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The next training conference of the Chapter will be on Wednesday, January 18, 2012  from 8:30am to 4:00pm at NYU Wasserman Center, 2nd Floor.  The training session is entitled: "Quality Rehabilitation Counselors: Licensure, Ethics, and Advocacy." For more information about this conference and how to register, please click on here. After the training, there will be the Annual Meeting of Metropolitan New York Chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association, Inc at which time Board Members including its officers will voted on for the new year starting as of that meeting and a summary of 2011 activities and planned 2012 projects will be discussed.

Counselors should link onto CRCC's website's new page on Advocacy and Legislation.  For example, they list the states that accept the CRC exam. Please click on to http://www.crccertification.com/

A course entitled "Mind and Body in the Workplace" will be taught this fall by Christopher Kempski at NYU's School of Professional Studies.  For more information, please click on.

 On August 3rd, 2011, the Metropolitan Chapter is endorsing Christopher Thomas Kempski for the NRA Board of Directors as the 2012 At-Large Member: Our endorsement was emailed to each member of its current board as follows:

"Dear 2011 NRA Board of Directors, it is my great pleasure upon behalf of the Board of Directors of the NY Metropolitan Chapter of NRA, Inc, (in its 60th year of service) to enthusiastically endorse Christopher Thomas Kempski to serve on the NRA Board of Directors as a 2012 At-Large Board Director.  At our awards ceremony on June 22, 2011 we honored Chris with an Award of Appreciation for his having served two consecutive terms as the Chapter President.  We noted his leadership in conducting the 2010 NERA Conference hosted by our chapter especially by his creating momentum for the conference around the country, his playing a major role reaching out to new rehabilitation counseling students, and his key position in developing our training conferences especially by running workshops related to counselor wellness, ergonomics, and related matters.
Anthony LaGattuta, President, NY Metro Chapter, NRA, Inc."

On July 26th, 2011, the President signed a proclamation on technology and ADA which you can access by clicking on.

NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING TENTATIVELY SET FOR Monday September 19, 2011 at NYU Wasserman Center at 5:00pm

On June 22, 2011 the Metropolitan Chapter held a very successful training conference entitled "Rehabilitation Counselors: Where Are We Now?Where Are We Going?"  There were approximately 75 attendees.  It was held at the NYU Wasserman Center. Please check here for more information about the agenda Please click .  For your information, the following awards were presented:
Nelson A Voorhees Award - Elliette Markheim
Rehabilitation Program of Distinction Award - Hunter College/NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Work-Study Project
Frank Bowe Rehabilitation Practioner of Distinction Award - Valerie Lyons
Award of Appreciation - Christopher Kempski

On Wedesday, January 19, 2011 the Metro Chapter ran its 2011 Winter Training Conference entitled "Employment in Challenging Times" at the NYU Wassserman Center.  There were about 50 attendees. There were three key presentations by Abilities, Inc., Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. and Concepts by NRG.  In the picture at the left the the Chapter represented by President Christopher Kempski and former President Andrew Pasternak are presenting the "Program of Distinction" awared to Abilities, Inc.as well as honoring members of Abilities' Business Advisory Board.   Pictured are Tina Pettalides-Markou (Banana Republic), Christopher Kempski, Steve Dandrea (MBE-a UPS company), Edmund Cortez (retiring Abilities' CEO), Jessica Swirsky (Abilities' COO), and Andrew Pasternak.

After the conference, the annual business meeting was held during which the Board elected the following officers for 2011: Anthony LaGattuta, President, Anthony Spinelli, President-Elect, Paula Lee, Treasurer, Janice Plumer, Secretary, and Christopher Kempski, Immediate Past President. The following agreed to continue to serve as at-large Board members in 2011:  Cheryl Bourne, Pat Canedo-Ryan, Ana Capek, Wendy Hersh, Patricia Hernandez, Valerie Lyons, Iris Markewich, Iris Nelson-Schwartz, Andrew Pasternak, and Andrew Vaughn.  In the future the time and place of future Board meetings will be posted on this page. We invite those interested in the activities of the Chapter to attend these meetings and to join the Board and its committees.