Paper presented at 2011 EDEN Conference in Dublin, Ireland: Alan Bruce (ULS), David Perry, Michelle Marmé, Chrisann Schiro-Geist, Regina Robertson (CORE - USA)
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Accreditation and Learning in International Rehabilitation Professional Development
1. Ireland
Alan Bruce, Universal Learning Systems
United States
David Perry, University of North Dakota
Michelle Marmé, Northeastern Illinois University
Chrisann Schiro Geist, University of Memphis
Regina Robertson, East Central Oklahoma University
SUSTAINABLE ACCREDITATION AND
LEARNING IN INTERNATIONAL
REHABILITATION PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
2. Overview
Sustainable
Accreditation
Learning (beyond WHAT is taught…
what knowledge & skills are acquired)
International Rehabilitation
Professional
Globalization
3. Contexts of Inclusive
Practice
Change dynamic
Impact of crisis
Imperatives of continuing professional
development
Standards and quality
Ethical practice
4. Innovative Learning
Beyond
Barriers
to Shared
Excellence
Using the From
American Experience Compe-
Perspect-
ives of tence to
Creativity
Disability
European
Challenges
5. Thinking
Globally
Anticipating
Future
Demogra-
phics
ICT &
Supported
Systems
Policy and
Trans-
formation
Linkage and Recognition
6. People with Disabilities
Globally, there are almost 1 billion people with disabilities (PWD)
Estimates of PWD by continent: Europe – 98 million, Africa – 137
million, Asia – 553 million, North America – 67 million, South America
– 57 million
U.N. estimates 13.3 % of world population has some form of
disability
While “disability” is defined differently in different countries, the
U.N. offers these definitions:
Impairment: “any loss or abnormality of psychological,
physiological, or anatomical structure or function”
Disability: a “restriction or lack (resulting from an
impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within
the range considered normal for a human being”
7. Social Dynamics of Marginalized
Populations
Interpersonal Communication &
Advocacy Skills
Medical Services
Physical Restoration
Psychological Supports
Independent Living
Housing & Transportation
Community Living Skills
Avocational Pursuits
Spiritual Development
Vocational & Job/Career Development
Legal Rights and Recourse
Supporting Independence
8. Interventions and
Training
A variety of services are offered to help PWD become
more independent, such as: medical services, physical
restoration, psychological supports, job placement,
housing services, transportation assistance,
communication aides, and assistive technology.
Rehabilitation Service providers receive various kinds of
training, ranging from on-the-job training to college
degrees.
Higher education programs often seek accreditation to
demonstrate the quality and sustainability of their
degrees.
9. Council on Rehabilitation
Education (CORE)
Has offered accreditation of master’s programs in
Rehabilitation Counseling since 1972
Accredits approximately 100 programs in the United
States
Is recognized by the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA), an organization that certifies a
variety of international accrediting bodies (e.g.,
engineering and business)
10. Commission on Undergraduate
Standards and Accreditation (CUSA)
This commission is part or CORE and is responsible
for sanctioning quality undergraduate rehabilitation
education programs
The goal is to promote the effective delivery of
services to individuals
Services improve when professionals receive better
training
Accreditation standards promote continuing review
and improvement of high quality training programs
11. Maximizing participation of
people with disabilities
in mainstream of life
Creativity
Commitment
Collaboration
12. International Rehabilitation
Education
Building on firm foundation from
CORE and CUSA, our goal is to provide
an opportunity for other countries to
have their training programs recognized
Advantages include programmatic review
with respect to established standards of
quality, economic viability, sustainability,
portability of credentials,
course transferability, and
unified ethical codes
13. Profession defines fundamental standards of practice and
essential knowledge
Students’ best interests & educational goals protected
Strengths of Existing Models
Protocols to follow, refine, & modify for new contexts
Structured process of self-reflection for programs
Asynchronous sharing of information
Data gathering from constituents
“Outside” review & validation from profession
Educational institutions & programs are acknowledged for
developing/providing “best practice”
Accreditation
14. Voluntarily organized, by educators, to develop and implement common
policies and standards, to evaluate educational quality
Non-governmental, entirely voluntary, peer review, ensuring educational
programs meet educational and professional standards of quality
Consider faculty academic preparation, demonstrated excellence,
programmatic recruitment practices and admissions procedures,
course content
Outcome measures with respect to knowledge and skill attainment,
from the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders: supervisors,
employers, graduates
Accreditation
as a Growth Process
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15. People with
Technology Disabilities
Accredita- Pedagogy
tion
Standards
Process of Continual
Refinement
16. Establishing and supporting “best practice”
Reimagine “accreditation” as
Growth-oriented
Supportive
Enhancing outcomes
Building upon established structures to address
evolving needs of our students and practice
Recontextualizing process in light of varying contexts
and technologies
Re-evaluating
Accreditation Process
17. Consensus: some face-to-face components must be retained
To ensure voracity of reports
To address physical access in rehabilitation context
In the absence* of technological alternatives
Distance models for executing program evaluation & training of
evaluators
Virtual training of site visitors
More evaluators involved, enhancing the # observers involved
Decreased costs for accreditation review process, increased
cadre of reviewers
Multiple perspectives enhances sophistication of process
New Models
of Program Assessment
18. World becomes flatter
Boundaries blur
Distinctions become less divisive
Definitional considerations
Universality of socially-endorsed and
culturally-dependent phrasing & practices
Challenges
19.
20. Optimum training experiences for individuals
interested in the full inclusion of people with
disabilities and differences, will be
met through this refinement of sustainable
training and
evaluation methodologies.
21. Resources
Council on Rehabilitation Education www.core-rehab.org
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
https://ncrtm.org/moodle/
National Council on Rehabilitation Education
www.rehabeducators.org/resources.html