A Revisited Inquiry: A Survey of the Members of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)

Huber, Mary J.; Walker, Quiteya; Dunlap, Paige N.; Russell, Valerie E. D.; Richardson, Taryn V.

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“…Since that time, RC has been struggling to gain recognition and valuation because of historical issues and conflicts (Chan et al, 2017;Leahy et al, 2011). These concerns influence public impressions of RC, training programs recruitment, membership in professional RC organizations, and the legislation and funding of services (Huber et al, 2019).…”

Section: Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study was a step toward harnessing the power and potential within the RC profession, to design its next evolution. RC has a strong tradition of research to define the profession through role and function studies (e.g., Leahy et al, 2019) and surveying the perspectives of stakeholders, such as doctoral students and recent graduates (Fleming et al, 2011), leaders of professional organizations (McCarthy, 2020), professionals in the field (Barros-Bailey et al, 2009), and professional organization members (Huber et al, 2019). Although research has been emphasized in this area, less attention has been given to exploring the narratives of collective RC leaders.…”

Section: Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The days of a "best kept secret" must end if RC is to survive and thrive. Unity within the profession is linked to a singular professional identity (Huber et al, 2019). For this reason, addressing the identity conflict can be accomplished through (a) appreciating formative influences, (b) elevating the rehabilitation philosophy, and (c) focusing on assets.…”

Section: Address the Identity Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Vision for Rehabilitation Counseling: Appreciative Inquiry Through the Eyes of Our Legacy Leaders

Nerlich

Landon

Keegan

2022

Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal

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Rehabilitation counseling (RC), which grew out of vocational rehabilitation legislation in 1920, has quietly developed and expanded its range of services for people with disabilities. As a smaller specialty of counseling, RC has faced challenges to being recognized and valued for its diverse expertise within the counseling field, as well as the broader social service and allied health fields. With a changing landscape of accreditation, state licensing, and service reimbursement requirements, there is now a need for guidance, leadership, and collaborative planning to preserve the vitality of the profession. The purpose of this project was to capture the positive history of the profession through its leaders, utilizing an appreciative inquiry framework, to become more aware of strengths and opportunities, to begin drafting a blueprint for the future of RC. The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 leaders in rehabilitation counselor education and research. Four main themes emerged: (a) formative influences, (b) threats, (c) current assets, and (d) future direction. Focusing on the influence of threats to the RC profession, a solution-focused response model is presented toward a vision of the future of RC practice, education, and research.

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Section: Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journalmentioning

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A Vision for Rehabilitation Counseling: Appreciative Inquiry Through the Eyes of Our Legacy Leaders

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Landon

Keegan

2022

Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal

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“…This is the sticky problem for associa-Prologue: The Future of Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal tions with few members like ARCA, NRCA, and RCEA, and there is reason to question whether associations have consistently reacted effectively. In the face of declining membership, the most common response has been to attempt to identify, market, and enhance incentives for joining (e.g., Cook, 1990;Huber et al, 2019;Jones, 1986Jones, , 1995Kauppi, 1975;Kirk & La Forge, 1995;Peterson et al, 2006;Phillips, 2011;Trotter & Kozochowicz, 1970). Attempting to create added value when the members who generate it are leaving is difficult to impossible.…”

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Prologue: The Future of Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations

Phillips

Boland

Edwards

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Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal

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Professional associations are the primary instrument for meeting the interests of a profession. However, the steady decline of membership that began in the 1970s in rehabilitation counseling associations has reduced their resources and limited their ability to advocate for the discipline (Phillips & Leahy, 2012). In 1981, in the early years of membership decline, the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling published a special issue focusing on the potential consolidation of rehabilitation counseling associations. The special issue concluded with a call to survey rehabilitation counselors for their perspectives on the topic (Emener, 1981). Despite the special issue becoming the “benchmark publication” intended (Field & Emener, 1981, p. 59), no decisive action was taken following its publication and no survey conducted. In the articles that follow, we present information about the current and future state of rehabilitation counseling professional associations, relying heavily on the quantitative and qualitative responses of 2,608 rehabilitation counseling professionals. More concisely, this special issue finally answers the call from over 40 years ago to seek the input of rehabilitation counselors on the question of consolidation. In addition to introducing the articles in this special issue, we provide a historical sketch of rehabilitation counseling associations and membership trends that is key to understanding the debate around consolidation.

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“…RCB has been rated by members in the past two ARCA surveys as the No. 1 membership benefit (Huber, Walker, Dunlap, Russell, & Richardson, 2019; Peterson, Hautamaki, & Hershenson, 2006). Excellent historical reviews of ARCA’s organizational and ideological development are available in the literature (e.g., DiMichael & Thomas, 1985; Peterson et al, 2006).…”

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Advocacy to Invigorate Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations: A Reflective Inquiry and Suggested Action Goals

McCarthy

2019

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Reflections and recommendations from American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) leaders were solicited and analyzed to explore challenging issues considered relevant to all rehabilitation counseling (RC) associations. Of the 29 locatable Past-Presidents (from 1980 through 2016), 12 persons (41%) participated. The free-response questions emailed were the following: (1) describe the best accomplishment of your year as President; (2) explain the biggest challenge at that time for ARCA as an organization; (3) explain the concurrent challenges for the RC profession; and (4) specify two top priorities that ARCA leaders should work on, to have positive impact on RC’s stakeholders. The verbatim responses, presented in full in this article, were categorized into thematic clusters. The major themes that were identified echoed findings from some related prior studies and ongoing discourse within RC. Recommended goals for the profession’s sustainability are to (a) shape a stronger professional identity that is better understood and appreciated; (b) support an organizational vehicle or association for publicizing our voice and vision, and cultivating growth through ongoing professional collaboration; (c) increase the meaningful impact our profession has on its stakeholder groups; (d) enhance and maintain high standards of rehabilitation education and competent, ethical practice; and (e) engage in partnership with the disability community.

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A Revisited Inquiry: A Survey of the Members of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

A Vision for Rehabilitation Counseling: Appreciative Inquiry Through the Eyes of Our Legacy Leaders

A Vision for Rehabilitation Counseling: Appreciative Inquiry Through the Eyes of Our Legacy Leaders

Prologue: The Future of Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations

Advocacy to Invigorate Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations: A Reflective Inquiry and Suggested Action Goals

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