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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= Roundtable Discussions. These are highlighted and overlap with Concurrent Sessions.
Wednesday, May 22
Registration and coffee service
Welcome and informational update
8:40 - 8:50 AM CDT
Room: Plenary Room
Welcome Remarks
University of Wisconsin, School of Education
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
Room: G2339
Master's student forum
Room: G2335
Doctoral student forum
= Session offers Ethics Credit
= Roundtable Discussions. These are highlighted and overlap with Concurrent Sessions.
Thursday, May 23
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)
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)
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)
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)
4:15 - 4:30 PM CDT
Room: Plenary Room
Closing Remarks
Poster Sessions
in East AtriumWorry 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)