Rehabilitation Counseling Students Association

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The New York State Education Department is pleased to announce that applications are still being accepted for the Marge A. Tierney Scholarship Award. The application deadline for this fall is June 1, 2010.

A scholarship of up to $1,000 is awarded annually to an individual enrolled in a Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Although the candidate must be a New York State resident, the applicant can be enrolled in a program outside New York State. Preference is given to individuals with a disability.

This scholarship was established in memory of Marge A. Tierney, an employee whose career in vocational rehabilitation spanned 33 years. Marge’s professional life centered on the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, ensuring that they received the services needed to obtain employment. Her commitment to the rehabilitation community and professional development of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors makes this scholarship an appropriate tribute to her efforts on behalf of the vocational rehabilitation profession and individuals with disabilities.

Information about Marge and the scholarship is available at:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/scholarship/about.htm or you can search the name on the VESID website at: http://www.vesid.nysed.gov.

Please share this information with students and colleagues.

Questions regarding the scholarship can be directed to Karen LaJoie at 518-486-7437 or klajoie@mail.nysed.gov

Attention Rehabilitation Counseling Students (and those interested)

The Rehabilitation Student Association (RSA) will be holding a meeting/get together on
Tuesday March 16th from 5-6pm in Burk Hall 247.

Topics for discussion:

• Electing officials for RSA for 2010-2011*
• Spring Rehabilitation Counseling Event Planning
• LPCC (Licensure) as it relates to Rehabilitation Counselors

*If you are unable to make the meeting and would like to nominate yourself or another
peer for elected official in RSA, please email karenak@sfsu.edu (Karena Kirkpatrick, President RSA)

Please Join us.

Congratulations to Misty! Misty’s paper on career counseling
individuals with HIV was just published in the Journal of
Rehabilitation, (2010) Vol 76 Issue 1 (Jan/Feb/Mar).
Fantastic work Misty!

From SFSU Counseling Department Chair Robert Williams:

“You continue to set a high bar for yourself and our faculty colleagues. Getting a single publication while enrolled in graduate studies is excellent at the doctoral level. Your accomplishment is even greater because you have gone well beyond our expectations in this department.”

If you are a rehabilitation student and you are interested in attending the National Council for Rehab Educators (NCRE) conference and want a free registration, consider applying for the student monitor volunteer positions. The conference is in Manhattan Beach CA in April.

Contact Julie Chronister for more details

Click the icon to download the NCRE Application

Here are some rehab job opportunities that have recently become available:

There are two openings that are basically full-time, temporary, MH Vocational Counselor I, within Contra Costa County Mental Health Vocational Services. The position is available immediately but has a firm ending date of September 30, 2010. The two new counselors will participate in intensive training because we need them to function independently (with close supervision and CRC support) and manage a caseload of clients working with the Department of Rehabilitation ASAP. The candidates must be CRC eligible. The counselors will likely travel between Richmond, Concord and Antioch during the work week.

Please contact John Hollender at jhollend@hsd.cccounty.us or 925-646-5777 IMMEDIATELY if you are interested.

Job Opportunity in Seattle, Washington:

The REHABILITATION THERAPIES AND CLINICS department at Harborview Medical Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Rehab Counselor II. This individual will provide vocational rehabilitation counseling in the Rehab Medicine clinic’s CORP (Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab Program) and across the continuum.  Vocationally counsel people with disabilities, advocate for accommodation, administer and interpret testing, communicate with other treatment providers and community resources.  Duties may also include making arrangements for vocational placements and follow up on vocational placements.

CORP is designed for patients with multiple rehabilitation needs. The Team includes Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Speech/Language Pathology (SLP), Therapeutic Recreation (TR), Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Psychology and Social Work.

Interested applicants can apply online at http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/index.html

NCRE office hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm PST, Monday to Friday. www.rehabeducators.org

Hello All Rehabilitation Counseling Students! (and those interested or considering the area)

The California Department of Rehabilitation is recruiting 60 PAID Internship opportunities (Graduate Student Assistants). See information below and contact me if you are interested. Most of you have your placements, but consider for next year. Julie

Employment Opportunites

“Student Intern”

The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is excited to announce that we are recruiting 60 Graduate Student Assistants (GSA) as Interns!  This opportunity is a result of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), available only through September 30, 2011.  Please act quickly and alert eligible students to take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about DOR’s vocational rehabilitation counseling.

The GSAs will participate in the delivery of a wide range of vocational rehabilitation services and gain practical experience from observing and assisting the DOR counseling staff.  GSAs will work in a DOR district or branch office throughout the State; students at the following CORE Universities will have first priority for the internships:

·        California State University at Sacramento,

·        San Francisco State University,

·        California State University at Fresno,

·        California State University at Los Angeles,

• Click here to download a Microsoft Word document with further information.
• Click here to download a PDF document regarding contract/salary inforamation.

Update regarding Paid Internships at Department of Rehabilitation:

At this point, to apply for paid internships at DOR Follow the directions below:

Student Information:

Students access the University Enterprise Inc. (UEI) at Sacramento State University Website: The U.E.I. website at: http://www.enterprises.csus.edu/.  On the right side bar select “Student Employment Services”.  Students need to create a password and login to complete an application.  Job postings can be viewed without creating an account.

If you are having problems, please contact:

Students can contact U.E.I. Human Resources Department at: (916) 278-5444 or patriciaj@csus.edu for any assistance or questions they may have.

The information should also be up on the DOR website soon. I encourage students to get an application in, then you give yourself the choice down the road.

Steve Shanahan, who works at DOR and is current chair of our rehab occupational committee for the whole state, just WON the Presidency for the entire bargaining unit! Nancy Swindell will no longer be president and we will now have someone who will bring our profession in California forward (instead of the opposite, which was happening). His entire slate won. Still awaiting the very final ratification, but the polls have closed! This is just wonderful news and he asked me to share with all who may be interested.

The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC®), in conjunction with Prometric, has developed and released its new CRC Interactive Practice Test.

Designed to assist students and candidates as they prepare to take the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Exam, the CRC Interactive Practice Test:

• Is taken online at one’s convenience.
• Contains 50 items representative of content on a live CRC exam.
• Allows a 48-hour window to take and retake the test.
• Provides correct answers, rationale, and related references for each of the 50 items
• May be taken in 2 different modes – Test Mode and Study Mode – both within the 48-hour window and..
• May be purchased for $39.99 at www.ibt.prometric.com/CRCC.

The CRC Interactive Practice Test consists of 50 items retired from previous live CRC exams – specifically selected to be reasonably representative of the content and statistical properties of a live CRC exam. Practice test items span all 12 domains or content areas covered in the live CRC exam as well as the 2 scoring sections of counseling and rehabilitation/disability.

To maximize the learning experience, the CRC Interactive Practice Test may be taken in 2 modes. Test Mode most closely simulates a live test environment where respondents move from one question directly to the next with final scoring presented upon test completion. Study Mode offers a wealth of information automatically following each question, including the correct answer, rationale, and a corresponding list of references for further study. Students are encouraged to take the CRC Interactive Practice Test in both modes during their 48-hour window.

For more information on the CRC Interactive Practice Test, please direct students to the CRCC web site at www.crccertification.com/pages/crc_exam_preparation/72.php.

To purchase the CRC Interactive Practice Test, and begin the 48-hour test window, please direct students to www.ibt.prometric.com/CRCC.

“CRCC is dedicated and committed to advancing the field of rehabilitation counseling by encouraging and promoting certification, and the CRC credential, among our educator and student communities. As such, we are excited to introduce this new, leading-edge technology designed specifically to help students as they prepare to take the CRC exam. We thank all educators, in advance, for their support and we wish all students much success both on their CRC exam and in their careers as rehabilitation counselors!”

Cindy A. Chapman, Executive Director
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

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For those of you who have Hard-of-Hearing clients. This is a monthly Support Group, with the next meeting coming up this Saturday, August 15th. Inform your clients who are experiencing a hearing loss of this wonderful opportunity to meet others like them and share experiences. – Marisa

Community Support Group !

A safe and supportive environment for active adults with hearing loss to come together and share their experiences. Please see below for information, or email me with any questions.

This Saturday August 15 1:00-3:00 pm
1234 Divisadero Street @ Eddy

Bus: Muni #31, 38, 24

Parking in the back-enter driveway and push button to ask front desk to buzz you in.

Suggested donation $10-15, no one turned away for lack of funds.

See you there!!!

Available for Fall 2009:  The Department of Counseling has scholarships available for students enrolled in the Rehabilitation Counselor Training Program who have a specialization or emphasis in rehabilitation counseling. Those wanting to add rehabilitation counseling as an emphasis should contact Dr. Chronister. The scholarships will cover 2009-2010 tuition or $5328 whichever is less. Students will also receive a $500 stipend. Awardees have a payback requirement upon graduation that requires two years employment in the public vocational rehabilitation system or at a non-profit rehabilitation agency for every year of receipt of the award. Priority will be given to those students who can demonstrate that they can meet the cultural and linguistic needs of rehabilitation consumers. However, all interested students are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing. Please submit a short statement about your qualifications for this award to Dr. Chronister by August 24th, 4:30 p.m.

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