Rehabilitation Psychology is the application of psychological knowledge and understanding on behalf of individuals with disabilities and society through such activities as research, clinical practice, teaching, public education, development of social policy and advocacy Rehabilitation Psychologists participate in a broad range of activities including clinical care, program development, service provision, research, education, administration, public policy.

Rehabilitation Psychologists who provide clinical and counseling services assist individuals in coping with, and adjusting to, chronic, traumatic or congenital injuries or illnesses that may result in a wide variety of physical, sensory, neurocognitive, emotional, and/or developmental disabilities. These may include (but are not limited to): spinal cord injury; brain injury; stroke, amputations; neuromuscular disorders; medical conditions with the potential to limit functioning and participation in life activities such as cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, or limb weakness; chronic pain; congenital or chronic developmental disorder such as mental retardation; severe psychiatric disability; substance abuse; impairments in sensory functioning; burns and/or disfigurement; deafness and hearing loss; blindness and vision loss; and other physical, mental and/or emotional impairments compounded by cultural, educational and/or other disadvantages.