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President Cindy Mundis

I hope you enjoyed the summer because fall is just around the corner.

NAMRC’s 20th Annual Training Conference held at the end of July in New Orleans was a success! A special note of thanks to everyone who contributed to making this a great conference. We celebrated 20 years of coming together and affirmed our shared mission of promoting cultural diversity and disability through advocacy for excellence and equity in rehabilitation research, education, and practice. One of the highlights was the opening ceremony and Janet LaBreck comments. On August 1st the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to serve as

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Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

Whether you are an educator or practitioner, change is constantly occurring in the field of rehabilitation. Last month, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the final updates to regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Under the new rule, federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to meet the goal of ensuring that 7% of each job group in their workforce be qualified individuals with disabilities. NAMRC is pleased to see these rules which encourage equal opportunity and open new doors to employment for people with disabilities.

In closing, I am very pleased to share that NAMRC was

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presented with a certificate Award of Excellence for Membership Recruitment (Division Members) at the NRA Board meeting held at this year’s NRA conference. Kudos! As an organization we would be nowhere without our membership! I would like to encourage members to join committees, serve on the board and prepare to lead the organization into the future.

Warm regards,

Cindy

Sincerely, Cindy Mundis

Volume 12, Issue 2 September 2013

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

The Cultural Network

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NAMRC is dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and disability through advocacy for excellence and equity in rehabilitation research, education and practice.

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Message from the President 1

Call for Nominations 2

CORE/CACREP Merger 3

Happenings 4

Special Interest Story 4

Conference Pictures 4-12

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Members interested in serving NAMRC are invited to seek election as an Officer, to the Board of Directors, or to volunteer for service on a committee. Elections will be held this fall to elect four general board members, a Student Representative, Treasurer and a Secretary on the Board of Directors. NAMRC members may self-nominate or nominate other members of the Association.

NAMRC Board Member and Officer Eligibility:

All Directors must have been a member of the Association and NRA for at least one year prior to the date of election, or since the last NAMRC’s Annual Business Meeting. Please visit http://www.namrc.org/docs/NAMRC-Bylaws.pdf for full description of eligibility.

The duties of the officers are as follows:

Board of Directors (Four Positions - Two-year term to begin January 1, 2014) Conducts necessary business between meetings of the Association; establish policies and procedures relative to the Association and meet at the call of the President or Board Chair, and a) Conducts necessary business between meetings of the Association b) Reports to the Association membership on all business c) Establishes policies and procedures relative to the Association d) Fill vacancies which occur between elections e) Meets at the call of the President f) Shall serve on a standing, special, conference or workshop committee.

Treasurer (Two-year term to begin January 1, 2014) Serves as a member of the Executive Committee and a) oversees the custody of all funds of the Association and oversees the usage of the Association’s credit cards; b) handles all Associations deposits; c) pays invoices on the order of the Board or when requests for payment are signed by chairperson of a conference, workshop, or program activity; d) prepare financial reports for all Association meetings; e) prepare all reports and vouchers for audit before the NAMRC’s Annual Meeting; f) serve on the Executive Committee; g) chair the Finance Committee and Economic Development Committee; h) chair the Conference Committee: Registration and Logistics; i) assist the President in preparing NAMRC’s financial component of NRA’s Annual Report; j) work with the Secretary and President to set up conference calls; k) serve on the NAMRC’s Annual Conference Committee to assist in all financial matters and obligations; l) prepare an annual Association budget for the fiscal year for operation; m) prepare the Association’s annual budget to be submitted to NRA, after approval from the board and n) provide the Board on the feasibility of funding activities, line items, and requests.

Secretary (Two-year term to begin January 1, 2014) Serves as a member of the Executive Committee and a) record minutes of all Association, Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings; b) mail, e-mail, or fax minutes of all meetings to the Board members at least seven (7) prior to the next scheduled meeting; c) mail, e-mail, or fax notices and all other designated information of the Association or Board Meetings; d) possess a copy of all of the Association’s minutes under his/her term, NRA and NAMRC’s By Laws, list of Standing Committees (Chairs and members); e) maintain a record of attendance of Board members at designated meetings; f) work with the membership chair to maintain up to date list of active Association members; g) remind committee chairs to post reports five (5) days before the next scheduled Board meeting; h) serve on the Executive Committee; i) develop and maintain current Board directory for Board members, web site, and newsletter of the Association; j) assist the President and Board Chair in developing and posting the agenda;

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” -Anne Frank

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k) work with the Treasurer, President and Conference Committee in posting the conference call information; and l) chair the Public Relations and Marketing Development.

Student Representative (Two-year term to begin January 1, 2014). Serves as a member of the Executive Committee and a) maintains liaison with the student members and work on student membership issues relevant to the student concerns; b) serves on the Membership and Coalition Development Committee with a focus on recruitment of new members and maintenance of current student members; c) works on tasks as assigned by the President; d) serves on the Conference Committee: Student Outreach to assure programs and activities exists

Please visit http://www.namrc.org/docs/NAMRC-Bylaws.pdf for full descriptions of each board position.

To nominate or self-nominate current NAMRC members, please forward nominations to Stacia Robertson @ docrob03@gmail.com. Nominations must include your NRA number, a picture, a brief bio and your platform for your 2-year term. If you have any questions, please contact Stacia Robertson at docrob03@gmail.com.

All nominations are due by October 7, 2013.

CACREP and CORE entered into an historic affiliation agreement on July 12, 2013 whereby CORE will become a corporate affiliate of CACREP. The agreement includes a process whereby programs that wish to apply for accreditation under CACREP’s newly developed and adopted Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program standards (to be implemented by CORE) will undergo a review process conducted jointly by CACREP and CORE. As part of this agreement, CORE and CACREP will also continue to accredit other programs within their respective scopes of practice.

CORE and CACREP are committed to working closely together to establish a framework for ensuring a smooth transition for currently accredited programs that wish to be reviewed under these new standards. Both organizations have also agreed to work towards recognition of programs accredited under the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling standards with regard to state licensure and federal hiring eligibility. Until recognition of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling standards is achieved, programs accredited under these new standards will be permitted to hold dual accreditation status with CACREP’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program standards.

CORE and CACREP have begun working on the details of the framework and will be releasing additional information in the early fall 2013. A process is being developed for rehabilitation counseling programs already training students for clinical counseling practice, as well as one for those programs interested in developing a more clinically-focused program. Please visit the CORE or CACREP websites periodically at www.core-rehab.org and www.cacrep.org to obtain the most updated information. Interested individuals are invited to attend sessions at the ACA, ACES, NCRE, AASCB, and other professional counseling conferences to learn more as the plan develops.

Volunteers welcoming

attendees at the

registration desk

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Go out and do good on Oct. 26, 2013 - this year's Make A Difference Day.

Join the action on Oct. 26, 2013, the 23rd annual Make A Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of community service. On Make A Difference Day 2013, millions of volunteers will unite to improve the lives of others in their communities. Whether you want to help a local organization or organize a project of your own, you will improve the life of someone else.

Retrieved from USA today

The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

Attendees enjoy opening

ceremony performance

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PresidentMundiswithCommissionerLaBreckattheOpeningCeremony

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NAMRC Service Project

LettheSessionsBegin

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Seeing

Old

Friends

& Meeting

New Friends

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Presidents

Reception

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Dr.IrmoMarinideliversthekeynoteaddressatthe20thAnnualNAMRCtrainingconference

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Great Sessions

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ThanksSponsors!

Poster Session

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StudentIceCreamSocial

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All Photos by R.F. Trusdalle

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The Cultural Network Co-Edited by

Dennis A. Bunton PhD(c)

&

Dr. Quintin Boston

We’re on the Web!

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Thanks for making the NAMRC 20th

Annual Training

Conference in New Orleans LA. a Success!

We will see you Next Year!

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