CORE NEWS

                                                            

Volume 13, Number 1                                                                                                             November 2001

SITE VISITOR

TRAINING

STANDARDS REVIEW

PROCESS UNDERWAY

CORE will hold training for individuals who wish to serve as CORE site visitors, as a pre-session at the NCRE meeting in Tucson, AZ. The training will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 14, 2002.

 

The requirements for site visitors are as follows:

  1. Hold membership in an organization that appoints individuals to CORE or its Commission on Standards and Accreditation;
  2. Serve as educator of an accredited Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program for at least three years since receiving doctoral degree or a non-educator with at least three years of experience in the supervision of counselors; or be a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
  3. Submit a statement detailing a commitment to participate in the review of programs as prescribed by CORE and a current vita.

 

Individuals who have attended site visitor training prior to 1997, but who have not served as a site visitor, must attend training during 2002 to remain on CORE’s  Site Visitor Roster.

 

To assure a sufficient number of training materials, individuals must submit the commitment statement, vita, and pre-register with the Administrative Office no later than 2/6/02. Information should be sent to CORE’s Administrative Office (1847 Rohlwing Road, Suite E, Rolling Meadows, IL  60008). For additional information, contact Sue Denys at 847-394-1785 or e-mail at sdenys@foundrehab.org.

 

CORE will also be participating with CACREP to do joint site visit training at the ACA Conference in March 2002.  Anyone interested in participating in this training should contact CACREP at CACREP@aol.com or call (703) 823-9800 ext. 301. This training may be of particular interest to faculty at universities having both CORE and CACREP accreditation.

The process for reviewing CORE standard has begun. If you have not done it yet, please go to www.core-rehab.org to get the form to give your input regarding standards revision.  You input is due by May 2002 and the CORE board and commission will review this input at their annual meeting in July. Of special interest is your input regarding number of credit hours, your thoughts regarding distance education, and qualifications for supervisors.

 

Also in this Newsletter are the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditor’s (ASPA) Code of Good Practice. As a member of ASPA, CORE adheres to these principles. Please review them as you study the standards and give your input.

 

Lance Carluccio and Art Del Orto are co-chairs of the standards review committee.  All input should be in writing and go to Lance at lcarlucc@maryville.edu.

 

MAKI ELECTED CORE PRESIDENT

Dennis R. Maki, Professor in Rehabilitation and Chair of the Division of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development at the University of Iowa was elected President of CORE at the Annual Meeting in July. Dr. Maki is an accomplished counselor, educator, and researcher who is committed to quality rehabilitation education.

 

Dennis has had many leadership positions in counseling and rehabilitation, including President of ARCA and he has served on the CRCC Commission. Dr. Maki also received the Rehabilitation Educator of the Year Award from NCRE. He has over 25 years experience in the field of rehabilitation and is well qualified to be President.

 

Congratulations, President Maki!

 

CORE CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2002

Council on Rehabilitation Education                                                                        Donald C. Linkowski Ph.D., CRC, Executive Director

1835 Rohlwing Road, Suite E                                                                                                           Sue Denys, Contract Administrator

Rolling Meadows, IL  60008

Phone/TDD: 847-394-1785  FAX: 847-394-2108

 

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PROFILE OF CORE-ACCREDITED PROGRAMS

 

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

Students

total

avg/prgm

range

total

avg/prgm

range

total

avg/prgm

range

Full-Time

2019

38.6

1-99

2237

26.3

0-141

2093

24.3

0-129

Full-Time Non-White

646

7.9

0-63

624

7.3

0-45

  635

  7.4

0-62

Full-Time Disabilities

445

5.4

0-23

444

5.2

0-31

  428

  5.1

0-36

Part-Time

1234

4.8

0-93

1363

16.2

0-166

 1333

 19.7

0-97

Part-Time Non-White

394

4.8

0-88

490

5.8

0-122

   396

   9.0

0-63

Part-Time Disabilities

248

3.0

0-15

237

2.8

0-24

   242

   4.2

0-22

Total

3165

38.6

9-147

3612

42.5

9-172

 3382

  29.4

4-173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduates

total

percent

range

total[1]

percent

range

total[2]

percent

range

Total Graduates

1159

 

0-68

1106

 

 

 1069

  

3-46

Non-White

306

26.0

0-42

247

22.3

0-15

   332

   31.1

0-32

Disabilities

246

 21.2

0-11

238

21.5

0-11

   210

   19.6

0-11

Non-White/Disabilities

 60

 5.0

0-7

 58

 5.2

0-4

     59   

     5.5

0-7

# Receiving RSA Traineeships

496

 43.0

0-21

458

41.4

0-26

   499

    46.7

0-23 

Non-US Citizens

 20

1.7

0-4

 28

 2.5

0-6

     26

      2.4

0-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Employment

total1,2

percent

range

total 

percent

range

total 

percent

range

State VR Agencies

323

23

0-26

270

23.7

0-18

    284

    26.6

0-19

Community Programs

417

30

0-23

355

31.2

0-19

    322

    30.1

0-22

Rehabilitation-Related

262

19

0-38

223

19.6

0-25

    217

     20.3

0-16

Private Industry

140

10

0-20

107

 9.4

0-7

      91

       8.5

0-11

University Settings

 43

3

0-5

 43

 3.8

0-3

      52

       4.9

0-4

Unemployed[3]

113

8

0-40

41

 3.6

0-4

      33

       3.1

0-2

Seeking Advanced Degree-Rehab

 31

2

0-5

26

 2.3

0-3

      29

       2.7

0-3

Seeking Advanced Degree-Non-Rehab

 24

2

0-6

20

 1.8

0-2

      20

        1.9

0-3

Non-Rehab Employment

 35

3

0-40

50

 4.4

0-12

      28

        2.6

0-4

Total

1308

100%

 

1136

 100%

 

   1009

     100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehabilitation Faculty

total

avg/prgm

range

total

avg/prgm

range

total

avg/prgm

range

FTE Rehab Faculty

307.0

3.7

1-12

392.8

3.5

0-9

    445.3

       5.3

0-9

Full-Time Rehab Faculty

292.5

3.6

1-14

288.0

3.4

1-11

     280

       3.3

0-9

Full-Time Minority

 50.0

 .6

0-5

53.0

 .6

0-4

       53

         .7

0-5

Full-Time Disabilities

 59.0

 .7

0-5

62.0

 .7

0-5

       64            

         .7

0-5

Entry Salary 9 mo Assist.

 

38,598

30-53,000

 

40,271

30-54,000

 

  41,993

23,000-58,000

 

 

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

departmental affiliation

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

 

number

percent

number

percent

number

percent

Counselor Education-Counseling Psych

  4

 4.9

10

11.8

16

18.6

Counseling + Others

34

41.5

20

23.5

19

22.1

Rehab Dept/Institute

 7

 8.5

15

17.6

14

16.3

Special Education (may include others)

 7

 8.5

3

 3.5

  5

  5.8

Counseling and Special Education (may include others)

 3

 3.7

10

11.8

  5

  5.8

Other: Human Services, Health, Communication

27

32.9

27

31.8

27

31.4

Total

82

100

86

100

86

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

degree title

number

percent

number

percent

number

percent

M.A.

13

15.8

16

19.0

16

18.6

M.R.C.

 5

 6.1

10

11.9

10

11.6

M.S.

39

47.5

35

41.7

34

39.5

M.Ed.

 9

11.0

 8

 9.5

 9

10.5

M.H.S.

 2

 2.4

 3

 3.6

 2

  2.3

Not Reported this Format

14

17.1

12

14.3

14

16.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

program length

mean

range

mean

range

mean

range

# Semester Hours

52.5

48-68

48-68

51.2

 53.2

48-68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programs offering

number

percent

number

percent

number

percent

Undergraduate

17

20.7

26

31.0

24

27.9

Doctoral

12

14.6

23

27.4

24

27.9

Both

 8

  9.8

 9

10.6

 7

  8.1

Distance Education Courses

30

36.6

33

38.9

43

50.0

Distance Education Degree

15

18.3

13

15.3

21

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licensure*

number

percent

number

percent

number

percent

Required

29

35.8

40

50.0

37

43.5

Optional

 

 

 3

 3.8

  5

  5.8

Dependent upon Work Setting

 

 

29

34.1

 30

34.9

Not Applicable

 

 

 8

 9.4

 13

15.1

* 1997-98 and 98-99 surveys asked whether graduates were “subject to licensure” in the state.

 

 

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