Welcome to the VCU Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. One of the first programs in the U.S. when established in 1955, VCU now ranks 6th among masters level rehabilitation and mental health counseling training programs in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. As one of the largest CACREP-accredited rehabilitation and mental health counseling graduate programs in the country, we currently serve around 100 on-campus and distance-learning students, with faculty based in our own department.
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Two VCU College of Health Professions programs receive top 10 rankings by U.S. News and World Report
Two programs in Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions are ranked among the top 10 in the country in the 2023-24 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
CHP faculty member named among 2023 PACME honorees
Alena Hampton, Ph.D., associate dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions, recently was honored during a ceremony for the VCU Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME).
Students Sonia Meyer and Sophia Hartman have been accepted into the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) Summer 2022 Leadership Academy.
Congratulations to Sonia Meyer and Sophia Hartman!
Rehabilitation Counseling Names Associate Chair for Academic Affairs
The VCU College of Health Professions Department of Rehabilitation Counseling recently appointed Courtney Holmes, Ph.D., as the new associate chair for academic affairs.