Ken Currier, Ph.D., CRC

Contact Information

Office: CLS 4097
Phone: 773-442-5576
Email: K-Currier@neiu.edu; kencurrier@comcast.net

Education

Ph.D., Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling, Emporia State University

B.A., Secondary Education, Political Science, Ottawa University (Phoenix campus)

Credentials

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

Professional Experience

2004-present, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Education, Northeastern Illinois University

2000-2004, Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education & Rehabilitation Programs, Emporia State University

1996-2000, Assistant Professor, Instructor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Department of Rehabilitation Services

1994-1998, Doctoral Student, Teaching Assistant/Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education

1992-1994, Disability Management, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, Rehabilitation Counselor

1991, Kansas Rehabilitation and Clinical Consultants, Topeka, KS  66614, Qualified Rehabilitation Counselor (QRC)

NEIU Courses Taught

Frameworks for Counselors (403), Evaluation Techniques (404), Alcohol & Drug Counseling (425), Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling (433), Medical & Psychosocial Aspects of Disability (434), Work and Disability (435), Case Management for Rehabilitation Counselors (436), Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum and Internship Supervision (446, 463, & 473)

Publications

Currier, K.F., Chan, F., Berven, N.L., Habeck, R.M., & Taylor, D. (2001).  Function and knowledge domains for        

        disability management practice: A Delphi study. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 44(3,)133-143.

Currier, K.F. (1998). Disability management functions and knowledge areas: A Delphi study.  Unpublished doctoral

        dissertation, University of Wisconsin - Madison. [UMI Number 9838702]

Currier, K., Chan, F., Taylor, D., & Wood, C. (1997).  Disability management Specialists: An investigation of major

        practice domains and associated knowledge areas. Rolling Meadows, IL: Certification of Disability

        Management Specialists Commission.

DeVinney, D., McReynolds, C., Currier, K., Mirch, M.C., & Chan, F. (1999). Vocational issues in disability case

        management. In F. Chan & M.J. Leahy (Eds.), Health care & disability case management (pp. 183-212). Lake

        Zurich, IL: Vocational Consultants Press. [Senior Authorship equally shared]

Chan, F., Taylor, D., Currier, K., Chan, C.C.H., Wood, C., & Lui, J. (2000). Disability management practitioners: A

        work behavior analysis. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 15(1), 47-56.

Goodwin, B.A., Taylor, D.W., Chan, F., & Currier, K. (2000). Perceived training needs of disability management

        specialists in five knowledge domains of disability management practice. Rehabilitation Education, 14, (3),

        229-241.

Presentations

Building relationships between Illinois DHS/DRS and NEIU Rehabilitation Counseling Program. August 5, 2004.

        Illinois Department of Human Services, Limited English Proficiency Task Force. Chicago, IL.

Working With and Writing About Persons with Disability. Numerous dates, location, and venues to inform teachers,

        managers, administrators, students, and citizens. 

Horseshoes or Horses Hoes? Accessible Curriculum in Rehabilitation. February 14, 2002. NCRE National

        Conference. Tucson, AZ

Integrating and Adapting Disability Management Research Into CORE Curriculum. February 22, 2001. NCRE

        National Conference. Tucson, AZ

A Work Behavior Analysis of Disability Management Service Providers. (March 1999).  NARPPS Annual

        Conference. Boston, MA.

Disability Management and Workers Compensation. (April 1999).  Seminar.  University of Maryland Eastern Shore,

        Department of Rehabilitation Services. Princess Anne, MD.

Stress, tension, and coping. (April 25, 2000). Choices conference. Maryland Eastern Shore Drug & Alcohol

        Prevention Center. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Princess Anne, MD. [Funded by the Maryland Alcohol

        & Drug Abuse Administration].

Professional Assocations

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC #9855)

Trained CORE (Commission on Rehabilitation Education) Site Reviewer

National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE)

American Counseling Association (ACA)

National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA)

National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)

Illinois Rehabilitation Association (IRA)

Professional Activities

Development of CORE-based Rehabilitation Counseling Master's Program NEIU

Grant writing: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Long Term Training Grant

Special Service Award, Kansas Rehabilitation Association, 2004

Develop, implement, accredit Kansas Alcohol & Drug Counseling Program

Institutional Representative to the Kansas Addiction Educators Association

President-Elect, Vice-President Kansas Rehabilitation Association (2003-2004)

Member Illinois Rehabilitation Association

Dean’s Advisory Council – The Teachers College, Emporia State University

Board of Directors, Eastern Shore Epilepsy Association, Salisbury, Maryland

Distance Learning and Continuing Education Committee (UMES)

Faculty Search Committees

Development of CORE-based Rehabilitation Counseling Master's Program (UMES)

Development of Student Portfolio Program

Student mentoring, development, professional socialization and advisement

CORE Accreditation Site Inspection Training

Administer CRC Certification Examination (accommodated)

Courses Taught and/or Developed      

Alcohol & Drug Counseling

Behavioral Interventions in Rehabilitation                  

Case Management/Advanced Case Management (new)

Multicultural Issues in Counseling (new)

Evaluation Techniques/Individual & Group Appraisal

Frameworks for Counselors (Counseling Theories)                                

Helping Relationships

Independent Living (new)  

Individual & Group Appraisal (online, distance education)

Introduction to Addictions                                        

Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling (new)               

Job Placement/Vocational Issue                                                                

Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Psychopharmacology (new; taught both traditionally and online, distance education))

Rehabilitation Research & Report Writing (new)

Survey of Mental & Psychiatric Disabilities

Theories of Counseling

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