NCRE Forum Vol 28 No. 1

NCRE Forum

Vol. 28 NO.1 Fall 2003

Official newsletter of the National Counsel on Rehabilitation Education

A Professional Organization Dedicated to Quality Services for Persons

with Disabilities through Education and Research

Dr. Hal Cain, Editor

In This Issue:
President's Message …………………………………………………….1
NEWS from the NCRE Administrative Office .....…………………….3
Minutes from October's NCRE Board meeting ……………………....3
NOMINATIONS NEEDED for NCRE Awards ……………………....5
Nominations: ARCA Research Award & James F. Garrett Award .6&7
Region X Educator Forum Report …..………………………….….….9
POSITION POSTINGS ………………….……………….……………11

President's Message
Vilia M. Tarvydas, Ph.D., LMHC, CRC

Dear Colleagues,

Most messages from the NCRE President begin with some chatty observations, a philosophical observation, or theme. Today I was thinking about how we educators are so fortunate to have a meaningful career that can make a contribution -- not just to the good of our students, but also by extension to the good of all people with disabilities with whom they will work. However, not being particularly good at making "small talk", I decided to turn to one of the all time experts in both pithy dialogue and philosophical observation - Mark Twain. Having been raised in Missouri, I have long had an admiration for Mr. Twain's humanity, social conscience and let's face it - downright hilarious musings on our human condition. I was drawn to this thought from Twain - "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." We all yearn to contribute enough so that we leave something behind when we depart. Being a rehabilitation educator is a wonderful career to allow us to do that and I am proud to lead us in this work this year. (By the way…lest you think that Mark Twain is an unlikely authority on the world of academe, let me remind you that he also observed that "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Need I say more?)
This operational year is off to an excellent start for NCRE. Many of you attended the October Conference in Washington, DC. The attendance was excellent with over 270 attendees and a wide range of excellent programs. NCRE once again wishes to thank Dr. Don Dew and his staff for providing the superb organizational expertise for NCRE and to Dr. John Benshoff for providing the excellent CRCC continuing education services we have all come to rely upon. The Board of ARCA held its mid-year board meeting at this conference and as a result NCRE, ARCA and ACA were able to provide a very helpful and resource rich training on "Legislative Education for Educators". This commitment to developing better communications and collaborations with related organization is an important theme for NCRE. For example, you have seen and will continue to see legislative updates on our listserv from our sister organizations who are working from similar perspectives and with whom we often sign on to support select legislation. Another highlight of the conference was the first public presentation of the results of the long awaited RSA evaluation study of long-term training grant program in rehabilitation counseling and the VR retention issues that impact our field. While many of the results appear to validate many of the opinions we have held for some time, this empirical evidence will allow for more precise and credible analyses. This preliminary work also leads to some provocative implications that will continue to be considered for the next several years. The RSA recruitment and retention study presentation materials are located on the NCRE web page (www.rehabeducators.org), as is the PowerPoint presentation on legislative education (under the Legislation Action Center section).

At the October conference several discussions centered on the remarkable increase in the pace and complexity of NCRE activities and how we can increase participation in them. Please see the summary of the October Board Meeting Minutes for more detailed information. I am excited that there are members who wish to do more to participate in our work. At the February meeting we will be voting on a by-laws change that will add representation for our student and international members on our Board. Please read those changes in this newsletter and offer your comments to the Board. If these positions are added, you may want to be considered for nomination to these positions, or may know of people you would nominate. In addition, we want you to volunteer to work with various activities occurring in the NCRE Liaisons and Committees if you are interested in these areas. Some of the areas that will be particularly active are: membership, by-laws, research, awards, legislative, newsletter, distance learning, and student and regular editorial board positions with Rehabilitation Education. If you are interested, please contact me at vilia-tarvydas@uiowa.edu.
Another important way to participate in NCRE is to nominate someone for an award. Please respond to the call for awards recently posted to you by Dr. Lori Bruch, chair of our Awards Committee. Even though we are all busy, we should not be too busy to take the time to nominate the role models we all look to for excellence. It is important that we have a strong field of nominees so that the reputation of our awards can grow and the honor bestowed be even more enhanced.
Our February annual conference in Tucson will be upon us before we realize it. This will be our 4th annual conference is February 19-21, 2004 and has the theme: Rehabilitation Education: Thriving in Challenging Times. Make your plans to attend now. You can find a registration form, conference and Tucson information on the NCRE web site. Remember that the deadline for hotel reservations is January 18, 2004 and the early registration rate cut off date is December 12, 2003. Our Program Committee, chaired by Dr. John Wadsworth is proud to report that this year's field of program proposals was the most numerous and competitive with over 92 proposals this year. This number is almost double those proposals received last year, so the quality and importance of our program continues to grow. This conference will continue to be excellent in content and opportunities to come together for learning and relaxation. Some highlights beyond the general content sessions will include: a keynote presentation by Prof. Peter Blanck an internationally known scholar in disability law and policy and attorney whose opinions have been presented to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress; a special program celebrating the 50th Anniversary of rehabilitation counselor education, a presentation on the new CORE standards, and an event presenting the cultural traditions of the local Native American tribes. You will be hearing more about this conference as we get closer to this event, but you can see that it will be worth you while to be sure you are there!
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays!

NEWS from the NCRE Administrative Office

Greetings NCRE Members! The NCRE Directory is currently being edited and readied for print. The directory is scheduled to go to print on December 15th. Members, if you have not sent in your updated information or membership renewals for the 2003-04, time is running out! Don't be left out.
Contact Cathy Perez at caperez@csufresno.edu or (559) 278-0203, if you would like to be included in this year's directory.
Also, we would like to ask you to please invite your colleagues and students who are not NCRE members to join. As a member, you know first hand the benefits of membership and are the best advertisement for NCRE. Membership information and applications are also available from the NCRE website at www.rehabeducators.org.

Tucson Conference 2004 registration is under way. Conference Brochures are in the mail and should be arriving soon. Registration forms can also be found at the NCRE Website: http://www.rehabeducators.org Deadline for Early Bird Registration is January 12th.

To be included in the NCRE listserv contact:
Jennifer Ahlert at ahlertj@okstate.edu

Editor's Note: These are the minutes from the last NCRE Board meeting held in Arlington, VA on October 19th. If you have questions regarding the information in these minutes, please contact Dr. Jeanne Patterson at jpatters@unf.edu.

NCRE Board Meets

The NCRE Board met at the NCRE-RSA-CSAVR conference in Arlington, VA. Charles Arokiasamy reported that there were 94 institutional members, which represents a loss of 7 members and a gain of 7 new members. The Board approved member certificates and is still working to provide for credit card payments for conference registration and membership dues. Dr. Tarvydas distributed a sample brochure that will be mailed to all NCRE members and noted that 92 program proposals had been received, in contrast to over 50 in 2002. The electronic process of receiving proposals expedited the process and Dr. John Wadsworth was complimented for his timely response in noting receipt of the proposals.

The Board received Liaison Reports from Dr. Jorge Garcia, NCRE representative to Core, and Dr. Donald Dew, NCRE representative to CRCC. Dr. Garcia distributed copies of the new CORE Standards, which become effective Fall 2004. He noted that distance education was incorporated into the new standards. The Board will review the standards and create a distribution list for discussion. A draft document will be presented to the General Membership at the Tucson meeting, with Drs. Patterson and Busch taking the lead in facilitating this discussion. Dr. Don Dew reported on the CRCC elections results and noted that the Public Relations Committee on which he serves has worked to assist programs that want to use the CRC exam as a comprehensive examination for the program. The Board discussed the difficulties with current exam sites that require 2 or more hours of driving time and an overnight stay for students taking the examination, as well as the fact that CRCC will not routinely provide, free of charge, a pass rate for individual institutions, which is routinely provided by other certifying and licensing bodies (e.g., Physical Therapy, Nursing, Athletic Training). Dr. Glenn reported on the RSA Training Group discussions related to D.4. Although NCRE could support a limited extension, the letter from the Training Group called for permanency of the D.4 category, and the fact that many states were requiring "CRC-eligible," which does not include a continuing education requirement for skill maintenance.

Dr. Lynn Koch reported that most work with the Committee was done electronically and that most researchers received notification of the committee's review within a two-week period. Two problems identified by the Committee included: (a) request for NCRE approval after the study had been initiated and (b) the provision of insufficient information about the study. Researchers were reminded to review the requirements that are posted on the NCRE website.

Dr. Tarvydas reported on the portability project, NCRE's affiliate status with the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB), and her continued interest in representing NCRE at the AASCB meetings. Although AASCB accepted the CRCC examination, it has not yet accepted the CORE standards, since they were not finalized when AASCB last met.

Dr. Patterson provided the Board with draft language to include both a student representative and an international representative in NCRE's By-Laws. The Board approved the following:

III.E. (2). Student membership in the Council shall include the right to participate in NCRE activities and meetings, and to all other services. It includes the right to vote for and serve as a Student Representative on the Board of Directors.

B. Any member of the Council may submit nominations for the International Representative and Student Members of the Council shall submit nominations for the Student Member to the Nominating Committee. The Student Representative on the Board of Directors shall be elected by a majority of individuals who are Student Members of the Council who voted. The International Representative on the must be a permanent resident of another country. Until there are enough international members to constitute a viable group, the international member will be selected through an application process by the Board of Directors. The International Representatives shall be an ex-officio member of the Board.

C. The International Representative shall serve a three-year term and the Student Representative shall serve a one-year term.

Drs. Hal Cain and Jared Schultz proposed a Special Interest Section on Distance Education that would (a) provide an organized means for rehabilitation educators to share information about distance education and (b) promote standards of quality in the delivery of distance education courses taught by CORE-accredited programs. The Board approved the establishment of this Special Interest Section.

FROM THE NCRE AWARDS COMMITTEE: NOMINATIONS NEEDED

The National Council on Rehabilitation Education is currently seeking nominations for the NCRE Awards to be announced in Tucson at the 2004 February National meeting. The awards are:

The Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Education Award:
This award is given in recognition of career achievements in rehabilitation education.

The New Career in Rehabilitation Education Award:
This award is presented to a rehabilitation educator who is in the first five years of his or her career in rehabilitation education.

The Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year Award:
This award recognizes recent research in the field of rehabilitation education.

The Rehabilitation Educator of the Year Award:
This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding ability as a rehabilitation educator.

All award nominees must be certified or associate individual members of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. Nominations must include the nominee's CV, three letters of recommendation, and any relevant supporting documentation.

Deadline for Nominations is December 19, 2003.

All nominations should be forwarded to:
Dr. Lori A. Bruch, Chair
NCRE Awards Committee
University of Scranton
435 McGurrin Hall
Scranton, PA 18510
Ph: 570-941-4308
Fax: 570-941-5882
E-mail electronic submissions to:
bruchL1@scranton.edu

Thank you

Disability Law Resource Project Provides Information on Accessible Technology

The Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP) is the Southwest's leading resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act, related laws and making Information Technology accessible to people with disabilities. The DLRP serves a wide range of audiences who are interested in or impacted by these laws, including employers, businesses, government agencies, schools and people with disabilities. Expert staff are available to provide training and publications and to respond to your inquiries via DLRP's toll free hotline 800-949-4232!

In addition, the Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP) distributes an E-bulletin on a regular basis to provide technical assistance to effectively serve and include people with disabilities. You can subscribe to this E-bullentin on their website, www.dlrp.org. Also, if you have topic ideas or best practices you would like to share in future issues, please e-mail them to dlrp@ilru.org.

For more information:

Disability Law Resource Project at ILRU
(one of ten Regional Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Centers)
2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
713.520.0232 (v/TTY)
713.520.5785 (fax)
Fax on demand for latest information on all programs: 800.795.7118
Worldwide Web Site: www.dlrp.org

Call for Nominations: ARCA Research Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2003 ARCA Research Award, which recognizes and honors high quality, empirical research in the field of rehabilitation counseling. Research published in the 2003 calendar year, or high quality unpublished research pertaining to rehabilitation counseling will be considered.

Please send nominations by January 9, 2004 to: David B. Peterson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3101 S. Dearborn St., Suite 292/LS, Chicago, IL, 60616. 312/567-3509 (phone) or 312/567-3493 (fax); peterson@iit.edu.

Call for Nominations: James F. Garrett Award for a Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research

Nominations are being sought for the 2003 James F. Garrett Award for a Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research, which recognizes excellence in research contributions over one's career. The nominee may or may not be retired in order to qualify. Nominee's published research should span at least 15 years and focus on rehabilitation counseling.

Congratulations to the University of Alabama and Dr. Jamie Satcher (left) and The University of Texas - Pan American and Dr. Bruce Reed (right) - Recipients of the 2003 RSA Commissioner's Award for Outstanding Achievement and Direction in the Training of Qualified Rehabilitation Personnel.

Nice Work!!!!

(photo by Hal Cain)

Obituary - Dr. Shirley Stewart

Dr. Shirley K. Stewart chair of the Department of Rehabilitation and Counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Stout passed away in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on October 25, 2003 following a four-year inspirational battle against cancer. An educator for over 30 years, Dr. Stewart was passionate in her belief of the benefits of vocational rehabilitation services, and a staunch advocate of vocational evaluation. She was a prolific grant writer who wrote well over 50 grants and contracts to federal, state and area agencies and foundations. Remarkably student-centered, Dr. Stewart's most celebrated accomplishments were grant projects that funded student stipends. Preparing competent rehabilitation practitioners was a consistent focus throughout her professional career. While her death is a loss to the profession of vocational rehabilitation, we can be grateful that the seeds of Dr. Stewart's vigorous efforts are generously sprinkled among many current leaders of our field.

Preferred Learning Styles and Activities of Rehabilitation Counseling Students Engaged in Distance Based Graduate Education

In an effort to begin the process of empirically validating the distance education processes utilized in rehabilitation counseling education programs, Dr. Jared Schultz (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) and Dr. Hal Cain (Utah State University) are conducting a study on Preferred Learning Styles and Activities of Rehabilitation Counseling Students Engaged in Distance-Based Graduate Education. Rehabilitation counseling education programs with distance-based components are invited to participate.

This research project has obtained permission to gain access to the NCRE membership for purposes of furthering the mission of the association.

Participating programs will be asked to forward a link to the online instrument to their distance-based students, and programs will be asked to fill out a 10 item questionnaire about the program. All participating programs will receive results from their program's data indicating the preferred learning styles and learning activities of their students, as well as the final analysis of the study.

If you would like your distance-based program to participate in this study, please contact:

Jared Schultz, Ph.D., CRC
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Jared.schultz@ttuhsc.edu
(806) 743-3241

Hal Cain, Ph.D., CRC
Utah State University
hal.cain@usu.edu
(435) 797-3478

To review the NCRE Research Proposal for this project, go to www.rehabdistanceed.com/studies/NCRE_Research_Proposal.htm

Announcement: CORE Site Visitors' Training at NCRE Conference in February

If you ever wanted to be a CORE Site Visitor, you are invited to attend a training session at the NCRE conference in Tucson on February 18th from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. For more information or to register for this training, please contact Dr. Don Linkowski at dclink@wans.net.

Region X Educator Forum
by Kathe Matrone, Ph.D., CRC
Director, RRCEP Region X

The Region X RCEP sponsored an Educator Forum on November 13th and 14th in Seattle, Washington. Participants included members of the Region X RCEP Advisory Board composed of individuals representing rehabilitation personnel working in rehabilitation settings in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington including the region's seven state vocational rehabilitation agencies, Region X CRP-RCEP; CAP, Native American Capacity grant, state rehabilitation councils, migrant/seasonal farm-worker programs and RSA. The educators represented the four rehabilitation counselor education programs in Region X including Portland State University, Western Oregon University, University of Idaho, and Western Washington University. The participants in the forum discussed current needs and resources, immediate challenges, and possible strategies to address recruitment and retention of rehabilitation counselors.
Numerous counselor vacancies continue to be a critical issue for several of the state agencies within the region. In many instances State agencies must hire individuals who do not meet the CSPD criteria and provide financial support for graduate classes to help them meet the criteria for being qualified rehabilitation counselors. This situation continues to drain in-service training resources to address pre-service training issues. In addition, many states will be facing additional vacancies due to retirement of personnel primarily at the supervisory level. The domino effect will create additional openings for new counselors.
Currently all of the education programs (with the exception of a newly funded distance program at Western Washington University) are at capacity for new students. Due to state budgetary issues, the educational institutions are not able to hire additional faculty to expand their current programs. Two long term training RSA grants in the region were not refunded during the last grant competition further reducing the capacity for new graduates. In total, the educational institutions are graduating 25-30 students per year. However, many of these students are already employed by a state agency. In contrast the seven state agencies expected needs for new counselors exceed the capacities of the education institutions. This does not include helping existing staff up meet the CSPD standard or addressing the needs for qualified rehabilitation counselors in the private non profit and for profit sectors.
Discussions at the Educator Forum clarified many of the issues faced by all of the participants and lead to the exploration of several innovative ideas. Strategies for collaboration include the exploration of the need and funding opportunities for the development of a certificate and undergraduate training program that could be delivered via distance education to all four states within the Region. This effort would focus on the personnel needs of independent living centers, Native American rehabilitation programs, migrant seasonal farm-worker programs, community rehabilitation programs, as well as state agency needs for rehabilitation aides and technicians. The development of this graduated system of personnel development would also serve as a source for future recruitment efforts by graduate education programs.
Overall the Educator Forum reinforced the need for collaboration and partnership between a number of stakeholders, including educators, in addressing the unique personnel needs of a large geographical region of the country with a very diverse population and few higher education resources.

Wouldn't you rather be in IRELAND? Plan to be there in May, 2004!

Rehabilitation Counseling Students and Educators- Join us in Ireland in May 2004 to experience and participate in this exciting opportunity to learn about and share your own perspectives on Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Education in Ireland and Europe!

Join together with rehabilitation educators, students, and professionals in a lively discourse on the opportunities, best-practices, and future challenges in rehabilitation counseling education, practice, and disability policy in the increasingly "small world" of rehabilitation.

Become engaged in the exciting changes happening in Ireland and Europe and participate in professional and informal forums concerning how we in the Rehabilitation Counseling profession can form lasting relationships and learn from each other to achieve our mutual goals. Students, professionals, and educators will have opportunities to meet, in various settings and forums, rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, consumers, and leaders in Irish and European rehabilitation counseling, education, and disability policy, all while enjoying the beauty and rich cultural experience that is Ireland. The course is scheduled to take part in Dublin and Galway. This two-week course is offered through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA). Students may receive up to 3 credit hours for participation. For more details and information please visit the CCSA web page at http://www.ccsa.cc or visit the course web page at http://edsrc.uky.edu/Ireland/.

(photo by Hal Cain)

Photos and Video Needed for Fifty Years of Rehabilitation Education Project!

A documentary to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Rehabilitation Education is being made. If you have any photographs or video (any format) from the past 50 years that illustrates rehabilitation education - your help is requested. Please help us celebrate by sharing your photos and videos. Be sure to include the following information:
" Name of person(s) (note: if the photo or video has NOT previously been used for public display, a signed release will be necessary)
" Location & occasion/activity
" Date of photo or video
All media will be returned.
If you have any questions, please contact Hal Cain (hal.cain@usu.edu) or Linda Holloway (holloway@unt.edu).

Please submit all material to:
Linda Holloway, Ph.D., CRC
Region VI CRP-RCEP
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 311456
Denton, TX 76203

DISTANCE EDUATION SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION

At the last NCRE Board meeting in October, a special interest section for rehabilitation educators interested in distance education was proposed and approved. This Distance Education Special Interest Section of NCRE will:

o provide an organized means for rehabilitation educators to share information about distance education

o promote standards of quality in the delivery of distance education courses taught through CORE accredited programs

If you would like your email address added to this Special Interest Section email list, please send an email to Hal Cain at hal.cain@usu.edu with "add to NCRE Distance Education list" in the subject line.

POSITION POSTINGS

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
REHABILITATION COUNSELOR EDUCATION
(Non-tenure Track)

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION
sped.usu.edu
www.rce.usu.edu

Qualifications: Candidate must have a doctorate in rehabilitation counseling or in a closely related field, such as psychology, counseling psychology, or disability studies. Individuals who are ABD will be considered. The candidate must be a certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) or CRC-eligible within one year. The following skills/experience are necessary: teaching at the university level, experience in working with people with disabilities, and a record of publication in refereed, scholarly journals. The following skills/experience are desirable: clinical supervision of students in counseling practica and internships, successful grant writing, experience in assistive/adaptive technology, and teaching in a distance program. Note: To be eligible for the rank of associate professor, the candidate must currently be an associate professor or meet all the requirements for associate professor at Utah State University.

Where: Utah State University. Utah State University (USU) is a Carnegie I Research Institution, a designation held by only 3% of universities in the United States. Faculty members at USU rank among the top ten in the United States for per capita research dollars generated. Enrollment (undergraduate and graduate students ) exceeds 20,000. There are 45 departments in eight academic colleges and a School of Graduate Studies offering 34 doctoral and 98 master's programs. USU has a national and international reputation for its agricultural, engineering, and forestry academic programs. In addition, the Space Dynamics Laboratory conducts NASA and other space exploration research.

Duties: Teach course work in rehabilitation counseling. Advise master's degree students in rehabilitation counseling and supervise counseling practica, internships, and participate on doctoral Liaisons and Committees. In addition, preparation and submission of grant applications and publication in refereed journals will be required. The successful applicant will be expected to teach in the summer, receiving payment in addition to the 9-month academic salary.

Program: The Rehabilitation Counseling Program at USU was ranked 15th in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report (2003) and was the recipient of the RSA Commissioner's Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Counselor Education in 1998. Only one of three rehabilitation counseling programs in the Rocky Mountain West (the other two are the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and Montana State University-Billings), this program graduates rehabilitation professionals who work with individuals with physical, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities. The Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program has both an on-campus and a distance program and works closely with state/federal vocational rehabilitation agencies and RSA. Indeed, this program has a long history of providing master's degrees in rehabilitation counseling through distance education. The distance education program is a combination of live-professor lectures via internet during the academic year and on-campus classes in Logan during the summer. This program graduates approximately 25-30 students with master's degrees each year. Ninety-nine percent of our graduates pass the CRC exam on the first attempt and are placed in rehabilitation counselor positions. The Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program is fully accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education for five more years. Faculty participate in a departmental Ph.D. program. The curriculum includes course work in psychosocial aspects of disability, medical aspects of disability, vocational/career counseling, job development and placement, culturally valid rehabilitation practices, counseling skill development, the rehabilitation of individuals with severe mental illness, vocational evaluation, and case management. Electives offered include the rehabilitation of individuals with learning disabilities, the rehabilitation of individuals with alcohol/substance abuse, workers' compensation rehabilitation, and the use of assistive/adaptive technology. Rehabilitation counseling faculty also work collaboratively with the Center for Persons with Disabilities, a university-affiliated program that provides interdisciplinary training to personnel serving people with a broad range of disabilities. Please see department website sped.usu.edu mailto:SPED@usu.edu and Rehabilitation Counseling website www.rce.usu.edu

Salary: The salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience. An excellent fringe benefit package is provided that includes medical and disability insurance and retirement benefits that amount to approximately one third of the salary.

To Apply: Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Julie Smart
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Utah State University
2865 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-2865

Closing: Screening of applicants will begin November 1, 2003 and continue until the position is filled. The position will begin May 1, 2004. The starting date could be moved up to January 1, 2004 if the successful applicant were able to begin work.

AA/EO: Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Qualified women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Chair, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Services
Assistant / Associate Professor of Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitation and Human Services
College of Health and Human Services
Troy State University

LOCATION: Troy State University, Troy, Alabama is seeking to employ a full-time assistant or associate professor. Duties include being the chair of the academic Department of Rehabilitation and Human Services, teaching in the undergraduate rehabilitation program, undergraduate student advisement, and curriculum development.

QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications are doctorate in Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Administration, Rehabilitation Psychology, or related area with research and/or employment experience in services to individuals with disabilities. Applicants with previous academic teaching and administration experience are desired.

SALARY: Salary is competitive. (12 month contract)

APPLICATION PROCESS: Send letter of application and resume / curriculum vitae to Office of Personnel Services, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama 36082.

CLOSING DATE: Open until a qualified applicant is hired.

STARTING DATE: Employment is expected to begin with the start of Fall Semester 2004.

NONDISCRIMINATION: Troy State University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For additional information please contact:
Dr. Don Jeffrey, Dean, College of Health and Human Services
50 Collegeview Buildingl
Troy State University
Troy, Alabama
Voice: (334) 670-3712 Fax: (334) 670-3743

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Director of Doctoral Studies
Department of Rehabilitation Studies
East Carolina University

The Department of Rehabilitation Studies at East Carolina University is seeking a Director of Doctoral Studies to coordinate the establishment of a new PhD program in Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration. The tentative beginning date for student admissions to the program is Fall 2005.

East Carolina University is a doctoral II institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. With a student body of over 21,000 students, it is an expanding institution that is the medical center of eastern North Carolina. Medical facilities include a medical school, a large regional hospital, Area Health Education Center as well as a School of Nursing and the School of Allied Health Sciences. With a strong regional and a growing national reputation, the University and Departmental goal is to increase its national presence and reputation.

Known as the Emerald City and positioned on the Carolina coastal plain, Greenville is a city of approximately 65,000. Located approximately 20 miles from the Pamlico Sound and 70 miles from the Crystal Coast, the area has gained a national reputation for sailing, boating, fishing, surfing, and water skiing.

The Department of Rehabilitation Studies is housed in the School of Allied Health Sciences, and has a history of expanding rehabilitation education and growing national respect, as the rehabilitation counseling program is currently rated 15th in the nation by the US News & World Report. The Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Degree program was initiated in 1967, the Vocational Evaluation Masters Degree Program in 1980, and the Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling Masters Degree program in 1989. A BS Degree program in Rehabilitation Services was initiated in 1994. Departmental enrollment includes 58 graduate and 28 undergraduate students. The establishment of the new PhD Program in Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration is the next step in departmental plans to meet the need of rehabilitation professionals at every level. The department currently has 7 and ½ state funded faculty lines and additional faculty will be added as the program admits students. Additional information regarding the department is available at our website www.ecu.edu/rehb.

The Director of Doctoral Studies will be the Director of the new doctoral education program. This is a state funded tenure tract position at the associate or full professor level. The ideal candidate will have a doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling or a closely related field, a track record of successful research and grant activity and experience in doctoral education.

Salary: Salary commensurate with qualifications. Position is available July 1, 2004.

Deadline: Review of applications will begin February 1, 2004, and continue until position is filled.

East Carolina University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and a current curriculum vitae. References must be supplied upon request. Proper documentation of identity and employability is required at the time of employment. Send all application materials to:

Dr. Paul Alston, Chair
Search Committee
Department of Rehabilitation Studies-SAHS
ECU
Greenville, NC 27858-4353.

Calendar of Events:

" January 27-29, 2004 - Region X Employment Conference; Portland, OR

" February 19 through 21, 2004 - 4th Annual National Rehabilitation Educators Conference; Tucson, AZ
Info at www.rehabeducators.org/confinfo.html

" March 31st - April 4th -- ACA Annual Convention & Exposition: The Professional Counselor: Integrating Practice & Science with Client Advocacy; Kansas City, MO. Info at www.counseling.org

Information on other issues significant to Rehabilitation Education can be found on the NCRE website.
Click on Important Notices to Members! or go to:

www.rehabeducators.org

The NCRE Forum is an organizational newsletter designed to inform and stimulate discussion about issues pertinent to professional growth of Rehabilitation Educators.

Submissions to the NCRE Forum are encouraged. Due dates are as follows:

September 15th
December 15th
March 15th
June 15th

All materials need to be sent directly to the editor in an electronic format by these dates. We encourage the use of web links to useful information and pictures or graphics. These materials will be utilized at the desertion of the Editor.

Dr. Hal Cain, Editor
hal.cain@usu.edu