Sexuality and Disability in Rehabilitation Counseling Curricula: Rehabilitation Counselor Educators’ Attitudes, Comfort, and Knowledge

Purpose:The author describes how rehabilitation counselor educators can incorporate the feminist perspective in teaching rehabilitation counselors-in-training by exploring history, core values, and training methods of feminism.Method:Based on a literature review, the author compares philosophy and concepts of rehabilitation counseling and feminism, reviews the models of feminist supervision, and explores its applicability to rehabilitation counseling.Results:Feminism coincides with the philosophy of rehabilitation counseling in that both share similar perspectives that emphasize equity and justice. When incorporating feminism, the philosophical and conceptual tenets of rehabilitation counseling can be effectively trained through the practices of the rehabilitation counselor such as empowerment and advocacy for clients. Specifically, as a method to disseminate the core values of rehabilitation counseling, feminist supervision provides a structured model to train rehabilitation counselors-in-training.Conclusions:The feminist approach can be incorporated as a viable training method for rehabilitation counselor educators in that feminism provides a useful framework in which not only to view gender, power, and diversity issues but also to train philosophy and core values of rehabilitation counseling.

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Assessing Infusion of Social Justice in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Curriculum

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.29.4.406 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 406-420 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shengli Dong ◽

Glacia Ethridge ◽

Roe Rodgers-Bonaccorsy ◽

Spalatin N. Oire

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Counselor Educators ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Academic Rank ◽

National Council ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

Purpose:To examine the extent to which rehabilitation counselor educators understand and are committed to infusing social justice in the rehabilitation counseling curricula.Method:The authors used a quantitative descriptive research design to examine the level and extent of integrating social justice into rehabilitation counseling curricular. The participants were 59 rehabilitation counselor educators recruited during the eighth Annual Rehabilitation Educators Conference hosted by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.Results:The study found that most participants perceived it important to integrate social justice into rehabilitation counseling curricula. The level and extent of integration varied by academic rank and years of teaching.Conclusion:To ensure future rehabilitation counselors gain social justice competency, it is of great significance that rehabilitation counseling educators infuse the concepts of social justice into the curricula through knowledge and fieldwork domains.

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The Pedagogy of Rehabilitation Counseling: Perceptions of Rehabilitation Educators

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/jarc-d-20-00003 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. JARC-D-20-00003

Author(s):

Matthew E. Sprong ◽

Emily A. Brinck ◽

Kanako Iwanaga ◽

Jewel L. Jones ◽

Jared C. Schultz

Keyword(s):

Counselor Training ◽

Online Survey ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Bloom's Taxonomy ◽

Counselor Educators ◽

Future Directions ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽

Cognitive Levels ◽

Learning Domains

The purpose of this study was to incorporate Bloom’s cognitive levels (Remembering/ Knowledge, Understanding/Comprehension, Applying/Application, Evaluating, and Creating/Synthesis) of understanding for rehabilitation counselor training programs. Forty rehabilitation counselor educators completed an online survey rating how important, how confident, and how frequently each participant incorporated the six learning domains of Bloom’s taxonomy within the classroom. The results indicate that rehabilitation counseling educators stated that they felt confident and that it is important to implement all the learning domains of Bloom’s taxonomy. Rehabilitation counseling educators indicated that application learning domain has the most impact on student learning. This study also provides implications and future directions to help discussion among rehabilitation counselor educators.

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Impacts of Experiencing Social Injustice on Infusing of Social Justice in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Curriculum

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.32.2.89 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 89-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ShengLi Dong ◽

Glacia Ethridge ◽

Roe Rodgers-Bonaccorsy

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Online Survey ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Counselor Educators ◽

Social Injustice ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

Purpose:To examine the extent to which rehabilitation counselor educators understand and are committed to infusing social justice in their curricula, and impacts of personal and social injustice experience along with demographic factors on their infusion of social justice into the rehabilitation curricula.Methods:A quantitative descriptive design using multiple regression was applied. The participants included 101 rehabilitation counselor educators who completed an online survey: Social Justice and Rehabilitation Counseling Questionnaire.Results:The study revealed that the majority of participants deemed integrating of social justice as important and used various infusion strategies. In addition, the study found the impacts of social injustice experiences, along with age, significant in predicting the perception of infusing social justice into rehabilitation curricula.Conclusions:Personal experiences of social injustice of rehabilitation counselor educators along with age influenced the level of perception of importance of infusing social justice into the rehabilitation curricula. The field should focus on training on the awareness and impact of social justice for faculty to ensure students receive the education needed to effectively counsel the rehabilitation consumers.

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Marketing Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.17.4.42 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 42-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lloyd R. Goodwin

Keyword(s):

Counselor Education ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Counselor Educators ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Education Programs ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor Education ◽

Counseling Faculty ◽

Career Options

This article offers a practical guide for rehabilitation counselor educators for marketing rehabilitation counselor education programs in order to attract the highest caliber students possible and to further promote the profession of rehabilitation counseling. Six marketing goals for rehabilitation counselor educators are described: (a) student recruitment, (b) quality education, (c) internships in diverse settings, (d) expand career options for rehabilitation counselors, (e) follow-up with graduates, and (f) program visibility. Numerous marketing strategies are described to achieve these six goals. Also, this article is helpful as an orientation (survival) manual for beginning rehabilitation counseling faculty so they better understand some of the typical expectations of their jobs.

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CORE Knowledge Domain C.4 Employment and Career Development: Application for Rehabilitation Counselor Educators

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.22.4.307 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 307-314

Author(s):

Maureen McGuire-Kuletz ◽

Kenneth C. Hergenrather

Keyword(s):

Career Development ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Counselor Educators ◽

Core Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Domain ◽

Public Programs ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Private And Public ◽

Major Factors

The Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) CORE revised the standards for rehabilitation counseling master's degree program accreditation in 2004. These standards seek to promote effective rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities in both private and public programs (CORE, 2008). This article focuses on the new CORE standard knowledge domain C: Employment and Career Development and its application for rehabilitation counselor educators. The issues of employment and career development have been major factors in the professional practice of rehabilitation counseling from its inception. As a key knowledge domain in the new CORE standards, competence in this domain is integral to preparation for the CRC exam and essential to incorporate in existing rehabilitation counseling graduate programs.

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Diversity and Rehabilitation Counseling: A Historical Perspective of the Contributions of Minority Serving Institutions to the Field of Rehabilitation Counseling

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.23.3.149 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 149-158

Author(s):

Bridget H. Staten ◽

David Staten ◽

Antoinette C. Hollis ◽

Tyra Turner Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Asian American ◽

Historical Perspective ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Black Colleges ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Tribal Colleges And Universities ◽

History Of ◽

Hispanic Serving ◽

Minority Serving Institutions

This article provides a historical overview of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). A review of the history of MSIs and their inception is covered. Also, trends in federal support for MSIs is provided to gain a better understanding of the importance of these institutions to the field of rehabilitation counseling. A historical perspective of rehabilitation counselor education programs is provided including the role of the Council on Rehabilitation Education. Implications for additional empirical research are provided.

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Rehabilitation Counselor Knowledge, Comfort, Approach, and Attitude Toward Sex and Disability

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.27.1.32 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 32-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Roxanna N. Pebdani

Keyword(s):

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Geographic Location ◽

Counseling Students ◽

The United States ◽

Master's Students ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Disability Status ◽

Attitudes Toward Sex ◽

Sexuality Training

This study examined the effect of rehabilitation counseling students’ age, sex, disability status, geographic location, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, and level of sexuality training on knowledge, comfort, approach, and attitudes toward the sexuality of people with disabilities. Participants were 312 rehabilitation counseling master’s students in Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accredited programs all over the United States. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analyses demonstrated that Knowledge scores were affected by intensity of training. Other subscale scores indicated that rehabilitation counseling students had generally negative attitudes toward sex and disability and low levels of comfort with approaches from clients. Results demonstrate the importance of rehabilitation counselor educators incorporating the topic of sex and disability in training programs so that graduating students have the knowledge and comfort necessary to discus sex with their clients with disabilities.

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Factors Contributing to Rehabilitation Counselor Success in the Private Sector in Michigan

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.30.3.19 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 19-28

Author(s):

Martha H. Chapin ◽

Michael J. Leahy

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Private Sector ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Major Theme ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

Fair And Equitable Treatment ◽

Equitable Treatment ◽

Insight Into

This study sought to gain insight into the behaviors and perspectives of exemplary rehabilitation counselors and how they interpret best practices in the private sector. Twenty rehabilitation counselors nominated as exemplary were interviewed using a semi-structured, conversational approach. A qualitative approach for identifying thematic lines was used to analyze the data. Results and findings from this qualitative design are discussed and implications identified for the major theme of professional maturity. Two sub-themes were additionally identified (1) a belief in fair and equitable treatment of clients and (2) understanding the limitations of the roles and responsibilities of a private rehabilitation counselor. The client-counselor relationship was also emphasized as important to rehabilitation counseling practice in the private sector.

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VR Online in Rehabilitation Counseling Preparation: An Integrative Pilot Initiative

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.49.2.24 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 24-33

Author(s):

Charles Bernacchio ◽

Josephine Wilson

Keyword(s):

New England ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Online Research ◽

Video Conference ◽

Online Application ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Online Portal ◽

Rehabilitation Services Administration

This collaboration involves VR Online research at Wright State (WSU) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (VRC) Long-term Training Project at University of Southern Maine (USM). The NIDILRR-funded VR Online research team developed and piloted online resources for vocational rehabilitation (VR) consumers and counselors using an online portal to meet consumers via videoconference. To address VRC shortages in state VRs and community rehabilitation providers, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) funded Northern New England VRC project which provides graduate education to VR employees in order to increase the number of qualified VRCs throughout the rural northeast. This article will examine a partnership of these two projects to provide training and technical assistance to VRC students during internships, which includes: use of tele-rehabilitation technology in delivering VR services; integration of video conference technology into rehabilitation counselor education (RCE) graduate level curriculum during internship; trainee supervision and preparation applying HIPPA compliant, webbased, video-conference technology; and assessing benefits and limitations using advanced technologies in internship experiences and process considerations to improve VR Online application in practice.

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