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Recruitment Letter for VRC

Application Form

HS Status Sheet

RSA FAQ and Information Sheet

All Forms

The Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Program

Recruits Lakota students from the four Tribal Section 121 Programs throughout South Dakota, and from the local Lakota students who have earned a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Human Services areas. Eight (8) students will be recruited each year, of which five (5) students will be offered scholarship assistance. These scholarships will pay for tuition and fees as well as provide a stipend.

The students receiving the scholarships and successfully completing this degree
program, will be employed in Tribal, State, or Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling programs.

Students receiving this scholarship aid will have a pay back requirement should they decide to leave the program or find employment in a field other than rehabilitation services.

BA in Human Services Core Courses

• EN 101 Freshman English I
• EN 102 Freshman English II
• SP 100 Speech Communications
• HS 225 Professional Human Services
  Analysis and Writing
• General Elective
• LL 100 Intro. To Lakota Language and
• LL 101 Lakota Language 1 or
• LL 101 Lakota Language 1 and
• LL 102 Lakota Language II
• LS 253 Lakota History & Culture
• LS 230 Tribal Laws, Treaties and Government
• MA 100 Math for General Education or
• MA 120 Beginning Algebra
• DP 100 Intro. To Computers
• CD 103 Survey of Alcohol & Drugs
• PY 100 General Psychology
• SO 100 Sociology or
• AN 200 Anthropology
• CJ 200 Intro. To Criminal Justice
• HS 230 Issues of Dependency Among NA
• PY 250 Cultural & Comparative Perspectives
  on Helping
• HS 190 Service Learning
• LS 321 Lakota Social Systems or
• LS 270 Lakota Thought & Philosophy
• Lakota Studies Elective
• MA 120 Intro. To College Algebra
• ST 370 Intro. To Statistics
• PY 302 Counseling Methods II
• SO 360 Methods of Social Research
• SW 315 Child & Family Welfare
• SW 320 Power, Oppression & Violence
• SW 340 Social Policy Analysis
• SW 350 Empowerment & Advocacy for the
  Native American
• HS 290 Service Learning II
• HS 390 Service Learning III, Lakota Site Specific
• HS 490 Service Learning IV, Optional
• HS 450 Ethics, Legal Issues & Professionalism
• HS 481 Senior Seminar I
• HS 482 Senior Seminar II

TOTAL BA LEVEL CORE CREDITS: 48

Mission Statement

To provide a rigorous academic experience reflective of contemporary education with Sicangu Lakota knowledge and values. Graduates will by prepared to serve in the Vocational Rehabilitation programs and helping professions that services individuals with disabilities, with special emphasis on individuals who reside in rural and reservation settings. Graduates will have an appreciation of the Lakota way of life, will be critical thinkers and self-starters, will be productive and contributing citizens, and will be committed to a responsible and healthy

Vocational Rehabilitation Emphasis

• RH200 Intro. To Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
• RH315 Medical Aspects of Disabilities
• RH320 Vocational Rehabilitation Process
• RH320 Cultural Issues in Vocational
  Rehabilitation
• RH321 Vocational Assessment
• RH330 Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities
• RH490 Rehabilitation Practicum
• SPED Elective/s SPED224,226,228,
  300,420.

Student Selection Criteria

Students applying to the Program must meet these criteria:

1. 2.5 grade point average overall
2. 2.6 grade point average in his/her major
3. Two letters of reference, one from an immediate supervisor or field service site supervisor.
4. A Personal Portfolio that provides an illustration of personal growth and achievements while preparing to become a Human Services professional.
5. Participate in a personal interview with the Human Services faculty and at least one member of the Advisory Council.
6. Commit to being a full-time student, taking a minimum of 12 credit hours semester.
7. Commit to working a minimum of two (2) years in a Tribal, State or Federal Vocational Rehabilitation program for each year scholarship assistance is received, or agree to repay all financial assistance provided by the Program if service years are not fulfilled.

Advisory Council

Consists of 6 members representing the Section 121 programs, the University faculty and administration, a student in the VRC program, a community or tribal program that serves Native Americans with disabilities and the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services.