From the Coordinator’s Desk Page 2

Counselor leadership and advocacy to encourage client well-being Page 3

Award Ceremony Page 4

UI-ARCA Updates Page 6

Accomplishments—Faculty Publications Page 8

Accomplishments—Students Presentations and Publications Page 9

Save the Dates Page 11

Snapshots from this Semester Page 12

Community Updates Page 14

Inside this issue:

Hello Rehab Family,

I would like to present this Spring/Summer 2013 issue of The Rehab Review

to you. We have also accomplished a lot and I hope you will enjoy reading

what has been going on in our program as well. Please feel free to send me

your comments and recommendations at ruth-mercado-cruz@uiowa.edu for

future editions. I am looking forward to hearing from you and hope you all

have a great summer!

Best wishes,

Ruth

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The University of Iowa

Spring/Summer 2013

Spring is a time when we all look forward

to a change in the temperature and the

scenery. Fortunately, we do not have to

shiver in the cold and doubt if the change

will ever occur; we are assured that no

matter how much we freeze in March and

April, we will be sweating by August.

Academia is a lot like the weather

in Iowa, change will occur as surely as the

seasons pass. In the past months a change

at The College of Education has been the

appointment of Dr. Nickolas Colangelo

as interim Dean of the College of Educa-

tion. Many of you may recall Dr. Colan-

gelo as he is faculty of the Department of

Rehabilitation and Counselor Education

and may have been your instructor – fa-

mous for red ink across all of your writ-

ing! We are very supportive of his ap-

pointment and look forward in working

with him to accomplish the strategic goals

of the College.

Another important change that is

occurring this spring is a change in the

name of the Department. The Depart-

ment will be known as the Department of

Counseling to better reflect the programs

in the Department; School Counseling

(MA), Rehabilitation and Mental Health

Counseling (MA), Couples and Family

Therapy (PhD) Counselor Education

and Supervision (PhD), and Rehabilita-

tion Counselor Education (PhD).

The new name

reflects the addition

of a growing Couples

and Family Therapy

doctoral program

headed by Dr.

Volker Thomas.

This spring we look

forward to hiring ad-

ditional faculty to

staff the program

which already has

several outstanding graduate students.

The Program in couples counseling com-

pliments the existing counseling programs

and offers students from all disciplines

additional learning experiences.

As the season changes I wish you a

warm and green spring, and, for those of

you in the Midwest, perhaps a bit more

rain! I hope that the changes in your life

are as positive as the changes in the Col-

lege of Education. I have greatly enjoyed

correspondence form former graduates

telling of their experiences since leaving

the University and I urge you write to me

if the mood strikes. John Wadsworth,

PhD CRC john-s-wadsworth@uiowa.edu

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From the Coordinator’s Desk Counselor Leadership and Advocacy to Encourage Client Well-being

An effective leader requires the

counselor to serve as his client’s advocate.

The counseling goals clearly promote a

client’s well-being. However, client advo-

cacy is a concept that is interdependent of

a professional advocacy. When the coun-

selor can set aside the problems of social

integration, advocacy would be gained. A

counselor must be empowered profes-

sionally to overcome barriers of social in-

justice, discrimination and other forms of

oppression. A counselor’s commitment

is not only in relation to minority groups

or people of color but is related to the

human dignity and respect for differ-

ences. Chang, Minton, and Dixon (2012)

explained that “client advocacy must seek

a positive end goal of wellness and hu-

man dignity, understood and driven from

the client’s perspective” ( p.141).

Counselors need to speak up and

take action to facilitate environmental

changes, and remove external and institu-

tional barriers on behalf of our clients.

Occasionally, these actions take the form

of client advocacy and are directed to-

ward making the en-

vironment more re-

sponsive to the cli-

ent’s well-being

(Lewis & Bradley,

1999). A counselor,

in his/her role of

leader and advocate,

could demonstrate

characteristics of:

Leadership- Stepping up in support of

the counseling mission and being

a facilitative leader.

Advocacy- Being a voice for all their cli-

ents’ equity. Acting in favor of

their clients.

Collaboration- Creating a responsive sys-

tem for all clients to avoid isola-

tion.

It is time to eliminate inequity in

our society; as counselors, we are part of

the solution to empower clients by iden-

tifying their strengths and giving them ac-

cess to resources. Moreover, counselors

must detect any social, political, econom-

ic, and cultural factors that may affect the

client. Finally, helping clients to develop

and carry out their self-advocacy skills

and action plans is necessary (Lewis, Ar-

nold, House & Toporek, 2003).

References

Chang, C. Minton, C.B., Dixon, A., Myers, J., & Sweeney, T. (2012). Professional Counseling Excellence through Leadership and Advocacy. New York, NY: Routledge.

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Counselor Leadership and Advocacy to Encourage Client Well-being

Alumni of the Year Award of 2012—

Christine Urish Christine Urish graduated from Western

Michigan University with a Bachelor of

Science in Occupational Therapy in 1989

and a Master of Science in 1994. She has

worked clinically in psychiatric/behavioral

health settings working with adolescents

through older adults, throughout her ca-

reer in Iowa and Illinois. She has been an

Occupational Therapy educator at St.

Ambrose University since 1994 and com-

pleted a PhD in Rehabilitation Counsel-

ing in 2005 from the University of Iowa.

She served on the Iowa State Rehabilita-

tion Council and has been an advocate

for persons with mental illness through

her involvement with NAMI Scott Coun-

ty, serving as board president for two

terms and facilitating family support

groups and Family to Family educational

sessions. Dr. Urish takes 6-13 students to

experience Brazilian culture and health

care through a special topics course of-

fered every other year. She was awarded

a Fellow through the American Occupa-

tional Therapy Association in 2008 for

exemplary contributions to Occupational

Therapy, Occupational Therapy Educa-

tion and Occupational Therapy Practice.

She was one of the first Board Certified

Occupational Therapists in Mental

Health (BCMH) and currently possesses

this advanced certifi-

cation through 2016.

Dr. Urish has teaches

an ethics course with

the undergraduate hu-

man relations minor

at the University of

Iowa, and has recently

presented an ethics

webinar sponsored by the University of

Iowa Institute on Disability and Rehabili-

tation Ethics (I-DARE) in conjunction

with the Commission on Rehabilitation

Counselor Certification (CRCC). She an-

nually presents ethics continuing educa-

tion courses for working professionals at

the University of Iowa through I-HELP.

Dr. Urish is in her first year as Director

for the Center of Teaching Excellence at

St. Ambrose University in addition to her

full time teaching responsibilities.

Award Ceremony

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Award Ceremony

Christine Urish with faculty.

Award recipient Christine Urish and Dr.

Tarvydas

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Leonard A. Miller Scholarship Award —

Rachel Winkler The Leonard A. Miller Scholarship Award is given to a first year M.A. student in

Rehabilitation Counseling who demonstrates superior academic performance and

counseling skills and shows the potential to become an out-

standing rehabilitation counselor.

Rachel Winkler is 24 years old. Her family resides in Iowa

City since she was 10 and she graduated from Iowa City West

High School. Rachel completed her undergraduate degree at

the University of Kansas with a major in Psychology and a mi-

nor in Business. Currently she is placed at Iowa Medical &

Classification Center (Oakdale Prison) for practicum work.

She is passionate about earning a degree in Rehabilitation and

Mental Health Counseling and open-minded about career potential within the field.

In addition, she is interested in gaining exposure and experience working in specific

areas of interest for specialization, including aging and rehabilitation and psychiatric

rehabilitation. (Biography & Photo provided courtesy of Rachel Winkler)

By Frances Barnes

During the Spring of 2013, UIARCA made a Bake sale at the Old Capitol

Mall for NAMI Walk and raised $80.00. NAMI collaboration walk with CSI and

SISCA was later celebrated on April 27th, 2013. We also worked collaboratively

with CSI and SISCA for the organization of the departmental end of the year cele-

bration on May 7th, 2013.

This May, UI-ARCA will select a new board to work on the 2013-14 action

plans. On this note, Dr. Saunders will be the new faculty advisor of UIARCA next

academic year. We are glad to inform you that the graduation picnic on May 10th,

2013 was a success. Stay tuned for more information about our student group!

Special Congratulations

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UI-ARCA Updates

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Special Congratulations

Leslie M. Santos

Leslie M. Santos, a fourth-year doctoral student, received an award at the Na-

tional Council of Rehabilitation Educators (NCRE) conference in San Fran-

cisco, CA. Her excellence performance as Student Representative from 2011-

2013, as well as her outstanding contribution to the NCRE were key factors to

receive this special recognition. Moreover, Leslie Santos was recently hon-

ored by the College of Education with this year’s Graduate Student Recogni-

tion.

Photos courtesy of Kathleen Jacobs/Elisa Lyons

Class of 2013 at the Commencement

Photos courtesy of Kathleen Jacobs/Elisa Lyons

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Spring Colloquium 2013 Dr. Susanne Bruyere was our invited guest in the colloquium “The

Role of Policy in Rehabilitation Counseling and Research” held on

April 12th, 2013 at the Teacher Leader Center in the College of

Education. Student and faculty participated on this event.

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Faculty Publications* Dr. Tarvydas

Book Chapters

Hartley, M. T., & Tarvydas, V. M. (2013). Rehabilitation, social class and counsel-

ing. In W. M. Liu (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of social class in counseling psy-

chology (pp. 218-228.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Tarvydas, V. M., & Ng, H.K.Y. (2012). Ethical perspectives on trauma work. In L.

L. Levers (Eds.), Counseling survivors of trauma: Theories, interventions, and

collaborations. New York: Springer.

Tarvydas, V. M. (2012). Ethics and ethical decision making. In D. R. Maki & V. M.

Tarvydas (Eds.), The professional practice of rehabilitation counseling (pp. 339-

370). New York, NY: Springer.

Journal Articles - Refereed

Tarvydas, V. M., Hartley, M. T., Jang, Y. J., Johnston, S., Moore-Grant, N., Walker,

Q., O'Hanlon, C., & Whalen, J. (2012). Collaborating with the disability rights

community: Co-writing a code of ethics as a vehicle for ethics education. Rehabili-

tation Research, Policy, and Education, 26(2 & 3), 241-254.

Dr. Saunders

Barros-Bailey, M., & Saunders, J. L. (2013). Benchmarking the use of labor market

surveys by Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. Rehabilitation Counseling Bul

letin, 56(3),160- 171. doi:10.1177/0034355212460590

Barros-Bailey, M., & Saunders, J.L. (In Press). Labor Market Surveys: Preparedness

of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. Rehabilitation Education, 27(2).

Accomplishments

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Accomplishments

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Students’/ Faculty Presentations* Presentations

Tarvydas, V. M., Estrada Hernandez, N., & Vazquez-Ramos, R., Applied participatory ethics: Bridging the social justice chasm between counselor and client. Panel presented at the Spring

Conference, National Council on Rehabilitation Education, San Francisco, CA. (April 18,

2013).

Sara Johnston, Maggie Butler, Michael Gerald

Tarvydas, V. M., Hartley, M. T., Johnston, S., Butler, M., Gerald, M., & Sories, F., Reflections on code writing as a vehicle for ethics education. Panel presented at the Spring Conference,

National Council for Rehabilitation Education, San Francisco, CA. (April 18, 2013).

Sara Johnston

Anderson, C., & Johnston, S.P. (February, 2013). Disability and poverty: Implications for reha-bilitation practice and vocational outcomes. Webinar for Wisconsin Rehabilitation Associ-

ation, Madison, Wisconsin.

Johnston, S.P. (2013, February). Applying micro-counseling skills in healthcare set-

tings. Presented at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Medicine, Cen-

ter for Tobacco Research and Intervention Brown Bag Training, Madison, Wisconsin.

Sherman, S.G., & Johnston, S.P. (2012, August). Ethics, advocacy & leadership: Improving ser-vice delivery through advocacy interventions. Presented at the 2012 NRA Annual Training

Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Presentations (Accepted):

Johnston, S.P. (June, 2013). Unequal treatment or uneven consequence: A content analysis of judicial discourse in ADA disparate impact cases. Poster presentation for Society for Disa-

bility Studies Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Junfei Lu & Dr. Wadsworth

“A Method of Teaching Virtue to Counselors: The Candy Method.” National Rehabilitation Ed-

ucators Conference, California, 2013

* Not in APA Style

Accomplishments

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Students’ Presentations and Publication* Poster Presentations

Ruth Mercado-Cruz

“How CSI Chapter can Help Students to Enhance Research Compe-

tency.” American Counseling Association Conference, Cincinnati,

2013

“ Work and Disability in Puerto Rico: An Ethnography Case Study.”

James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference, The University of Iowa,

2013

Junfei Lu, Leslie Santos, Ruth Mercado, & Ki Hung Kim

Lu, J., Santos, L., Mercado-Cruz, R., & Kim, K. “Faculty-Student

Mentoring Experience among Rehabilitation Education Programs for

Doctoral Students. National Rehabilitation Educators Conference,

San Francisco, 2013*

Leslie Santos

“Using Foreign Language Interpreters in Counseling Session,” James

F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference, The University of Iowa, 2013

Rodney Maiden

“Race and the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.” National Reha-

bilitation Educators Conference, California, 2013

* Not in APA Style

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Poster Presentations

Frances Barnes, Jamar Booth , Maggie Butler & Taryn Richardson “From HBCU to PWI: Transition of African Amer-

ican Graduate Students ,” Martin Luther King Symposium, The

University of Iowa, 2013

Maggie Butler

“Fostering Self-Advocacy Skills among College Students with Disa-

bilities through Collaboration.” National Rehabilitation Educators

Conference, California, 2013

Students’ Publications*

Philips, B., Fleming, A., Manninen, M., Irizarry-Fonseca, L., Hylton, T., Turner, D., Santos, L.,

& Mercado-Cruz, R. (2012). A comparative study of issues facing rehabilitation counseling: Per-

spective of doctoral students and recent graduates. Rehabilitation Counselor and Educators Jour-nal 5 (2), 51-60.

Save the Dates

In addition to conferences, you may be interested in these activities.

July 31-August 2, 2013 33rd Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals (ASSHP),

The University of Iowa

September 13, 2013 On With Life at Ankeny 13th Annual Fall Conference

FFA Building on the Des Moines Area Community College

(DMACC), Ankeny, Iowa

November 3-5 2013 NCRE/RSA/CSAVR Fall 2013 Conference, Arlington, Virginia

TBA The Big 3 Conference, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan

TBA Fall 2013 Advisory Board Meeting

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Snapshots from this Semester

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CSI Induction 2013/ MA-PhD RCE Students Beyond Tolerance 2013/ Frances Barnes

NAMI Walks, 2013 Dr. Tammara Thomas and Dr. Maki after defending

her dissertation. Congratulations!

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Snapshots from this Semester

Dr. Maki, Dr. Tarvydas, and Dr. Estrada-Hernandez at The University of Iowa

display table in NCRE Spring 2013 Conference, San Francisco, CA

Dr. Maki as New Career in Rehabilitation Education recipient

in NCRE Spring 2013 Conference, San Francisco, CA

Susie. Leslie, Rodney and Maggie at The University of Iowa display table in

NCRE Spring 2013 Conference, San Francisco, CA

Dr. Estrada, Dr. Maki, Dr. Wadsworth and Dr. Tarvydas

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Are you planning on taking the

CRC exam in 2013 and becoming a

certified rehabilitation counselor?

The next application deadline is

May 15 and the exam dates are Oc-

tober 4-12. The following applica-

tion deadline is October 15, 2012,

and testing dates for this round are March 7-15, 2014. Please check http://www.crccertification.com for

more detailed information regarding application, preparation for the exam, and testing locations.

Community News

Professional Affiliation

American Counseling Association (ACA)

The ACA Student membership of $92 now includes liability insurance to ACA student mem-

bers enrolled and engaged in a master’s degree counseling curriculum at a post secondary institu-

tion. Coverage is solely while performing counseling services (e.g. practicum and internship) re-

lated to such curriculum.

National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE)

The National Council on Rehabilitation Education is a professional organization of educators

dedicated to quality services for persons with disabilities through education and research. NCRE

advocates up-to-date education and training in the field of rehabilitation and provide students in

rehabilitation education the opportunity to create networking and develop leadership roles.

Your Opinion is Valuable If you graduated in the last three years from the Graduate

Programs in Rehabilitation (master and Ph.D.) and you

have not completed the survey, please go to https://

uiowa.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cwoh4tXNd7yKAcd. It will only take a few minutes, and it will provide the pro-

gram information necessary to improve and keep offering

a program of academic excellence.

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For more information about the program or previous issues of newsletters, please follow the links:

Program

Newsletter

Please update your contact information

It is always pleasant and exciting for us to hear

what happened and what have changed in your

life. In addition, we will be able to provide you

with recent news of the department and pro-

gram. Please fill out the Online Personal Infor-

mation Form and keep us and you posted.

The University of Iowa

College of Education

N338 Lindquist Center,

Iowa City, IA 52242-1529

Newsletter of the Graduate

Programs in Rehabilitation

Phone: 319-335-5275

Fax: 319-335-5291

Program Vision To be the premier graduate rehabilitation counselor education program recognized for its diversity, and known for excellence in teaching, learning and research.

The Mission of the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation (GPR) at the Univer-

sity of Iowa is to prepare qualified rehabilitation counseling professionals who

will assist persons with disabilities and other individuals who have barriers in

meeting their functional needs in the areas of employment independent living,

and personal or economic development. The Graduate Programs in Rehabili-

tation prepare these professionals to provide quality rehabilitation counseling

services within an interdisciplinary and community-based context, serve as change agents and ad-

vocates for their clients, and sources of specialized knowledge and consultants for professionals,

employers and others in the communities that they serve.