depth of knowledge & skills necessary to serve individuals with disabilities across a wide range of disabling conditions. The certificant uses a unique and broad range of highly specialized services to evaluate, determine, coordinate, and manage any or all necessary services throughout the rehabilitation process. The certificant serves as the bridge between the individual and a self-sufficient, fully integrated life.
- Type Certification
- Level Advanced
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Career (vocational) Counseling
- Diagnosis Planning
- Disability Accommodations
- Disability Career Counseling
- Disability Counseling
- Disability Job Accommodations
- Disability Job Placement
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Job Accommodations
- Job Analysis
- Job Placement
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Rehabilitation Vocational Placement
- Transitions To Independent Living
- Transition To Vocational Setting
- Treatment Planning
Earning Criteria
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There are multiple pathways to becoming a CRC. You must be either a student enrolled in or a graduate of a graduate master’s-level rehabilitation counseling or clinical rehabilitation program accredited by CACREP, a student enrolled in or graduate of a master’s level rehabilitation counseling or clinical rehabilitation counseling program that is not accredited by CACREP or formerly CORE, or a graduate of a master’s or doctoral program in a related field of study.
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Must complete an internship of 600 hours supervised by an on-site CRC or a faculty member who is a CRC.
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Must pass the CRC Exam, which consists of 175 multiple-choice questions covering counseling and rehabilitation disability knowledge.
Standards
The Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) program is nationally accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).