Interwork Institute Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
Since 2008, the Interwork Institute has hosted the Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series. The purpose of the Lunch and Learn Research Seminars is to offer San Diego State University Interwork Institute, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, and College of Education faculty, staff, and students an opportunity to present their research at either a formative or completed stage. Lunch and Learn presentations are held throughout the year. No RSVP is required. All faculty, staff, students and guests are invited to attend.
With the assistance of the Interwork Institute Center for Distance Learning, since 2019 (see the list below) the Lunch and Learn lectures are now broadcast live via Zoom and archived in the training section of the Interwork Institute website.
2024 Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
- October 2024: California Assembly Bill 734 and the Ethics of Tackle Football: A Four-Frame Examination
Description:
ARP 609: Policy Developments in Cognitive Disabilities, a core course in the San Diego State University (SDSU) Cognitive Disabilities Advanced Certificate Program, was taught in the Spring 24 semester. The class requires students complete a semester long project that addresses a current policy issue in the areas of autism, acquired brain injury, intellectual disabilities, or specific learning disabilities. Two of the projects (by Austin Constein and Kimberly Ann Magat) addressed California AB 734, the Youth Tackle Football Bill. AB 734 proposed to ban tackle football participation for children less than 12 years old. The bill was withdrawn when California Governor Gavin Newsom indicated he would refuse to sign the legislation as he felt parents should alone have the decision when and if their children play tackle football.
Following the semester, the presenters developed the ARP 609 projects into a journal manuscript recently submitted to Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. The paper presents a narrative review of journal articles, government documents, and websites to discuss the current status and ethical implications of AB 734. The review was aligned to Bolman and Deal’s symbolic, human resource, structural, and political frames. Steps needed for ethical action by rehabilitation counselors are presented for each frame.
AB 734 is likely to reemerge in 2025 and presents a call for action for rehabilitation counselors to protect the interests of children playing America’s favorite sport. AB 734 presents implications for exploitation, harm prevention, informed choice, and conflicts of interest. The presenters will discuss their motivations for addressing AB 734 and personal dispositions to football as part of family life, culture, and professional attention.
Presenters:
Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC
Austin Constein, M.S.
Kimberly Ann Magat, M.S., CRC
2023 Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
- September 2023: My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond my Diagnosis Book Discussion (Passcode: ^Nn2Asfx)
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Description:
In the next Interwork Institute Lunch and Learn, ARPE's Toni Saia will facilitate a discussion and Q&A with author and disability advocate Jen Gasner. In her captivating memoir, "My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis." Jennifer invites you into her world, where she must learn to view her changing body with compassion and choose gratitude over anger as she finds strength and acceptance for a whole new way of moving through life. To learn more about Jen check out her website. The seminar will be held via zoom. -
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Toni Saia, Ph.D., CRC, Assistant Professor, SDSU Rehabilitation Counseling Program - May 2023: Covid-19 and Rehabilitation Counseling Education: Experiences of Disabled Students
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Description:
The United States is over three years past the initial surge of COVID-19. Therefore, much of the discourse in higher education is focused on a "return to normal." However, the very idea of normal often excludes people with disabilities. Disabled activists are sounding the alarm on the dangers of returning to the pre-pandemic status quo (Ruiz-Grossman, 2021). The current study explored the experiences of disabled students in Rehabilitation Counseling Education Programs (RCEs) across the country during the COVID19 pandemic and its impact on their graduate school experience. Presenters will share the survey results, implications for higher education and plans for future research. -
Presenters:
Toni Saia, Ph.D., CRC, Assistant Professor, SDSU Rehabilitation Counseling Program
Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC, Professor and Chair, SDSU Rehabilitation Counseling - April 2023: CRCC Code of Ethics and Client Assistance Program Advocacy for Individuals with Criminal Justice Involvement Served in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
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Facilitator: Sonia Peterson, Ph.D. CRC LPCC, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
Panel Presenters: Program staff members from Disability Rights California - February 2023: CRCC 2023 Code of Ethics and Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation Services)
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Facilitator: Sonia Peterson, Ph.D. CRC LPCC, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
Panel Presenters: Members of the California State Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
2022 Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
- November 2022: Creative Strategies to Maximize Employment Success
- Marjorie Olney, Ph.D., CRC, Emeritus Professor, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
- October 2022: McNamara's Folly
- Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC, Professor and Chair, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
2021 Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
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July 2021: The Australian Approach to Acquired Brain Injury: A Sabbatical Experience
- Transcript for July 2021 Lunch and Learn - Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC, Professor and Chair, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
2019 Lunch and Learn Research Seminar Series
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June 2019: Moving Through and Preparing for the Transition from Community College to University: A Grounded Theory Examination of the Student-Athlete Experience
- Transcript for June 2019 Lunch and Learn - Ashley Sloper, Ed.D., Associate Director of Sport Management, University of Francisco
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May 2019: Changing Expectations, Changing Systems One Family at a Time: Lessons Learned from CaPROMISE Youth and their Families
- Transcript for May 2019 Lunch and Learn - Fred McFarlane, Ph.D., CRC, Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University Interwork Institute and the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
- Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., Co-Principal Investigator, Ca-PROMISE, San Diego State University Interwork Institute
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April 2019: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Higher Education Classroom: An Exploratory Study
- Transcript for April 2019 Lunch and Learn - Marjorie Olney, Ph.D., CRC, Professor, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
- Caren Sax, Ed.D., CRC, Professor and Chair, San Diego State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
