Ph.D.
in the Health Sciences
Specialization
in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Program Overview
The Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Specialization of the Ph.D. in the Health Sciences is designed
to allow candidates to conduct dissertation research in psychiatric
rehabilitation. This on-line program consists of a health sciences core (http://shrp.umdnj.edu/dept/IDS/phdhsciences/program.html)
combined with Psychiatric Rehabilitation specialization courses. The
Psychiatric Rehabilitation specialization is primarily focused on leadership
and education and training. Students with a master’s level degree and
significant Psychiatric Rehabilitation experience are eligible to apply.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation is rapidly emerging as a unique discipline and the
need for professionals with doctoral level training continues to increase.
Program
completion requires a minimum of 60 credits of which 18 or more credits will be
in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Students are accepted based on the
recommendation of a faculty member sponsor. Students work with a growing faculty
of nationally known Psychiatric Rehabilitation practitioners, academics and
scholars. Areas of study include organizational leadership and systems,
non-profit management, program evaluation and outcome assessment, staff
training and development, psychiatric rehabilitation practice, and emerging
topics.
Faculty
members in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling
Professions have extensive experience as educators and Psychiatric
Rehabilitation practitioners. Faculty publications include the first
comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation textbook, numerous peer reviewed
articles and book chapters. A sample of these can be viewed at our Publications page. Widely known, faculty members have provided training and
consultation throughout the US as well as in Europe and Asia. Faculty members
have taken leading roles in the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Association (USPRA) and several of its state chapters as well as with the
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) Certification
Commission.
To learn more about the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Specialization
within the Ph.D. in the Health Sciences program
contact:
Dr.
Carlos Pratt, Program Director
UMDNJ-School
of Health Related Professions
Department
of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions
1776
Raritan Road
Scotch
Plains, NJ 07076
908-889-2461
pratt@umdnj.edu |
