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IARP Rehabilitation & Disability Case Management Section Board Eligible voters : Individual Professional members of the association who are members of the Rehabilitation & Disability Case Management Section. Position and Candidate(s) Chair-Elect Susan L. Shugars Member-at-Large Robert Cogburn Carrie Johnson Representative to IARP Board Alan Getreu Edward P. Steffan Chair-Elect Sara L. Shugars Describe your qualifications for the position With over a decade of comprehensive experience in the field of rehabilitation, I am proud to have ...

IARP Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management Section Board of Directors Election Slate (2016-2017) Eligible voters : Individual Professional members of the association who are members of the Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management Section. Position and Candidate(s): Secretary: Christopher Mathis Board Member At Large: Janice Ray Board Member At Large: Sara Shugars Candidate Statements: Secretary: C hristopher Mathis Describe your qualifications for the position: I have served on IARP’s RDCM section board for the past two years taking on a myriad of membership duties along the way. Serving as the RDCM’s ...

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IARP Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management (RDCM) Section Member at Large Candidate: Michelle Hultine 1. Describe your qualifications for the position. I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an endorsement in Pre-law. I have a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. I have worked in the private sector for the past 24 years in a wide variety of capacities. My foundation in VR began in college when I began working as a job coach for people with developmental disabilities in competitive work settings. As I moved through my educational career, I had the opportunity to work with various populations that experience barriers to employment ...

IARP Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management (RDCM) Section Chair Candidate: Edward Steffan 1. Describe your qualifications for the position. I believe I am qualified to serve as your Rehabilitation and Disability Case Management Section Chair given I was the Disability Management Section Chair from 2003 to 2005. While serving our organization, I facilitated our first section Webinars and started the discussions that our section needed a board to model the example set by the forensic section to increase our effectiveness. I was instrumental in the reactivation of the Illinois chapter of IARP and currently serve as our President. I currently ...

For Immediate Release : May 2, 2013 For Information Contact : Dr. Hursh 617-353.2709 Bruce Adams 847-657.6964 GLENVIEW, IL -- The International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) today announced the merger of two key disciplines in the private rehabilitation career path. Case Management and Disabilities Management have been combined to become IARP's Rehabilitation & Disability Case Management (RDCM) section. “We are very excited about this merger,” said Dr. Norman Hursh, chair of the RDCM section and member of the IARP Board of Directors. “It has great potential to strengthen IARP’s value to the industry and membership. RDCM will ...