Rehabilitation Students Association

Institute for Civic and Community Engagement

Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Technology Project (RET) Ray Grott was named a Fellow of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, the organization’s highest award for substantial and long-term contributions to the organization and the field. The RET Project is a program of the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.

Ray Grott

Ray Grott, MA, ATP, RET

Ray Grott joined RESNA in 1992. He has served on numerous RESNA committees, including as Chair of the Membership committee and the Meetings Committee—in which capacity he took major responsibility for organizing two annual conferences. Most recently, he is serving as Secretary of the Board of Directors. Ray has a long history as a presenter of instructional courses and workshops (sometimes with his alter-ego, “ErgoMan.”) He can always be counted on to share his latest custom designs and is widely known for his frequent postings to the RESNA technology listserve. His contributions to RESNA and his support of others in the field earned him RESNA’s Distinguished Service and Mentor awards. Ray is the Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (RET) Project at San Francisco State University, through which he provides direct AT services to hundreds of people throughout the region. He also teaches, participates in research, reviews and edits articles and proposals, evaluates new products, supports disability rights issues, and volunteers on committees such as the Assistive Technology Advisory Committee for his state’s Department of Rehabilitation.

“Ray’s insight and critical thinking skills, not to mention his willingness to ‘speak up,’ have served RESNA extremely well. He can always be counted on to be very thoughtful and objective in his contributions to the business of running the organization.”

“The AT field is lucky to have him. Ray naturally rises to the top of a group or organization because of his competence, dedication, integrity, intelligence, broad experience, and astonishing work ethic.”

See Link in Campus memo:

http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/fall11/oct3insiders.htm

Please click on the link below to see our flyer for the Master’s Program in Rehabilitation Counseling. This also contains important dates and venue for the Information Meetings.

SFSU RCTP Information Meeting Flyer

Want to become an RSA officer??

Click on the link given below to open the RSA Election Flyer.

RSA Elections Flyer

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.