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MARCH 31—APRIL 3, 2016 MONTREAL, QUEBEC

CANADA

Thank you to David Staten, Henry McCarthy, and

Quiteya Walker for providing snapshots from the

ACA Conference

Ruth Mercado-Cruz, ARCA Treasurer, Quiteya Walker, ARCA President, and

Monicke Davis, ARCA Secretary

BONJOUR AND WELCOME COLLEAGUES TO MONTREAL!

From

Dr. Quiteya Walker ARCA 2015-2016

President

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Dr. Quiteya Walker, ARCA President, Dr. Cirecie West-

Olatunji from Xavier University of Louisiana, and Henry

McCarthy, ARCA President-Elect

ARCA BOARD & STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING

Pictured below on the left is Paige Dunlap, ACA Governing Council Representative as she works with. . . .

Pictured here on the right: Valerie Russell, Mary Huber, and Carrie Wilde

discuss strategies

At the end of the day, Monicke Davis, Secretary, Tayrn

Richardson ARCA Student Task Force Representative, and President Quiteya

Walker are still smiling!

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Henry McCarthy, Quiteya Walker and Monicke Davis (pictured above, L-R)

“….During ARCA’s Strategic Planning Meeting the Board talked a great deal about this topic [ARCA’s priority] and concluded that ARCA’s priority is to

better serve individuals with disabilities. Whether this is through advocacy,

education, or delivery of service, the end result would be a better quality of life for

individuals with disabilities….”

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ARCA FEATURED SESSION:

“Disability Support Services at MSIs: Are We Meeting the Needs of Students with

Disabilities?”

FRIDAY EVENING ARCA AWARDS RECEPTION

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ARCA Board Members, students, and other

participants joined the festivities

Be sure to see Pages 10-12 of our

Spring 2016 newsletter for information on

this year’s winners!

(Pictured on the right) Students from South

Carolina State University

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Taryn Richardson, ARCA Student

Task Force Representative, presents Kelly Beck, Pennsylvania, with her

award

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Paige Dunlap, ACA Governing

Council Representative, receives the Master’s Student of the Year Award on behalf of Tiffany Anthony from

Louisiana presented by Taryn Richardson, ARCA Student Task

Force Representative

ARCA V A

Henry McCarthy is pictured here with this year’s Vision Award

presented to Cameron LeViere from

Pennsylvania

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ARCA President, Dr. Quiteya Walker, presents this year’s “President’s

Award” to Michelle Bradham-Cousar, ARCA’s 2016-2017 President-Elect

2016 ARCA J F. G A R

Mary Huber, Chair, Council on

Research and Knowledge, presents Dr. Phillip Rumrill, Ohio, with this year’s award

Dr. David Staten, ARCA Past President, and Dr. Quiteya Walker,

ARCA President, holding her Special Recognition Award

from the Association

(Pictured on right) Quiteya Walker, ARCA President and Dr. Phillip Rumrill

with his award

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ARCA FEATURED SESSION:

“Being Mary Jane Phenomenon: Mental Health Crisis and the Black Superwoman”

We were pleased with how many students were in attendance this year!

(Pictured here on the left)

Lona Alexander and students from South

Carolina State University

(Pictured here on the right)

Taryn Richardson with student participants: Lamar, Jeremy and

Lonnie

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Presented Saturday, April 2, 2016 By Sara Mendez and Camille Wood

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WELCOME TO ARCA’S 2016 STUDENT ACTIVITIES Join the Student Task Force! Maintain Your Membership with ARCA

OUR GOAL Bring awareness about Rehabilitation

Counseling Have open conversations about the

roles of rehabilitation counselors and their professional experience

Increase advocacy and education

Camille Wood and Sara Mendez from the University of South

Carolina School of Medicine are two of this year’s winners in the

Understanding Rehabilitation Counseling program sponsored

by ARCA

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Check out this informative website,

www.educatecore.com, created by students from The University of Puerto

Rico, Rio Piedras

www.educatecore.com

EDUCATECORE Understanding Rehabilitation Counseling

Project Conducted by Gretchen M. Carrasquillo Ramos, Isairy Rodriquez Roman, and

Victor R. Fuentes Lopez, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus; Graduate School of Rehabilitation Counseling

Also, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-pP5Weu2g to

view their video, which highlights the significance of Rehabilitation Counseling in

Spanish. Be sure to share the link to the

website and video!

Pictured above, after their presentation, are

Gretchen Carrasquuillo and Isairy Rodriquez

Roman

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Left to right: Lona Alexander, Gretchen Carrasquillo Ramos, Isairy Rodriquez Roman, Henry McCarthy, Sara Mendez, Camille Wood, Taryn Richardson,

Quiteya Walker and a student from South Carolina State University

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ARCA FEATURED SESSION:

“A Social Skills Toolbox for Adults with Cognitive Disabilities”

AND THEN. . . .

AU REVOIR AND FAREWELL TO MONTREAL

No conference is complete without at least one selfie!

Halima Dargan (left) and Jarica Garner (right) from Xavier University in New Orleans with Henry McCarthy, ARCA 2015-2016 President-Elect