Welcome to: Intro to Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management

1. Welcome to: Intro to Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management 7C:241 August 24, 1998

2. Your Professor • David Peterson • University of WI-Madison: • Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology • Northern Illinois University: • B.A. Psychology, • M.A. Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling

3. Your Professor • Clinical Experience • 3 years mental health worker • 2 years deafness rehabilitation counseling-related experience • Internship at Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services • Post-acute care Traumatic Head Injury Clinic • Predoctoral Internship, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital

4. Your Professor • Currently • Assistant Professor in the Division of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development, within Programs in Rehabilitation • Post doctoral residency with University Hospital School • Board Member, Behavioral Science Examiners (LMHC)

5. Your Teaching Assistant • Yolanda Edwards • Doctoral Student, Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation • Research interest in the use of the Internet and distance education in rehabilitation counseling

6. Exercise • You have been commissioned by Governor Terry Branstad to develop an outline that describes the field of rehabilitation counseling • Break into two independent groups, and come up with your list, based upon your present knowledge of rehabilitation counseling

7. Rehabilitation • A holistic and integrated program of medical, physical, psychosocial, and vocational interventions that empowers a person with a disability to achieve personally fulfilling, socially meaningful, functionally effective interaction with the world (Banja, 1990). • Psychosocial, medical, and vocational aspects of rehab will be your expertise!

8. Rehabilitation Counseling • A comprehensive sequence of services, mutually planned by the consumer and rehabilitation counselor, to maximize employability, independence, integration, and participation of persons with disabilities in the work place and the community (Jenkins, Patterson, & Szymanski, 1991). • Key terms: Sequence, mutually, consumer, maximize

9. Scope of Practice • A systematic process which assists persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals in the most integrated setting possible through the application of the counseling process. • Key concepts: process, types of disabilities, types of goals

10. The counseling process: • The counseling process involves communication, goal setting, beneficial growth or change through self advocacy, psychological, vocational, social, and behavioral interventions (CRCC, 1994). • Key concepts: Application of counseling skills and techniques, types of interventions

11. Syllabus Overview

12. Peter Blanck’s Text • Guest Lecturer on 10/26/98 • Peter suggests that you begin reviewing the text at your own pace, do a quick re-skim the week before, and come prepared with questions • Copy of the ADA in the appendix, etc.

13. Website • Access to course syllabus, some reading materials, posted grades, etc. • Yolanda Edwards is our Web Master

14. Summary • This course is an overview of the field of rehabilitation counseling • Subsequent course work will treat many of these issues in greater depth • From this course specifically, you should get a good grasp of history and systems within rehabilitation, understand the scope of practice of a rehabilitation counselor, and the related legislation