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Debra Homa
Online Vocational Rehabilitation Graduate Program Director
Rehabilitation and Counseling
Office: 231A Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 715/232-1113
Email: homad@uwstout.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Psychology (with emphasis on rehabilitation counseling education), Illinois Institute of Technology, 2004
- M.S., Rehabilitation Services Administration, DePaul University, 1988
- B.A., Psychology (with minor in rehabilitation psychology), University of North Texas, 1975
- Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE) since 1991
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) since 1982
Courses Taught
- REHAB-310 Vocational Evaluation
- REHAB-398 Field Experience in Rehabilitation
- REHAB-402/602 Management of Non-Profit Organizations
- REHAB-410 Job Placement Processes
- REHAB-488/688 Developing Collaborative Partnerships
- REHAB-660 Rehabilitation in the Private Sector
- REHAB-701 Foundations of Rehabilitation Online
- REHAB-717 Occupational Analysis and Job Placement
- REHAB-723 Procedures of Vocational Evaluation
- REHAB-787 Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling
- REHAB-708 Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling
Professional Interests
- Rehabilitation outcomes, with focus on employment outcomes
- The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Vocational evaluation and assessment
- Job placement
- Management of nonprofit organizations, with focus on rehabilitation leadership
- Psychosocial aspects of disability
- Multicultural issues in assessment, counseling, and clinical supervision
- Vocational rehabilitation issues for persons with psychiatric disabilities
- Applications of Cognitive Behavior therapy in rehabilitation counseling and psychiatric rehabilitation
Professional Organizations
- American Psychological Association
- National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)
- NRA - Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association (VEWAA)
- National Rehabilitation Association of Job Placement and Development (NRAJPD)
- American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP)