Rehabilitation Counseling Program Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Evaluation Plan. Discrepancy Evaluation Model

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1 Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Plan Discrepancy Model The mission of the master s degree program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is to prepare counselors to facilitate the personal, educational, and vocational development of individuals with emotional, cognitive, physical, and neurological impairments. The program prepares individuals to work in a variety of,, and human service settings that include community based and mental health centers, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, state and federal vocational agencies, colleges and universities, and a wide variety of social service agencies. The University of Illinois is a nationally recognized training program that offers a 48-semester hour, (Council on Education) accredited curriculum. Upon graduation, are encouraged to pursue both certification for the Commission on Counselor Certification and the pursue becoming a licensed counselor in the State of Illinois. Objectives 1) Train competent graduate level counselors 2) Maintain a comprehensive curriculum 3) Graduates obtain employment in occupations 4) Students are assisted in proceeding satisfactorily through the program 5) program maintains Council on Education accreditation 6) Implement a comprehensive recruitment program 7) faculty are competent and committed to the profession of 8) Systematically evaluate the

2 Discrepancy Model 1. Train competent graduate level counselors Did Review 5 complete enrollment graduate per required records year courses and field experiences Enrollment Records 2. Maintain comprehensive curriculum Does the certificate is on curriculum meet Standards Does the curriculum represent best practices in the field 1. Advisory committee reviews syllabi 2. faculty review course syllabi maintains Advisory committee s and faculty judgment in relation to Standards At completion of accreditation cycle accreditation process Report of Advisory Task Force and Faculty 3. Graduates obtain employment in occupations Did graduates obtain employment in occupations Review data from Graduate Surveys At least 90% of employed graduate are employed in occupations Graduate Survey and faculty followup

3 4. Students are assisted in proceeding satisfactorily through the program. Are assigned an advisor? Review student are assigned an Student File Is a Plan completed with each student? Are retention procedures followed? Review student Annual Student Review advisor complete a Plan complete an annual review Student File Student 5. program maintains Council on Education Is Accredited certificate is on is accredited Certificate

4 6. Implement a comprehensive recruitment program Did faculty visit colleges and universities and speak to prospective? Presentation to colleges and universities At least 8 Colleges and Universities were Visited Did psychology, sociology, and community health at the University of Illinois receive regarding the Master degree program? Did the Department put on an Annual Recruitment Fair? Mailings and distributed to undergraduate Annual recruitment fair At least 300 undergraduate at U of I received regarding the MS Did the recruitment fair take place Report of visit Report on mailings

5 7. faculty are competent and committed to the profession of Did RC faculty publish in journals? publications of faculty Faculty are sole, primary, secondary, or tertiary authors on at least two publications per Publication list Did faculty present at conferences? Did RC faculty maintain membership in the appropriate and relevant organizations? presentations of faculty organizations year 100% present at at least one conference faculty will belong to an appropriate organization Presentation list Membership status 8. Systematically evaluate the Was an external review of the program completed? reviewer s evaluation Completion of Bi-annually Was the evaluation data used to improve the program Advisory board reviews evaluation data improvement Bi-annually reviewers reviewers evaluation ; Advisory Task Force input