Welcome to our new edition of
the Rehab Review. Is Fall 2003 and we are busy!!! There are
many great things happening now in our Rehabilitation
Department. Is our intent that you get to know them all
through this publication. We want to take the opportunity to
wish to all of our students, faculty, staff, advisory board
members, and our readers
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Noteworthy
If you are seeking credits for
your Mental Health licensure be aware that during the
Summer of 2004 we will be offering the Diagnosis and
Treatment class. This course will be offered
Fridays and Saturdays. Save your space now and register early.
For more information contact Reta Litton at
319-335-5275.
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING, REHABILITATION, AND STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT. By Dennis Maki, PhD, CRC, NCC, ACS
This has
been a busy Fall Semester which culminated with our Site
Review Team Visit by CACREP. We submitted our Self Study on
June 1. I am proud to report that based on their review of our
Self Study and campus visit, the Team has determined that we
have met all CACREP Standards for our School Counseling
(M.A.), Student Affairs (M.A.), Community Counseling (M.A.),
and Counselor Education (Ph.D.) Programs. We will not receive
a decision on the length of our accreditation until June 2004
after the CACREP Board meets. The CORE accredited
Rehabilitation Counseling program was reviewed for
simultaneous accreditation by CACREP as a Community Counseling
program. Based on the review it would appear that our students
will be able to graduate from a dually accredited program.
There are few other programs in the country who can make this
claim. I want to thank all of you who contributed to the
success of this review process, especially Anna Harpster, Eran
Hanke, Michael Hartley, Kathleen Kellum and of course Reta and
Ginny. In the Team Report our Department and its programs were
recognized for our many strengths. The Team Report is
available for review in the Department Office.
I am pleased
to welcome Professor Jodi Saunders who joined our Graduate
Programs in Rehabilitation faculty this Fall. Due to the budget,
I regret to inform you that our request to search for a faculty
member to replace Professor Jepsen who will be going on phased
retirement next Fall was denied. We will try again next year.
With Professors Tarvydas and Whitt taking Career Development
leaves this year we are all needing to do more to keep the
quality of our programs at the level students have come to
expect.
The 24th
Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals (ASSHP) was held
this past August. More than 450 professionals from 41 Iowa
counties attended. This is the largest gathering of counselors
and helping professional in the state. The 25th ASSHP
is scheduled for August 9-12, 2004 here on campus. During that
time we will be offering 2 day workshops which can be taken for
credit or for CEUs. Visit the ASSHP’s web site (www.uiowa.edu/~aashp)
to learn more about the 2004 Program. Hope you will be able to
join us next August.
As the
holiday season approaches and on behalf of the Department’s
faculty and staff, I want to wish each of you a happy and
healthy holiday season. See you next year. And as always, GO
HAWKS.
UI REHABILITATION COUNSELING PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT FROM
REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
The Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) announced this fall that
the Masters Program in Rehabilitation Counseling was awarded a
5 year RSA Scholars grant. This program provides tuition and
stipend awards for M.A. students who are willing to sign a
payback agreement with RSA for one year of work with DVR or an
agency with a contractual agreement with them. This is a very
competitive grant competition. The program last had this grant
support in the Spring 2000. As part of this grant an
eMentoring program is being established, networking our M.A.
students with practitioners in the field. If anyone is
interested in participating in this program as either student
or practitioner contact Noel Estrada at
noel-estradahernandez@uiowa.edu Congratulations to the
Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation which now has both a
Masters and Doctoral RSA Scholars grant to support students.
CORE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
During this past year the
process of CORE’s Standard’s Review has provided a forum for
consumers, students, practioners as well as rehabilitation
counselor educators to participate in a national dialogue
regarding the minimum curricular standards for our profession.
This dialogue has occurred in Town Meetings organized in
conjunction with professional meetings, in the Rehabilitation
Education Journal, in classrooms, as well as through
conversations between stakeholders since the draft document of
the Proposed Standards was distributed last September.
Throughout
this discussion the overriding concern was to do the right
thing. Opinions varied and the discussions helped clarify the
Proposed Standards and their impact on the pre-service
preparation of future rehabilitation counselors. Among the most
controversial change proposed was the change from a 48-semester
hour minimum for a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling
to a 60-semester hour requirement. At our meeting this year we
deliberated and decided on this and the other proposed standards
revision. We set our personal agendas aside and asked the
questions of what is in the best interest of our profession as
it projects itself in the new millennium. What does our next
generation of rehabilitation counselor need to know, what new
and emerging competencies will they need to possess in order to
provide best practices for those persons with disabilities who
seek their service. We were in deed fortunate to have the
ongoing validity studies to empirically enumerate the roles and
functions in today’s practice.
The 2004 CORE Standards are
now available on the CORE web site and I encourage you to
review and become familiar with them. You will notice that the
organization of the eight core curricular areas is similar to
that of CACREP in their title and order. It is believed that
this will allow others, especially those in the credentialing
arena to more easily see the parity between us. All the areas
from the previous standards and the newly added content have
simply been reorganized under these eight areas. The
curriculum standards that are parallel to CACREP are as
follows: C.1 Professional Identity; C.2 Social and Cultural
Diversity Issues; C.3 Human Growth and Development; C.4
Employment and Career Development; C.5 Counseling and
Consultation; C.6 Group Work; C.7 Assessment; and C.8 Research
and Program Evaluation. Two additional specialized
rehabilitation counseling standards are: C.9 Medical,
Functional, Environmental and Psychosocial Aspects of
Disability; and C.10 Rehabilitation Services and Resources.
Distance education programs are to be held to the same set of
standards as on campus program.
In addition, organizationally
we combined Sections C: Curriculum and E: Educational Outcomes
into one embodying both now entitled: SECTION C: General
Curriculum Requirements, Knowledge Domains, and Educational
Outcomes. The first standard under this section is the result of
the discussion over the 48 vs. 60 semester hour requirement. It
now reads as: Graduates awarded master’s degrees shall have
participated in graduate study having earned a minimum of 48
semester hours or 72 quarter hours. In states that require a 60
semester hour program or 90 quarter hours for licensure for
counselors, the program shall identify an additional 12 hours
for those students desiring to qualify for licensure.
If you would like more information, Don Linkowski and I will be
presenting The Council on Rehabilitation Education 2004
Standards at the NCRE Conference in Tucson on February 20, 2004.
In addition, Don and I will be joined by Brandon Hunt from the
CACREP Board and will be presenting a program entitled, The 2004
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)
Standards:
Parity with CACREP at the ACA Conference.
The decisions made with regard
to the 2004 Standards are important to our field and also will
determine our comparability within the broader counseling
profession. As we seek parity with counselors in state
licensing, these Standards will be reviewed. One key implication
of the new Standards will be in the AASCB Portability Policies
and Procedures, which are currently being reviewed by state
license boards. This plan seeks to establish a National
Credential Registry Program. If approved registrants must
demonstrate qualifications to one of two tiers.
Tier
I requires 48 semester hours including a master’s degree in
counseling or related field that is accredited by CACREP. The
eight core areas of curriculum designated by CACREP, which now
are adopted by CORE, are included in the educational
requirements. Tier II requires 60 semester hours and also
specifies the
eight core areas. There is additional course work required in
each tier beyond the eight areas as well as post masters
supervision requirements. States can select which Tier’s
requirements they will follow. An individual who possesses the
Tier I requires 48 semester hours including a master’s degree in
counseling or related field that is accredited by CACREP. The
eight core areas of curriculum designated by CACREP, which now
are adopted by CORE, are included in the educational
requirements. Tier II requires 60 semester hours and also
specifies the eight core areas. There is additional course work
required in each tier beyond the eight areas as well as post
masters supervision requirements. States can select which Tier’s
requirements they will follow. An individual who possesses the
qualifications for Tier II can be considered in all states, that
is both II and I. A counselor who qualifies as a Tier I can only
seek to move his or her license to other Tier I states. Tier II
offers counselors the greatest portability across the United
States. The CRC exam is included in the language of the draft
portability document. CACREP and not CORE is currently
referenced in the document in reference to the educational
qualifications. Executive Director Don Linkowski and I are
scheduled to present a program entitled The New Council on
Rehabilitation Education (CORE)
Standards:
Parity with CACREP on January 9, 2004 at the AASCB annual
meeting.
As we look beyond the standards
revision, we need to continue to be active in the
professionalization and credentialing discussions. ACA at their
Governing Council meeting reaffirmed that the preparation of
students by both CORE and CACREP accredited programs is
functionally equivalent for purposes of licensure and further
that NCC’s and CRC’s have met equally rigorous standards of
education and experience in achieving these credentials. We are
being successful in our advocacy for our profession and the
graduates of CORE accredited programs as they seek access to
contemporary marketplaces and parity as professional counselors.
We need to be proactive in partnership with CACREP, NBCC, CRCC,
ACA, NCRE, AASCB, ASPA to advocate for the continuing inclusion
of rehabilitation counselors and their credentials in the
ongoing developments affecting their ability to practice. ACA,
NBCC and CACREP have advanced an agenda to enhance and include
counseling as a profession in the health care delivery system.
Rehabilitation counseling organizations including ARCA and NRCA
partnership with CRCC and CORE have had a similar agenda. Like
CACREP and NBCC, CORE and CRCC must be present and recognized at
meetings of ASPA and AASCB where policy and the nature of the
credentials to practice are is established. Together and in
collaboration the potential for success of these agendas is far
greater than when a parochial posture has been posited by either
camp.
I want to thank all of the
members of the Commission and Council, especially Lance
Carluccio and Art Dell Orto who have performed the enormous task
of gathering data and drafting the Standards Review document.
They did this in a professional and timely manner. In addition,
I want to acknowledge Don Linkowski for the responsible job he
did in this year as our Executive Director. Finally, Sue Denys
in our Administrative Office once again performed her duties in
an efficient and personable manner.
The new
standards are available on the CORE website:
www.core-rehab.org
PRESENTING THE HANDBOOK OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING
This
state-of-the-art textbook illustrates paradigms for
professional practice, provides an overview of current
knowledge and future trends in rehabilitation counseling, and
aims to stimulate thinking that will lead to new research
initiatives. Both settings (private and public) as well as
services are addressed, including placement, advocacy and case
management. The text also contains elements of practice,
including cutting-edge uses of technology and supervision,
both clinical and managerial. The appendices include useful
source materials such as the Rehabilitation Acronyms and the
Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Rehabilitation
Counselors.
In this book there were many
important persons to whom I want to give my thanks. First to my
colleague Dr. Vilia M. Tarvydas for her Ethics chapter,
Dr. William Liu for his Advocacy chapter, and to other
many behind the scenes contributors that make small, but
important contributions. To all Rehabilitation PhD students,
especially Susan Michaelson and Noel Estrada-Hernandez
for their support, assistance, and talent.
NCRE CONFERENCE UPDATE
4th
Annual National Rehabilitation Educators Conference
Title: Rehabilitation Education:
Thriving in Challenging Times
Location:
Sheraton Hotel
& Suites
5151 E. Grand Rd.
Tucson, AZ
Date:
February 19 –
21, 2004
Board
and Membership meetings and Opening Reception and
Poster Session on Thurs., 2/19/04
Special
Keynote
Attend
this conference and learn about the most current legal
considerations from a highly qualified and nationally
recognized authority on disability law.
This program features a special Keynote Presentation by
Professor Peter Blanck, who is the Charles M. and Marion Kierscht
Professor of Law and Director, Law, Health Policy &
Disability Center (Web Site: disability.law.uiowa.edu – no
need for www or http in the address – or at http://www.its.uiowa.edu/law
) at The University of Iowa.
He is a former member of the President’s Committee on
Employment of People with Disabilities, Senior Fellow with the
Annenberg Foundation, and Commissioner on the American Bar
Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law.
He often provides testimony to Congress and briefs to
the U.S. Supreme Court on the ADA and other disability-related
legal and policy issues.
Peter Blanck has accepted our
invitation to provide a Keynote Presentation on "Disability
Law and Policy in Rehabilitation Education".
He is one of our foremost legal authorities on ADA and
disability legal matters and this presentation should be very
interesting in that the U.S. Supreme Court continues to change
the interpretation of the ADA.
Click here for the NCRE Conference Brochure!!!
ADVISORY
BOARD UPDATE
The
RCE Program Advisory Board is actively involved in such
activities as advising on curriculum, assisting in faculty
recruitment, and strategic planning. The members of this board
are prominent rehabilitation
professionals, and RCE Program
faculty and students assist us in maintaining high standards
that allow us to produce quality rehabilitation professionals. Click
here to see the Advisory Board roster
Some of the topics discussed
during the meeting were, the implementation of the e-portfolio
for MA and PhD students in Rehabilitation Counseling at UI, UI
GPR's RSA grant, and CACREP visit to our rehabilitation
program.
We want to thank all our
Advisory Board directive and members for their participation
in this meeting. We want to recognize some of our
representatives Orville Townsend (DVRS), Michael
Hartley (doctoral student), Quincy Smiling
(doctoral student), Michelle McWorthor (MA student),
Tanya Webber (MA student), and Noel Estrada-Hernandez
(Program Assistant).
REHABILITATION
ALUMNI AWARDED AT UI
A
research symposium was part of the award ceremony. Dr.
Sandra Damico [COE Dean] presented the welcome message. In
this symposium doctoral students in rehabilitation were able
to present to their colleagues, professors, and public
in general their own research ideas and posters. We want to really thank
all students who assisted in the preparation of this activity,
those who presented their works, and those who attended this
ceremony. We are sure that Dr. Burleigh appreciated this and we also
appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to
participate in this important activity.
Dr. Burleigh received the
Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Alumni Award.
THE BIG3: A NEW
GENERATION
During the month of September
the rehabilitation education faculty and doctoral students
from Pennsylvania State University, Michigan State
University, and The University of Iowa held their 7th
annual conference designed to enhance professional
development, further professional networking, and to develop
cross-institutional research partnerships. Since its beginning
The Big Three Consortium has achieved many goals and
provided its members with great memories and professional
satisfaction.
At this time the Big Three is
experiencing an interesting transition. Many of our senior
doctoral students have achieved their goal and assumed the
role of rehabilitation educators (We miss you guys!!!) and
leaved the door open for the new faces of the Big Three. We
want to welcome Dr. Jim Herbert back to our community
and also welcome all the new doctoral students who join
our journey.
This year's retreat focused on
topics related to clinical supervision in rehabilitation, the
new CORE standards, positive psychology, research projects
using the
LSVRSP datasets (Click on link for more information) and
further advances in the Knowledge Management project. The
future is looking good for our learning community!
WRITING
RESOURCES
If you have a paper or
assignment to complete, remember that writing is a process.
The Writing Consultant can help you with every part of that
process: interpreting assignments, brainstorming ideas,
organizing sources, creating outlines, drafting, revising, and
polishing. She can also help you deal with the conventions
demanded by the APA style format. You may schedule half-hour
appointments with the Writing Consultant as you engage in the
process of writing a paper; a sign-up sheet is posted outside
her office in LC N372.
If you have questions or wish to
schedule an appointment, email
Sarah-Prineas@uiowa.edu
Another resource is the Writing Center web page at
http://www.uiowa.edu/~writing
. Both students and faculty
members are encouraged to turn to the Writing Consultant for
assistance with papers, assignments, grants, syllabi,
dissertations, and so on.
UIARCA
NEWS
UI-ARCA (University of Iowa
American Rehab Counseling Association) officially came into
existence as one of the initial chapters of the American
Rehabilitation Counseling Association in the end of October
2003. This is an exciting time and gives students the chance
to participate and become actively involved in the
profession’s development, as well as contribute to its voice.
The first meeting was held in October at which the new
constitution was discussed, an executive board was named, and
goals for future were proposed.
UI-ARCA’s
first annual event was a huge success. The UI-ARCA Research
Symposium had an excellent attendance and valuable research
was shared. Currently, UI-ARCA is working with the University
of Iowa’s Office of Public Relations in attempt to get an
approval for a new logo, members are working on building a
web-page, and plans for the Spring Awards Symposium are under
way.
RECENT
ACHIEVEMENTS OF REHABILITATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY
MEMBERS
The purpose of
this section is to acknowledge the hard work of our students
and faculty members regarding their research, publications,
and presentations. Before we mention them let's give them all
a big
Doctoral Student Quincy R.
Smiling defended successfully his dissertation prospectus.
Quincy's research topic is on "Rehabilitation
administrators Job Satisfaction". "Now is time to get some
data" he said.
Doctoral student Noel
Estrada-Hernandez successfully approved the CRC
certification exam.
PRESENTATIONS
Doctoral students Susan
Michaelson and Noel Estrada-Hernandez with Dr.
John Wadsworth will present a poster on the 2004 NCRE
conference. The title is: "A Compenetcy Based Model for
Supervising Novice Counselors in Training"..
Doctoral student Michael
Hartley along with students from the Big 3 Universities
will have a panel discussion on the 2004 NCRE conference.
Their topic is "Recruitment Strategies on Rehabilitation
Counseling Programs".
PROFESSIONAL
NEWS. By Vilia M. Tarvydas, PhD, CRC, LMHC
We appreciate Dr Tarvydas
taking some time out in her sabbatical to keep us informed in
some of our professional advances. So here they are:
"a. I have been re-elected
Chair for the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
b. I am now President of NCRE and we just some back from the
successful NCRE/RSA/CSAVR conference in Washington. The theme
was "Meeting the Challenges in Rehabilitation Education and
Practice". One of the most interesting aspects of the program
involved the long-awaited results of the evaluation study of
the long-term training programs for rehabilitation counselors.
The presentation materials of these preliminary results are
on the NCRE website (www.rehabeducators.org). I was chair of
a panel presentation on "Legislative Education for Educators:
Resources for Teaching and Action on Current Events" at which
Scott Barstow, Director of Public Policy and Legislation from
ACA, and Carrie Wilde, Chair of the Legislative Committee of
ARCA presented information about current legislative issues
relevant to rehabilitation and strategies for advocacy. The
conference had one of the highest attendence levels in recent
history with over 270 participants. The NCRE Board reviewed
the by-laws proposal that will create both student and
international board members and this motion will be presented
to the membership at the February meeting and is likely to be
passed. Also, all researchers planning to submit research
proposals to NCRE's Research Committee for approval are urged
to review and adhere to the Research Proposal Guidelines that
are available on the web site.
c. I had an article "The Ethical Imperative for Culturally
Competent Practice" published in the last edition of
Rehabilitation Education (17,
117-124). This was a commentary on a recent article in
Rehailitation Education
by Marshall, Leung, Johnson, and Busby.
d. During the first part of my sabbatical I have been
visiting and consulting with Dr. John Banja at Emory
University's Center on Ethics in Atlanta, GA which included
visits with Shepard Rehabilitation Hospital. I am also making
monthly consultation visits to the Rehablitation Institute of
Chicago in Chicago, IL. At my visits to RIC I am working with
Dr. Kristi Kirschner, Medical Director of the Women with
Disabilities Health Center, and Director of the RIC Bioethics
Program, and Dr. Carol Gill, Director of the UIC Disability
Studies Program, to learn more about disability ethics and
participate in various in-house ethics consultations and
presentations."
Thanks Dr. Tarvydas
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