Instructor:
Cindy Beck, ND
Office
– Seminar 4158Mailbox on campus –
Seminar 3127
E-mail
address = cbeck@evergreen.edu
* best way to contact
Phone
– 867-5942
Class
meets Monday 5:30 – 9:30 pm – Lab Iroom
1040
It
is an upper division 4-credit class; it satisfies requirements for WA State
Rehabilitation Counselors’ continuing education.
TEXT:
Medical Aspects of Disability: A Handbook for the Rehabilitation Professional. Eisneberg,
M., Glueckauf, R., & Zaretsky, H. [Eds.] 1998Springer
Publisher Co. Inc.ISBN = 0-8261-7971-1
Student
Expectations:
1. Regular
attendance and participation in class discussions and activities
is expected of all students. It will
be essential for students to attend all of the sessions, as the amount
of information missed in a class will be substantial. If an absence
occurs, it is the student's responsibility to get notes / handouts from
the web page or a classmate. PLEASE - DO NOT ASK ME.If
you miss more than 2 class sessions, you will lose a credit. If you miss
more than 3 class sessions, you will lose 2 credits. If you miss more than
4 class sessions, you will lose 3 credits.Missing
5 or more sessions, will result in loss of all class credits. Attendance
will be taken.
2.site
visit and interview with a rehabilitation service provider: Each
student will choose a division of the rehabilitation system and arrange
an interview and site visit with a qualified provider in the community.As
part of this process, the student will formulate a set of interview questions
that focus on the background/education of the rehabilitation professional,
and their role as part of a rehabilitation team.Questions
should also reflect the student’s interest in this specific profession
and relevant disabilities; questions should be submitted to the instructor
for review/comment prior to the site visit, no later than October 21st.A
written account of the visit and interview will be due to the instructor
no later than December 2nd. Photograph*s or professional
literature can accompany final project.
*
Please obtain permission before taking photographs.
3.independent
project that explores a creative solution for a common PROBLEM:Each
student will research a common problem related to disabilities, and come
up with a creative solution that will support either the person with the
disability or the health care provider in their work with people who have
this disability.Students will submit
their proposal for this project no later than October 28th.Final
presentation of this creative solution can be a traditional paper, an oral
presentation*, or any other innovative way of demonstrating the problem
and how you propose to solve it.Regardless
of the way information is presented, all students will submit as part of
their final project an annotated bibliography of the sources used in research.Finished
projects will be due no later than December 9th.*If
you choose to present your work as an oral presentation, you will have
to make arrangements with instructor prior to November 18th.
4.Self-evaluation
& faculty evaluation is due on December 9th.
5.
Evaluations
are assessed on class progress: class (seminar) participation/attendance,
creative research project & interview project.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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Late paper policy - I will not accept any late papers.If
you cannot make it to class, you can put it in my mailbox, or email
it to me.
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Class schedule is subject to change, dependent on class progress.
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Withdrawals from class follow TESC's policies as outlined in registration
materials.
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As appropriate, the Instructor will supply supplemental readings.
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Students with disabilities are asked to contact the instructor to arrange
accommodation.
IF YOU
NEED HELP - PLEASE ASK!!THAT'S WHAT
I AM HERE FOR