Welcome to the VCU Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. One of the first programs in the U.S. when established in 1955, VCU now ranks 4th 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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Faculty and staff work to create new scholarship honoring alum James Rothrock
It was only a week after James Rothrock’s death when Christine A. Reid, PhD,CRC began pursuing the idea of starting a scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University in his name.
Carolyn Hawley featured in July Richmond Mag on problem gambling
Virginia Council on Problem Gambling President Carolyn Hawley runs down the possible social costs of a Richmond casino in a recent RichmondMag Article.
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Addiction Studies Continuing Education
Do you want to be a Certified Addiction Counselor, provide face-to-face clinical supervision, or just take a course or two to incorporate the latest research into your clinical practice? Are you a professional in the law enforcement, education or health care field, and need the latest information on addiction and recovery to better serve your community?