HSRS News Archives Summer '08

J. Patrick Decoteau has been appointed to the NIDRR External Evaluation Advisory Board

J. Patrick Decoteau, professor of rehabilitation & disability studies has been appointed to the National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) External Evaluation Advisory Board. Dr. Decoteau joined five other nationally recognized experts at the group’s first meeting held recently at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, where members provided input into the Institute’s planned 2009 External Evaluation by developing criteria and operational definitions for the External Peer Reviewers who will be rating NIDRR Grantee products. In addition, the advisory board provided input into the Process Evaluation about the Priority Setting Process and its link to NIDRR funding methods. Such efforts are part of NIDRR’s strategic planning process.

Dr. Katherine Post has 2 articles published in the American Occupational Therapy Association Quarterly Newsletter.

Dr. Katherine Post, Associate Professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Department has two articles published in the June 2008 edition of the American Occupational Therapy Association Technology Special Interest Section Quarterly Newsletter. The article entitled Mrs. Porter’s Story: Using Evidence to Inform Clinical Decisions was co-authored with Jessica Scheer of the George Washington University Medical Center and Joan Simmons, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at Springfield College. Chris Bigelow, Reference Librarian at Babson Library co-authored the second article, Resources for Evidence-Based Practice in Assistive Technology.

Dr. Jennifer Hixon revised a chapter on Musculoskeletal Disorders

Dr. Jennifer Hixon, Chair, Physician Assistant Studies program, revised a chapter on Musculoskeletal Disorders co-authored with Patrick C. Auth, PhD, MS, PA-C for the 3rd edition of Physician Assistant Review. Dr. Auth is Director of the Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program at Drexel University. The chapter is a clinical reference on the etiology, pathology, clinical features, and management of commonly seen musculoskeletal disorders.

S. J. Hart, author of Lies in Silence, will be giving a colloquium at Springfield College

S. J. Hart, author of Lies in Silence, a new book based on the true story of one family's ability to cope with a psychiatric disability, will be giving a colloquium at Springfield College in Dr. Michael Accordino’s Psychiatric Rehabilitation graduate class (RHDS 694) on July 7th, 2008 at 4:00pm in Locklin Hall Room 105.

Lies in Silence is a true life story that powerfully represents timely and pertinent issues that include the link between mental illness and genetic predisposition, stigma, overwhelming grief and loss, as well as hopelessness through the eyes of one woman watching her parents, uncles, cousins, siblings, children and eventually herself, become part of the silent, and misunderstood club known as the “mentally ill”. She asks provocative questions in a manner that demands answers regarding incompetent and poorly trained professionals, the lack of urgency in the clinical community to the lowering age of onset of illness, and finally prominent social issues and their connection to what could be an emerging epidemic.

S. J. Hart has presented to classes in psychology, social work, disability studies and liberal arts at Coppin State University, Alvernia College and CUNY-Staten Island. She has also collaborated with Martin Sheen who is currently involved in mental health advocacy work and public service announcements through the Peace of Mind Project (POMP). Mr. Sheen has consulted with her and continues to be an advocate of her book.

Professionals who currently practice in clinical and allied health professions will benefit from this presentation as well as students studying in these areas.

For more information, please contact:
Michael P. Accordino, D.Ed., C.R.C., L.M.H.C.

J. Patrick Decoteau and Jon Veltri recently presented at the 28th Annual International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Conference

J. Patrick Decoteau, professor of rehabilitation & disability studies and Jon Veltri, ‘G 93, recently presented “Improving Practitioner Efficiency Through Information Literacy: Beyond the Basics to Application” at the 28th Annual International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Conference held in Los Angeles. Dr. Decoteau’s portion of the presentation provided an overview of Information Literacy, SC’s infusion model of information literacy, which included how faculty like himself were infusing IL goals and objectives in their junior/senior year courses. Veltri, a vocational case manager for GENEX in Phoenix, provided how information literacy concepts have found its way into the newly revised Code of Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors and how these information literacy competencies can lead to improving practitioner efficiency.

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