President's Message Amos Sales, Ed.D. • NCRE President The first ever "stand-alone" NCRE National Conference, titled "New Visions" and held in Tucson, Arizona February 22-25, far exceeded NCRE Board plans and expectations. What was planned as a small conference turned into the biggest NCRE conference ever. The Conference had just over two hundred people registered, the highest number of NCRE members ever attending a single conference. Numerous other firsts occurred during this conference: first membership generated program content; largest number of rehabilitation education sessions at any conference (64); largest number of faculty presenting at any conference to date (over 125); largest number of doctoral and masters students in attendance (over 40); most NCRE Past-Presidents in attendance (13); and the largest audiences to ever see NCRE awards being presented. Of most importance, the original goal for the conference of an enjoyable, learning experience was met through the provision of a venue wherein rehabilitation educators met in small groups and discussed and intellectually struggled with issues of importance for us individually and collectively. Given how well the conference went, we hope to have a similar conference again in Tucson next year, 2/13-17/02, with more time provided to enjoy the city. Mark your calendars now. The success of this conference was related to the efforts of many to include NCRE Board support from first idea to fruition, Garth Eldredge's steady monitoring of budget details, Colleen Estbach and her committee's work in reviewing proposals, and a Tucson Sheraton Hotel staff that was exceptionally helpful. The conference would not have been a success without the local support of UofA Rehabilitation staff and students who staffed the registration area, served as room monitors, transported AV equipment, provided extension cords, flyers, handled AV problems, coordinated Special Needs and did it all these things with a smile. I can't list all their names here but they know their contributions were greatly valued. Word of the success of the Tucson conference spread quickly and impacted positively a NCRE/RSA/CSAVR conference call planning discussion of 2/28 regarding the Fall co-sponsored National Rehabilitation Education Conference. The planning group has decided, following the lead of the Tucson conference, to have fewer general sessions with a competitive Call for Papers in three emphasis areas, Research, Practice, Technology-Education, determining the rest of the conference content. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend a "rejuvenated" NCRE/RSA/CSAVR National Rehabilitation Education Conference this October 14-16, 2001 at the Washington Court Hotel, Washington, D.C. Prior to the Tucson Conference, the NCRE Board met in a retreat in Tucson, AZ on January 19-21 to review last minute details regarding the conference, administrative secretary proposals, legislative directions, and NCRE goals and strategies. The Board approved Charles Arakiasomy, Fresno State, to serve as the NCRE Administrative Secretary as of June 1, 2001. NCRE Goals and Strategies to include legislation were outlined and then revised by phone and within a follow-up Board meeting prior to the Conference. These goals were shared by Margaret Glenn in the Conference opening session and further revisited in a general membership meeting. It is obvious that NCRE has no organizational structures (i.e., committees, organizers) to implement the majority of the identified goals and strategies, including legislative. Thus, I have appointed a Task Force chaired by Carolyn Rollins, to review this and to provide recommendations for Board review this Fall. Several informational items to share: 1. NCRE is in good shape and growing. Membership is at its largest ever and we are financially sound. 2. I will be providing NCRE's Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on March 13, 2001. On March 14 and 15, Donald Dew, Jack Duncan and I will be having courtesy meetings with ARCA Legislative Staff, the NRA Executive Director, President, and Director of Government Relations, the RSA Acting Commissioner, the Special Education Acting Commissioner, and NIDRR staff to initiate more collaboration. The NCRE testimony was distributed at the Tucson Conference and should have been put on the NCRE listserve by now. 3. Because of the good work of Marvin Kuehn, Colleen Estbach, and Garth Eldredge, the NCRE President's History, in monograph form, was available for distribution at the conference. A strategy to distribute copies to members who were not in attendance is in the works. 4. You should have received the 2000-2001 NCRE Membership Directory by now. If not, contact Garth Eldredge. As you know, Garth Eldredge will be retiring as NCRE Executive Secretary on June 1, 2001. Garth has been a great resource for this Association during his ten-year tenure. Those of you who were not in attendance at the Tucson conference missed a pleasant evening in honor of Garth's contributions. Ten of the eleven Presidents with whom he served attended and spoke in recognition of his personal and professional support during their tenure. I am sure all of you join me in conveying to Garth our appreciation for all he has contributed to the Association. Garth, we wish you the best in this transition. This is a newsletter published quarterly by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. It is also available in PDF format at NCRE's web site: www.nchrtm.okstate.edu/NCRE. EDITOR: Hal Cain, Ph.D. ASSISTANT EDITOR: Danielle Leuk PRODUCTION MANAGER & DESIGNER: Estelle Ritchie PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Susan Nash Submissions to this newsletter need to be electronic in one of the following formats: 1) Word-Perfect 5.0 or higher; 2) MS Word 5.0 or higher; or 3) ASCII text. Disks may be mailed to the Editor or sent as e-mail attachments. Please include your contact information with submissions. Deadlines for submissions are: FALL issue September 15th WINTER issue December 15th SPRING issue March 15th SUMMER issue June 15th Submit disks by mail to: Dr. Hal Cain Dept. of Special Ed. & Rehabilitation Utah State University 2870 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-2870 Submit e-mail attachments with subject line reading "newsletter" to: HalCain@cc.usu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two-Year NCRE Goals Being Developed Dr. Margaret Glenn • Professional Standards Committee The Professional Standards Committee developed a set of organizational goals and presented them to the full Board in February 2001. The purpose of these goals is to provide a roadmap for our work over the next two years. We are in the process of developing action statements for each goal. Any suggestions members have regarding action that can be taken to meet these goals are welcome. Email your comments to MargaretGlenn at mkglenn@mail.wvu.edu. - Strengthen NCRE's status as the leader in the development, implementation and maintenance of education, research and policy that has positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities. - Promote professional rehabilitation education as integral to the success of national employment and training policies. - Develop, maintain and enhance active and collaborative partnerships with constituency groups to support rehabilitation education. - Actively seek and involve all members of the rehabilitation education community (graduate and undergraduate educators, continuing education professionals, researchers and others) to further the activities and goals of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCRE Takes an Active Role for Appropriations Jack Duncan • Counsel The battle for more resources for rehabilitation training has begun in earnest. On Tuesday, March 13, 2001, President of NCRE, Amos Sales, presented testimony before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education requesting an additional $10 million. The subcommittee is chaired by Ralph Regular (R-OH), who is new this year in that position. In fact, Regula has not served on this subcommittee before assuming the chairmanship. However, as the new chairman, he showed a knowledge of the rehabilitation program and, with his questioning of Dr. Sales, knowledge about the training program. Dr. Sales did an outstanding job of representing NCRE's views. NCRE appeared on the first day of hearings with the Appropriations committee having just completed its roster the previous week. No other rehabilitation training organization appears to be scheduled over the following two weeks of hearings. The Bush Administration is expected to arrive the first week in April. The Congressional Budget Resolution is also expected to reach the House and Senate floors that week with mark-up scheduled on Wednesday, March 21, in the both the House and Senate. If they are able to keep this schedule, it is possible that the Appropriations subcommittee could begin marking up its bill the week of April 23rd when Congress returns from its two week Easter/Spring break. Therefore, we urge members of NCRE as soon as possible to write to the Chairman and ranking member, David Obey (D-WIS), asking for their support of the NCRE request. The complete list of members of the Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education is on the following page. Send copies to your own representatives as well. All representatives can be reached by mail at: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC, 20515. If you prefer to fax or email, you can obtain those numbers and addresses by calling the Capitol operator at 202-225-3121 and ask to be connected to the Representatives office. The summary of Dr. Sales' remarks follow. "The National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) is an organization composed of educators, researchers, and human resource development specialists who are dedicated to quality education and training for a variety of rehabilitation personnel. It is my pleasure to have this opportunity to testify before this subcommittee to express the views of NCRE members representing nearly 100 colleges and universities and to request that $50 million be appropriated in FY 2002 in order to meet the critical need for knowledgeable, competent, and qualified rehabilitation personnel. The membership of NCRE believes every American should have the opportunity to participate fully in society and engage in productive work. From its beginning in 1920, the vocational rehabilitation program in the United States has been a model example of America's guaranteeing this opportunity. President George Bush's January 2001 position paper on "New Freedom Initiatives" sets forth further strategies to facilitate the full integration of Americans with disabilities into our society and the workplace. Disability is not the experience of a minority of Americans. Rather, it is an experience that will touch most Americans at some point during their lives. The 54 million Americans with disabilities represent 20 percent of the United States' population. With unemployment at its lowest level in a generation, approximately seventy percent of Americans with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64 do not work at all, yet most of them are able to work. More importantly, like the vast majority of Americans, most of them want to work. According to Lou Harris polls, 8.2 million people with disabilities looking for work would immediately trade all of their disability benefits for a full-time job. Mr. Chairman, NCRE believes that these individuals deserve the opportunity to make that kind of tradeoff. Persons with disabilities deserve equal opportunity in access to employment and also deserve to receive high quality service. Their access to professional, qualified rehabilitation counselors and other rehabilitation service delivery personnel is a consumer right established under the Rehabilitation Act. Sufficient appropriations for rehabilitation counselor education to meet this consumer right is a critical consumer advocacy issue. However, no additional appropriations over the past ten years have supported this increased requirement and this increased demand on rehabilitation counselor education programs to ensure an adequate supply of qualified rehabilitation counselors has not occurred. Additional funding is needed to produce an adequate pool of graduates of rehabilitation education programs who can actively serve people with disabilities who want to enter the job market. In summary, Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, the National Council on RehabilitationEducation appreciates this opportunity to respectfully testify that $50 million will be needed in FY 2002 to allow rehabilitation education and training to fulfill President Bush's 2000 "New Freedom Initiative" and the ADA promises we made to those Americans with disabilities who want to be among the employed of this country. Investment in rehabilitation education and training is an investment that America can afford to make." EXPLANATORY NOTE FROM JACK DUNCAN REGARDING APPOINTMENTS TO FEDERAL POSITIONS: I have received many inquiries regarding appointments to federal positions and how long does the Administration have to make such appointments. Based on a law passed in late 1998, the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, positions requiring a Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation can be filled on a temporary basis by an "acting" official. However, in most cases, the law limits such temporary appointments to 300 days, in the case of a new administration. The law also set specific eligibility requirements for persons filling Presidentially-appointed positions on a temporary basis. If a nomination is not made within the time given, the acting official may be legally barred from continuing in his or her post. There are over 400 sub-cabinet positions requiring a Presidential appointment (this number includes the Commissioner of RSA). Under the Vacancies law, the Administration faces a mid-November deadline to make nominations for these positions. Normally, it does not take that long to fill most vacancies. The acting RSA Commissioner is Mark Schoob. The acting Assistant Secretary for OSERS is Frank Corrigan (who is out recuperating from bypass heart surgery). Short and long lists for each of these positions continue to develop without a clear choice yet in sight. Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Mailing Address: 2358 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515-6024 Members: • Chairman Ralph Regula, Ohio • David R. Obey, Wisconsin • C.W. Bill Young, Florida • Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland • Ernest J. Istook, Jr., Oklahoma • Nancy Pelosi, California • Dan Miller, Florida • Nita M. Lowey, New York • Roger F. Wicker, Mississippi • Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut • Anne Northup, Kentucky • Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois • Randy (Duke) Cunningham, California • Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island • Kay Granger, Texas • John E. Peterson, Pennsylvania • Don Sherwood, Pennsylvania ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement: Rehabilitation Education Editors Needed The five-year term of office of the current editors of Rehabilitation Education will expire on December 31, 2001. The current editors have expressed a desire to pursue other academic endeavors, leaving a vacancy in the editorship of the journal. This announcement is to seek nominations for the editorship of the NCRE journal, Rehabilitation Education. We invite individuals to self-nominate or nominate others whom they think could fulfill the responsibilities of editor(s). In the past, the organization has had some very competent editors, and the Board would like to see that tradition continued. The responsibilities of the editor(s) are coordinating activities related to the publisher, selection of associate editors, recommendations to the NCRE Board for editorial advisory board members, writing of editorials, peer review of articles (including selecting peer reviewers for articles), recommendations for special issues, conducting at least one annual editorial advisory board meeting, and reporting to the NCRE Board of Directors on progress of the journal at both the spring and fall meetings of the NCRE Board. The editor(s) receives funds to cover the cost of one trip to an NCRE Board meeting, funds for necessary office supplies, and funds to cover the cost of assistant editor/secretarial support. Deadline for Applications: July 1, 2001 Applications may be obtained from: John J. Benshoff, Ph.D., CRC 1st Vice President, NCRE Professor Rehabilitation Institute Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901-4609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Rehabilitation Education Conference October 15-16, 2001 Sponsored by: National Council on Rehabilitation Education Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Services Administration C A L L F O R P R O G R A M P R O P O S A L S The Conference theme is "Partnering for Results." A call for programs is being made in the following areas: EFFECTIVE PRACTICE---This area solicits proposals that describe and demonstrate (a) University/State VR agency collaboration in the recruitment and retention of qualified rehabilitation personnel, (b) strategies used to recruit and train rehabilitation personnel with diverse backgrounds, (c) methods of promoting CSPD (Comprehensive System of Personnel Development) through University/State VR agency partnerships, (d) succession planning in an effective organization, and (e) leadership development through University/State agency collaborative endeavors. TECHNOLOGY--- This area solicits proposals that describe and demonstrate (a) how Technology is used to educate and train State VR agency personnel, especially the vocational rehabilitation counselor, (b) the use of Technology in the effective delivery of vocational rehabilitation services by State VR agencies, (c) the curriculum used in preparing qualified specialists in Rehabilitation Technology, and (d) the curriculum used to increase the knowledge and skills of State VR counselors in applying assistive technology principles and techniques. RESEARCH---This area solicits proposals that describe and demonstrate (a) collaborative University/State VR agency research models, (b) research related to State agency rehabilitation counselor effectiveness, (c) research on the role/function of the State agency rehabilitation counselor, (d) research on the effectiveness/efficiency of alternative service delivery systems that provide vocational rehabilitation services, and (e) research on effective knowledge and information dissemination and utilization models, policies and practices. GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS--- This area solicits proposals from graduate students to present papers or poster session related to the theme of the conference. Review and Notification Schedule A postcard or e-mail will be sent acknowledging receipt of your proposal. If you do not receive a postcard or e-mail notification within two weeks after submission, please contact Ms. Beverly Steburg at (404) 562-6336. Availability of Presenter Submission of this proposal is an acknowledgment that all proposal participants agree to: • Be available to present the program on any day of the conference. • Not charge a separate fee for attending your session. • Pay the registration fee to attend the Conference. Proposal Presentation To submit a proposal, send it via e-mail to the address listed below, with the proposal as an attachment. Submit the attachment in Word, Word Perfect, ASCII or RTF format. Alternately, you may submit three copies of the written proposal and diskette version using the specified outline. E-mail submissions (preferred) should be sent to: Beverly_Steburg@ed.gov. Alternately, hard copy (with disk) submissions should be sent to: Ms. Beverly Steburg Rehabilitation Services Administration 61 Forsyth St SW, Ste 18T91 Atlanta, GA 30303 Put the title and contact person's name at the top of each page. Number each page. Title: Make it short - no longer than 80 characters, punctuation marks and spaces. make it simple and factual. Format: Presentation and panel sessions as well as technology demonstration and poster sessions. Length of concurrent sessions is 1 hour Main Presenter and Contact Person: The Main Presenter is also the contact person and the chair of the session. This person is responsible for notifying all other participants of acceptance, rejection, scheduling and any other information related to the session. a. List the Main Presenter's contact information. Provide work affiliation, primary mailing address, telephone numbers, fax number and e-mail address. b. In a brief paragraph, give the Main Presenter's qualifications. Co-Presenter(s) List all additional co-presenters providing primary mailing address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address at the time of proposal submission. No more than 5 presenters, including the chair, per session will be listed in the Program. Rationale for the Proposal Indicate which track your proposal responds to. Content Description Length of Description - Do not exceed 150 words for the Panel Presentations and 100 words for Poster Sessions. Be as concise as possible and describe (1) learning objectives, (b) educational content, (c) how you will structure the presentation in order to involve the audience (e.g., case example discussion, exercises), and (d) the kinds of materials each attendee will be given. Please note: All handout material must be available in alternate format including Braille, floppy disk, and large print. The presenter is responsible for production of alternate format material. Audiovisual Equipment We will provide an overhead projector and screen at no cost to you. (Poster Sessions will not have audio-visual equipment). Due to the incompatibility of technology, we encourage you to bring any other equipment you might need. However, if you have a unique equipment need or technological support, please highlight that need in your proposal. b W A N T E D : Review and Comments on the CRCC Code of Ethics Your feedback on the revisions of the CRCC Code of Ethics is needed. Please go to the CRCC website at http://www.crccertification.org and review and comment on the proposed changes. May 1st is the end of the open comment period, so give your input today! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCRE 2001 Awards Congratulations to the recipients of the NCRE Professional Awards at the 2001 NCRE National Conference: New Visions! These individuals are recognized for their contributions and leadership in Rehabilitation Education and are shown below. More photos from the Awards are on the following page. ~ NCRE President's Award ~ DR. BOB JOHNSON Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona ~ NCRE Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year Award ~ DR. JULIE SMART Utah State University ~NCRE New Career in Rehabilitation Award ~ DR. KAREN BARRETT University of Maine-Farmington ~ NCRE Rehabilitation Educator of the Year ~ DR. MADAN KUNDU Southern University ~ NCRE Distinguished Career Service Award ~ DR. STANFORD RUBIN (L) Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear NCRE Members: After 10 years as administrative secretary, I am retiring and moving on to other things. I have accepted a two year assignment to work in Hyderabad, India, at the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute as a volunteer trainer for individuals who are planning to work with persons who experience developmental disabilities. This has necessitated a change in the administrative office. Effective June 1, 2001, the administrative secretary for NCRE will be Dr. Charles Arokiasamy. The administrative office will be housed at California State University-Fresno. The address of the new office is: Dr. Charles Arokiasamy National Council on Rehabilitation Education Rehabilitation Counseling Program California State University - Fresno 5005 North Maple Avenue, M.S. 3 Fresno, CA 93740-8025 Telephone: (559) 278-0325 Fax: (559) 270-0016 email: charlesa@csufresno.edu Dr. Arokiasamy and I have already begun the transition phase, and will have it completed by June 1, 2001. Most of the office materials will be moved during the early part of May. We will maintain a checking account in Utah just long enough to make certain all checks have cleared the bank. Dr. Arokiasamy has already opened a checking account in Fresno for NCRE. It has been a privilege to serve as administrative secretary for such a fine organization. Each of the presidents with whom I have worked has been a remarkable person, dedicated to the profession and to humanity. The organization has grown because of your dedication and hard work. Each of you has had an impact on my life, and I am a better person for having known you. I will miss each of you as well as my other colleagues, but this is an opportunity which will allow me to share with others in a very unique way. I wish a very hearty welcome to Charles as he begins a very rewarding career as administrative secretary. I thank each of you for you're your support during this past ten years. May peace be with each of you always. Sincerely, Garth M. Eldredge --------------------------------------------------------------- Around the Regions: Region I News The New York Advocates for the Vocational Rehabilitation of Alcoholics and Substance Abusers, has honored Patricia Livingston, Professor Emerita at New York University, by establishing the Dr. Patricia Livingston Award of Excellence. The award is to be given annually to an AVRASAS member who has excelled as a vocational rehabilitation professional in the substance abuse field. Courtenay M. Harding, Ph.D. has recently been appointed as a tenured Professor in the Rehabilitation Counseling Department at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Harding assumed the directorship of the Institute for the Study of Human Resilience (ISHR) at Sargent College. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Harding had been director of the Mental Health Program at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education which serves the Commissioners of Mental Health in the 15 Western states and is involved in public policy, research and evaluation, workforce training and regional collaboration. Around the Regions: Region II News State University of New York at Buffalo The program in Rehabilitation Counseling is offering a new elective course: Introduction to the Rehabilitation of Substance Abuse and Dependence and anticipates the creation of additional substance and related courses. They have updated and will continue to refine their web pages: http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/DC/CEP/RC.html. Dr. Tim Jankowski is serving on the CSPD Advisory Board for VESID and the program hopes to assist with VESID's training/certification initiative. He was also appointed as Associate Editor to the new Editor of the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (Doug Strohmer). In addition to directing the Rehabilitation Counseling Program he began a three year term as Department Chair of Counseling and Educational Psychology. The Region II RRCEP with David Burganowski as Project Director continues to be a part of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology. Cornell University The Program on Employment and Disability in the Extension Division of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University has provided continuing education and technical assistance, nationally and regionally, on issues surrounding the workplace and disability since 1968. The most recent primary focus of efforts have been: the Americans with Disabilities Act and its five respective titles and how this legislation interacts with small and large businesses, union and labor organizations, school districts, state and local governmental organizations and existing legislation and workplace systems; supported employment; school-to-work transition systems change; and Social Security Administration Disability and Work Incentive Programs. Syracuse University The faculty and graduate students of the Syracuse University Rehabilitation Counseling program have been very productive over the past year in publishing articles in professional journals, securing training and research grants, making presentations at national conferences, and performing service to rehabilitation counseling organizations. Two current doctoral students, Rebecca Spirito and Joanne Scandale, have authored and coauthored articles for the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America related to accommodation concerns of persons with severe mental illness and health of women with cerebral palsy, respectively. Rehabilitation counseling faculty have published articles recently in various professional journals, including the Journal of Rehabilitation, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, and Rehabilitation Education. Dr. Dennis Gilbride was awarded a three-year National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research grant to evaluate the openness of employers to hiring people with disabilities, and Dr. James Bellini secured a five-year long-term training grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration to provide tuition and stipend support for rehabilitation counseling master's students. In the current year, rehabilitation counseling faculty have made or will make conference presentations at the following national conferences: Dr. James Bellini presented two programs at the National Rehabilitation Association Conference in Cleveland, OH (September, 2000); Dennis Gilbride presented a program at the National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference in Tucson, AZ (February, 2001); Dr. Noreen Glover presented a program at the American Counseling Association World Conference in San Antonio, TX (March, 2001). Most importantly, all fifteen recent (May, 2000 and December, 2000) graduates of the master's program secured professional positions as rehabilitation counselors following graduation. Placements include public schools, public vocational rehabilitation agencies, private rehabilitation agencies, the Veteran's Administration, and community rehabilitation agencies. New York University There is a new program director for the graduate programs in Rehabilitation Counseling, Dr. David Peterson. He joined the Department of Health Studies as the Program Director in August, 1999. He has been elected/appointed President of State-wide NRA/NRCA; Board Member of Lighthouse International; Advisory Council Member for New York State's CSPD Initiative. Dr. David Peterson, NYU, was also recently elected to the Executive Council of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), and was appointed President of the Northeast Region for the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA). A national, two-day, 10 CEU seminar/workshop on ethics in rehabilitation with Dr. Vilia Tarvydas, was offered in October, 2000. This training will be offered annually. On October 27, 2001, the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Counseling at NYU will celebrate the 60th Anniversary through a gala luncheon at the Bobst Library on the Washington Square campus. This celebration will coincide with the annual training on ethics in rehabilitation counseling. Dr. Eileen Wolkstein, the Region II representative for NCRE, Research Scientist in the School of Education, Department of Health Studies, is the Training Director for the Research and Training Center on Drugs and Disabilities and is concentrating her research and training activities in rehabilitation and substance. The RRTC will be hosting the 2nd National Conference on Drugs and Disabilities, "Facilitating Employment for a Hidden Population" in Baltimore, Maryland June 3-5, 2001. NCRE is a conference sponsor in supporting the issuance of CRC credits and a number of NCRE members are serving as plenary speakers, work group leaders and facilitators. b NCRE International Interest Group As many of you know, NCRE has international membership. President Sales has indicated his desire to form a planning group of members interested in developing NCRE's international membership and goals. He has appointed Drs. Les McAllan and Susan Moore as coordinators to put together an initial listserv. If you are interested in discussing international rehabilitation education, contact Dr. McAllan (520-621-5167, lmcallan @u.arizona.edu) or Dr. Moore (520-621-0933, smoore @mail.ed.arizona.edu). Disability Research Institute Opening Soon You are cordially invited to join the College of Applied Life Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for the formal opening of the Disability Research Institute on: • Thursday, April 26, 2001 • Reception: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. • Presentation: 5:30 p.m. • South Research Park, Z Building 1901 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois Please RSVP to the Disability Research Institute: (217) 265-0279. Special accommodations available upon request. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NCREcalendar April 26, 2001 Opening of the Disability Research Institute in the College of Applied Life Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ilinois ~ 4:30 p.m. May 23-25, 2001 Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CARP) National Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia October 25-28, 2001 The 2001 Alliance Symposium: "Unity Through Diversity" Radisson Downtown, St. Louis Missouri October 15-16, 2001 National Rehabilitation Education Conference Washington, D.C. Please submit calendar items with date, event name, location, and contact information to: halcain@cc.usu.edu .