In-Person Agenda 2024

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In-Person Agenda

CRCs: Attendees (in-person and virtual) can earn a total of 15 CRC CEUs, of which 9 will qualify for ethics credits.

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Recorded versions of the live streamed sessions will be available by October 2024. These will be available for viewing and sharing as individual training modules, and provide CRC credit (including ethics credit, if designated).

= Session offers Ethics Credit

= Handouts are available for registered attendees who are logged in

= Roundtable Discussions. These are highlighted and overlap with Concurrent Sessions.

Wednesday, May 22


7:45 AM CDT
Registration table opens
7:45 - 8:30 AM CDT

Registration and coffee service

8:30 - 8:40 AM CDT

Welcome and informational update

8:40 - 8:50 AM CDT
Room: Plenary Room

Welcome Remarks
University of Wisconsin, School of Education

8:50 - 9:00 AM CDT
Transition time

9:00 - 10:20 AM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Assessing the Landscape: The Status of Asian/Asian American Rehabilitation Scholars in Practice and Research
Eun-Jeong Lee
Handout: Assessing the Landscape (pdf)

9:00 - 9:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 1
9:50 - 10:00 AM CDT
Transition time
10:00 - 10:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 2

10:30 - 11:50 AM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Appropriate Ways to Measure Closure and Success in Self-Employment VR Consumers
Michael Frain, Ima Abbot
Handout: Round Table on Self-Employment (pdf)

10:50 - 11:00 AM CDT
Transition time
11:00 - 11:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 3
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Transition time
12:00 - 1:00 PM CDT
Lunch Break, Lunch Sessions, and Poster Sessions in East Atrium

1:00 - 1:50 PM CDT
Room: Plenary Room

Plenary Session: Proactive Solutions to Reducing Subminimum Wage Employment: Lessons from the Field
Rachel Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University

1:50 - 2:00 PM CDT
Transition time

2:00 - 3:20 PM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Evidence-Based Decision-Making to Improve Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) and Career Pathways Advancement Opportunities at the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Ellie Hartman, Meredith Dressel
Handout: Evidence-based Decision Making (pdf)

2:00 - 2:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 4
2:50 - 3:00 PM CDT
Transition time
3:00 - 3:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 5

3:30 - 4:50 PM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Important AND Urgent: Enhancing Supervisor Skills in VRC Counseling Supervision
Lori Magnuson
Handout: The Art of Counseling Supervision (pdf)

3:50 - 4:00 PM CDT
Transition time
4:00 - 4:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 6
4:50 - 5:00 PM CDT
Transition time
5:00 - 6:00 PM CDT
Room: G2339

Master's student forum

5:00 - 6:00 PM CDT
Room: G2335

Doctoral student forum

= Session offers Ethics Credit

= Roundtable Discussions. These are highlighted and overlap with Concurrent Sessions.

Thursday, May 23


8:30 - 9:00 AM CDT

Registration, coffee service, and networking time

9:00 - 10:30 AM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Community Engagement Forums: Self Care/Wellness for Persons with Disabilities During and Post Disasters
Dr. Cassandra Sligh Conway
Handout: Community Engagement Forums (pdf)

9:00 - 9:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 7
9:50 - 10:00 AM CDT
Transition time
10:00 - 10:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 8

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Exploring Options for Underserved Youth and Adults with Disabilities
Andrew Karhan
Handout: Exploring Options for Underserved Youth (pdf)

10:50 - 11:00 AM CDT
Transition time
11:00 - 11:50 AM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 9
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Transition time
12:00 - 1:00 PM CDT
Lunch Break, Lunch Sessions, and Poster Sessions in East Atrium

1:00 - 2:30 PM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Career Pathways Learning Communities: A Collaborative Approach to VR Systems Change
Beth Gaertner
Handout: Career Pathways Learning Communities (pdf)

1:00 - 1:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 10
1:50 - 2:00 PM CDT
Transition Time
2:00 - 2:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 11

2:30 - 4:00 PM CDT
Room: G3070

Roundtable Discussion: Hands-On Tutorial: Navigating Government Data Sources
Jeffrey Meyer
Handout: Navigating Government Data Sources (pdf)

2:50 - 3:00 PM CDT
Transition Time
3:00 - 3:50 PM CDT
Concurrent Sessions 12
3:50 - 4:15 PM CDT
Transition Time

4:15 - 4:30 PM CDT
Room: Plenary Room

Closing Remarks

Poster Sessions

in East Atrium

Worry to Lose Job among U.S. Civilians and Veterans with Disabilities During the Pandemic
Emre Umucu, UTEP; Teresa Granger; Charles Degeneffe; Beatrice Lee
Handout: Worry to Lose Job (pdf)

Unveiling the Vocational Tapestry: Personality Types and Career Interests Among Student Veterans in Rehabilitation Counseling Master's Programs
Emre Umucu, UTEP; Teresa Granger; Heerak Choi; Charles Edmund Degeneffe
Handout: Unveiling the Vocational Tapestry (pdf)

Impact of Counseling Vendors on the Employment of Consumers with Psychiatric Disabilities
Daniel L. Boutin, Northern Illinois University; Michael P. Accordino
Handout: Impact of Counseling Vendors (pdf)

Psychosocial Adaptation, Adjustment, and Coping Among People Living with Alopecia Areata
Garrett Huck, The University of Wisconsin - Madison; Yongsu Song, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kylee Kohlhoff, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dana Brickham, Western Washington University
Handout: Psychosocial Adaptation (pdf)

Identification of Perceived Barriers to College Enrollment and the Completion of a Degree in Human Services in a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Gabriela Rangel, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Roy Chen

Psychological Wellbeing Among Minority College Students with History of Childhood Trauma
Elaine M. Mora, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Roy K. Chen

Latino Men's Machismo and Attitudes Towards Treatment Seeking Modalities
Rebecca N. Gonzalez, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Dr. Roy K. Chen
Handout: Latino Men’s Obstacles (pdf)

Using AI App Prototype for Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Management: Transforming Optimal Care and Community Integration
Pik Ching Wong, Idaho State University; Louis Fosu-Asare
Handout: Using AI App Prototype (pdf)

Innovative Guided Rehabilitation Employer Engagement Training (iGREET) Series
Mary DiBiase, UMass Boston - Institute for Community Inclusion; Paige Rose-Merrifield
Handout: Innovative Guided Rehab Training (pdf)

Review of Self-Advocacy Skill Training for Communication in Workplace
Azusa Ohba, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Review of Self-Advocacy Skill Training (pdf)

Aids Education and Training Center and Certified Rehabilitation Counselors: Continuing to Foster Interprofessional Partnerships
ShaRhonda Stevenson, Idaho State University
Handout: AIDS Education and Training Center (pdf)

Post-Traumatic Growth, Trauma Informed Care, and Conservation of Resources Theory through the Vocational Rehabilitation Phases
Megan Baumunk, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Post-traumatic Growth, Trauma-informed Care (pdf)

Disability, Weight Stigma, and Employment
Stephanie Burnham, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Disability, Weight Stigma and Employment (pdf)

Communities that Matter: Preferences of Adults with TBI by Employment Status
Nicole Ditchman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Amanda Boyd, Illinois Institute of Technology; Virakti Shah, Illinois Institute of Technology; Georgianna Garrels-Rogers, Illinois Institute of Technology
Handout: Communities that Matter (pdf)

Meaning in Life and Recovery in People with SMI in South Korea: Latent Profile Analysis
Jin-Hee Yu, Handong Global University; Yein Kim, University of Mississippi; Eunjeong Ko, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Yongsu Song, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Meaning in Life and Recovery (pdf)

Addressing Ageism and Ableism Toward Older Adults with Disabilities: Competencies and Implications for Rehabilitation Counselors
Molly Tschopp, Ball State University
Handout: Addressing Ageism and Ableism (pdf)

Implications of Minimization and Denial of Childhood Trauma on Substance Use in Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Brigette Young, University of Wisconsin; Samantha Foster, University of Wisconsin; Chelsea Brehmer, University of Wisconsin
Handout: Implications of Minimization (pdf)

Career and Vocational Counseling Competences, Attitudes, and Barriers within State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
Bryan Austin, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; John Kosciulek, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Allison Fleming; Brian Phillips; Chun-Lung Lee
Handout: Career and Vocational Competencies (pdf)

VR Strategies and Implications for People Living with Advanced Cancer
Hannah Fry, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Phil Rumrill, University of Kentucky - Human Development Institute​
Handout: VR Strategies and Implications for People Living with Cancer (pdf)

Employment and Career Development Resource Needs: Perspectives from People with Cancer and Providers
Hannah Fry, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Employment and Career Development Needs (pdf)

Building Futures: Empowering Neurodiverse Youth through Pre-Vocational Training
Jina Chun, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Constance Richard, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Veronica Eward, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Caitlin Caretta, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Madison Leinenweber, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Building Futures (pdf)

Exploring Professional Development Opportunities in Volunteering
Jing Cao, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Exploring Professional Development (pdf)

Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction of Adults with Neurodiversity
Kayi Ntinda, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Johanna Amaro; Roy Chen
Handout: Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction (pdf)

Creating Doors Past Barriers: Enhancing Rehabilitation Services in Ghana and for the Ghana Diaspora (U.S.)
Louis Fosu-Asare, Idaho State University; Pik Ching Wong
Handout: Creating Doors Past Barriers (pdf)

Promoting Informed Career Decision-Making: Is Tailoring Information Effective for People with Multiple Sclerosis?
Malachy Bishop, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jian Li, Kent State University
Handout: Promoting Informed Career Decision-making (pdf)

Investigating Employment Barriers, Supports, and Outcomes of the Individuals with Visual Impairments in Bangladesh
Md Mozadded Hossen, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Dr. Roy Chen
Handout: Investigating Employment Barriers (pdf)

Considerations of Shame and Pain Throughout the Adjustment to Disability Journey
Patrina Wong, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Megan Baumunk, University of Wisconsin - Madison

College Training as a Differential Indicator of Competitive Integrated Employment among VR Consumers with Mental Illnesses
Phillip Rumrill, University of Kentucky; D. G. Strauser, University of Illinois

VR Employment and Retention Outcomes for Transition-Age Young Adults with Subminimum Wage Referrals
Sara Park, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dewi A. Qisti, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (pdf)

Climate Change and Disability: An Interprofessional Rehabilitation Training to Address Climate Change Related Extreme Weather Events
Uzma Khan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dr. Susan Wiegmann, University of Wisconsin - Madison

The Role of Self-Advocacy in the Psychosocial Adaptation of Individuals with Single-Sided Deafness
Wanying Sui, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Role of Self-Advocacy in Psychosocial Adaptation (pdf)

CRCs’ Knowledge, Stigma, and Self-Efficacy in Working with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Yen Chun Tseng, University of Wisconsin - Stout
Handout: Knowledge, Stigma and Self-Efficacy in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (pdf)

Essential Components for Effective Co-Supervision in Rehabilitation Counseling
Yongsu Song, The University of Wisconsin - Madison; Arwa, Almusaytir, The University of Wisconsin - Madison; Aylin Celik, Zencir, The University of Wisconsin - Madison; Megan Baumunk, The University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jina Chun, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Essential Components for Effective Co-Supervision (pdf)

The Relationship Between Virtues, Psychosocial Adaptation, and Work for Cancer Survivors
Hanna Fry, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Relationship Between Virtues (pdf)

Personal Factor Correlates of Satisfaction with Labor Market Participation Among Cancer Survivors: Implications of Self-Employment
Hannah Fry, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Handout: Labor Market Participation Among Cancer Survivors (pdf)

Employment - Expanding Outcomes, Building Success
Regina Kaiser
Handout: Dreamcatchers Employment Expanding Outcomes (pdf)