Rehabilitation Training Grants
Grants Offered for Master's Students
The Counselor Education Program has been awarded three federal grants to assist Master of Science students in the following academic concentrations:
- M.S. in Counseling with an emphasis in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, to serve individuals with psychiatric disabilities
The Rehabilitation Counseling M.S. cognate has a two-decade-long history of national recognition. The 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools has placed this track in its top 33 of Best Rehabilitation Counseling Programs.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist Training Program
The Counselor Education Program is recruiting students who are interested in obtaining their master's degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. We have been awarded a five-year training grant to prepare 20 master’s level professionals. Funding from the federal grant will be used to cover tuition and fees for 48 course credit hours, stipends to assist with school expenses, and student travel to attend a statewide conference. In short, grant recipients would find essentially all expenses paid for.
With 21.3% of Arkansans having a mental illness and 6.9% with a serious mental illness, it is imperative that we prepare professionals with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to provide quality rehabilitation services to individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
Students in the training program will have a unique curricular program of study with special emphasis on recovery- oriented evidence-based practices. Consistent with the mission of recovery-oriented psychiatric rehabilitation, this training program is based on the principle that people with psychiatric disabilities should have broad-based life options available to them with opportunities for employment and independent living in keeping with their needs, preferences and rights.
If you are interested in obtaining more information about this program, please contact: