MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN What a year this has been! Your College proudly bears a new name—the WVU College of Education and Human Services. Two of our departments also have been renamed: the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology is now the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, while the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture has become the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development. Some names may be different, but our core traditions haven’t changed. Our mission acknowledges the diverse nature of our programs while continuing to adhere to a historic tradition of preparing education and human services professionals. With 1,952 students enrolled, we have more than 100 student placement sites in a variety of school and clinical settings for hands-on training. And CEHS is online around the globe, delivering professional development and degree programs. We prepare the largest number of master’s and doctoral degree graduates in the state of West Virginia. Our alumni are leaders at every level; 34 of the state’s 55 school superintendents hold CEHS degrees. In 2013, the U.S. News & World Report ranked our online programs in education 26th, and our College’s graduate programs 111th. All of our programs have received top accreditations, and we have added a new Four-Year Elementary Teacher Education Program. The College believes in hiring the best and the brightest to ensure that each and every student receives a top-notch education and tools for a promising career. We have been busy, and we have been productive. CEHS offers students the opportunity to become tomorrow’s successful global citizens, ready to create great outcomes for children and families in the decades to come. The WVU College of Education and Human Services is making a difference, and we want you to be a part of it.
Lynne Schrum Dean
CONTENTS 2 Enrollment 4
New Faculty
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College Funding
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Donations and Awards
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Scholarships and Awards
12 CEHS Featured Event: Stuttering Symposium 14 CEHS Featured Event: Counseling Workshop
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ENROLLMENT UNDERGRADUATE Pre-majors: 173 Pre-Elementary Education 17 Pre-Secondary Education 124 Pre-Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor of Arts: 157 Elementary Education 7 Secondary Education
Bachelor of Science: 212 Child Development & Family Studies 88 Speech Pathology & Audiology
Bachelor MDS: Multidisciplinary Studies >5 Non-Degree Graduate: Master’s Level (non-degree) 80 Non-Degree Certification 41
FALL 2013 STUDENT ENROLLMENT TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED:
1,952 1,647
305
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MASTER’S
DOCTORAL
Master of Arts: 51 Counseling 7 Educational Leadership 24 Educational Psychology 132 Elementary Education 24 Higher Education Administration 53 Instructional Design and Technology 10 Public School Administration 32 Reading 139 Secondary Education 282 Special Education
Doctoral, Professional Practice, Ed.D.: 55 Education - Curriculum & Instruction 6 Educational Leadership 19 Educational Psychology 15 Higher Education Administration 18 Instructional Design & Technology >5 Public School Administration >5 Technology Education >5 Special Education
Master of Science: 48 Rehabilitation Counseling 53 Speech Pathology
Doctoral Ph.D.: 30 Counseling Psychology 17 Education Doctoral Au.D.: 22 Audiology
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NEW FACULTY Mete Akcaoglu
Mete Akcaoglu, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development. His research interests include design and evaluation of technology-rich learning environments, specifically to teach middle school students higher-order thinking, as well as computer science and STEM skills. He also investigates motivational aspects of teaching and learning in synchronous and asynchronous online spaces. He teaches educational psychology and instructional design and technology courses.
William Beasley
William Beasley, Ed.D., currently serves as an associate dean of academic operations in University College at West Virginia University. His recent scholarship has focused in the area of eLearning. He is an experienced educator not only in traditional settings but also in web-based and interactive video distance learning environments.
Jeremy Donai
Jeremy Donai, Au.D., Ph.D., is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. His research interest relates to the use of high-frequency information in the perception of the speech signal. Current projects are examining the use of high-frequency information from vowels for making perceptual judgments regarding speaker gender.
Heiko Everwien ter Haseborg
Heiko ter Haseborg, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Literacy Studies. His research and teaching focuses on foreign language curriculum development, especially with regards to learner autonomy and individualized assessment, as well as curriculum evaluation. He also teaches German for the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and has co-authored a German textbook.
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George Mamboleo
George Mamboleo, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology. He earned a master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Bowling Green State University in Ohio before proceeding to complete a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education from University of Arizona. Prior to joining West Virginia University, he taught at Alabama A&M University in their CORE-accredited Master’s of Counseling Psychology Program (rehabilitation concentration). His research interests are attitudes toward disability, program evaluation, aging and disability, and international counseling issues.
Lucas Moore
Lucas Moore, Ed.D., is a research assistant professor with the Program Evaluation and Research Center (PERC). His areas of interest are program evaluation (process and outcome), evaluation design, research design, and quantitative data analysis. Currently, he serves as the co-director of the Tracking, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement (TEQuIP) Core of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Dale Niederhauser
Dale Niederhauser, Ph.D., is professor and chair for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Literacy Studies. He previously worked as a Head Start teacher in Western New York, as an assistant professor at the University of Utah, and as an associate professor at Iowa State University. His research interests include technology-using teacher development, hypertext-assisted learning, and learning in online educational contexts.
Naomi Rahn
Naomi L. Rahn, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education. Her areas of expertise include early childhood special education, early language and literacy interventions, and response to intervention (RTI). Her research is focused on naturalistic language and vocabulary interventions for young children with special needs and children who are at risk due to poverty.
Jennifer Taylor
Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology. Jennifer strives to bring her clinical experiences, ranging from psychiatric hospitals to multicultural counseling centers, into her courses, including intellectual assessment and vocational psychology. Her research focuses on professional competence, professional development, continuing education, and lifelong learning. She received a M.S. and a doctorate degree in counseling psychology with a concentration in quantitative statistics from the University of Florida and a B.S. in psychology and business administration.
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COLLEGE FUNDING EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS AND RESEARCH The College of Education and Human Services continues to engage in quality research and public service activities that support the land grant mission of West Virginia University. An example of these activities is the WVU PK-20 Collaborative, which consists of multiple and often integrated partnerships that have emerged from the foundational work of the Benedum Collaborative 5-Year Teacher Education Program. The 5-Year Teacher Education Program was initiated in1992 as a new vision for teacher education at West Virginia University and was originally funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. For the last 10 years, the WVU PK-20 Collaborative has been receiving support from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts. The combined support has allowed for the sustainability of our nationally recognized Benedum Collaborative Professional Development School Network; developing and sustaining innovation in teacher education at WVU; collaborating to improve pre-service teacher learning by promoting simultaneous renewal for university faculty, public school faculty, and administrators; strengthening practitioner research within teacher education and public schools; and promoting teacher leadership and job-embedded professional development. Many other College research and public service activities are supported through other government agencies, such as the West Virginia Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Labor-ODEP. Additional support comes from partnerships and agreements with the Monongalia County Board of Education, The Education Alliance, The Belle Jar Foundation, and the American Council on Rural Special Education. During the most recently completed fiscal year, the College submitted over 21 new grant proposals and had over $3.6 million in externally funded expenditures.
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JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK The Office of Disability Employment Policy’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and has been hosted by the College since 1983. JAN offers free and confidential consulting services that provide individualized worksite accommodation solutions and technical assistance spanning the complete range of disabilities and job functions to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability-related legislation. JAN also provides information about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH CENTER The Program Evaluation and Research Center (PERC) at the College of Education and Human Services brings together expertise in program evaluation, research design, data analysis, and dissemination of findings to support the implementation and evaluation of education-related endeavors throughout West Virginia. The following PERC by the numbers listing provides a glimpse of return on investment and potential for growth leveraged from a $40,867 per year initial investment made by the CEHS Dean’s Office for a two-year (so far) pilot of PERC.
PERC BY THE NUMBERS • • • • • • • • •
$53 million NIH plus matching funds for Clinical Translational Research $1.3 million over 5 years through PERC for evaluation $3.1 million unfunded grants submitted to NSF, DOE, and Benedum Foundation $41,000 grants funded by The Education Alliance $2,914 in F&A returned to CEHS 5 funding proposals in active development $6,000 in PERC faculty seed grants awarded leading to publications and grant proposals 29 PERC Faculty Affiliates 4 graduate student researchers funded (3 externally) 1 research assistant professor externally funded on PERC project
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DONATIONS AND AWARDS These contributions were made in conjunction with A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University. The $750 million comprehensive campaign being conducted by the WVU Foundation on behalf of the University runs through December 2015.
NEW NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Margaret B. Fitzgerald Scholarship Benefits Wood County Students
Established by Margaret and Walter Jack Fitzgerald
Jennifer Baxter Memorial Scholarship
Benefits Child Development and Family Studies Students Established by Starlyn Bolyard Baxter
Waters Scholarship
Supports Clay-Battelle High School Established by William Claude Waters
Elizabeth Capuder Tiano Memorial Scholarship Benefits Teacher Education Students Established by John and Alice Tiano
Jill Clampitt Memorial Scholarship
Benefits Benedum Elementary Education and Special Education Students Established by the family and friends of Jill Clampitt
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NEW ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS For 2013-14 awards included: In recognition of • Dr. C. Sue Miles • Mr. Gregory W. Bailey • Dr. Lydotta M. Taylor • Mrs. Priscilla M. Haden • John and Nancy Raley • Thomas and Mary Lou McCullough • Thomas J., Jr. & Barbara P. Witten In memory of • Karen L. Bingman • Mary and Max Marshak • Rogers McAvoy
DONOR HONOR ROLL We gratefully acknowledge the following alumni, friends, business and foundations having made generous gifts in support of the education mission of the College of Education and Human Services. (Cumulative gifts through July 1, 2013)
$1,000,000 and Above
$10,000 to $24,999
- Ms. Janet C. Reed - Mr. Walter J. Fitzgerald - Verizon West Virginia, Inc. - Ms. Ruby A. Carter - Bell Atlantic/Pennsylvania - PNC Foundation - Red Bone Mining Company - Mr. Richard E. Bendure - Consolidation Coal Company - Drs. Thomas P. and Estelle J. Lombardi - Ms. Abelina Suarez - Mrs. Elizabeth Imlay
- Hach Scientific Foundation - Foxfire Fund, Inc. - Ms. Carol Cook Elder - Kelvin Electronics - Mr. F. Michael Santoro - Dr. and Mrs. Harold H. Halfin - State Farm Companies Foundation - Audia Caring Heritage Association - Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Parker - Dr. Joseph A. Bogan - Ms. Jeanne C. Lanting - Dr. Ann L. Paterson - E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company - Pittsburgh National Bank - Mr. and Mrs. David Clarke - Mr. Todd Murray - Dr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Bowden II - Mr. M. W. Stout - Berlin B. Chapman Trust - Dr. Thomas S. Clark - Scottish Rite Foundation of WV - Mr. A. Bray Cary - Mr. Howard H. Jones - Mr. Scott Murray - Mr. Grant Murray - Mr. Joseph P. Muscatello, Jr. - American Chemical Society - Mr. and Mrs. John Luchok - Col. and Mrs. Isaiah A. Wiles - Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Pell - Dr. Lynn R. Cartwright - ExxonMobil Foundation Matching Gift Program - Mrs. Nancy P. Raley - WVU Research Corporation - Miss Myrl G. Rohrbough - Mrs. Kathryn C. Vecellio - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. - Vecellio Group, Inc. - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Mrs. Gloria S. Cunningham Family and Friends
$25,000 to $49,999
- Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
$500,000 to $1,000,000 - Chester and Hellen Derrick - Mrs. Alice T. Muffly - Schoenbaum Family Foundation
$250,000 to $499,000 - Wirt C. & Mae S. Belcher Fund - Mr. William C. Waters - Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Hoylman - Amerigo S. Cappellari Engineering/Education Graduate Assistantship - Bell Atlantic/West Virginia
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $249,999 - Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Orders, Jr. - Dr. Ronald J. Zdrojkowski and Ms. Mary Ann Colbaugh - Verizon (Maryland) - Paula Jan Muscatello Family and Friends - Mr. Thomas H. Morgan - Vecellio Family Foundation, Inc. Katheryn Vecellio - Mr. Robert E. Stitzel - Mr. Jay M. Slaughter / Linde Group - Mr. and Mrs. Orazio Lucento, Jr. - Mr. Paul C. Glasscock
- WV Research Trust Fund - Dr. William G. Monahan - Mrs. Priscilla A. Haden - Exxon Mobil Foundation - Morgantown Lodge of Perfection Scottish Rite Masons - Ms. Virginia Bonds - The Linde Group - Drs. Ranjit and Indira Majumder - Ms. Susan B. Fahey - C. Kenneth and Sharon Murray Scholarship, Grant and Scott Murray - Dr. Gary L. McKown and Ms. Jill M. Meuser - Dr. John Pisapia - Carter Family Foundation - Clifton and Priscilla Smith - Mary C. and Allen G. Welsh - Mr. Walter W. Cole, Sr. - Dr. Gabriel A. Nardi Family and Friends - West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services - Rita Riffee Lehere Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr. - Ms. Jennifer Marie Baxter
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Alumni and friends of the College of Education and Human Services funded more than 80 merit recipients totaling more than $100,000. Scholarship selections are based on academic merit, community service, and other criteria. CEHS Achievement Scholarship Samantha Blankenship - Charleston, WV - In recognition of Mr. Gregory W. Bailey Kelsey DiSanti - Tarentum, PA - Sponsored by the Alumni and Friends of Special Ed. Courtney Frye - Westover, WV - In recognition of Dr. Lydotta M. Taylor Eric Heitzman - Fairmont, WV - In recognition of Mrs. Priscilla M. Haden Jasmine Jeffries - Nutter Fort, WV - In recognition of John and Nancy Raley Noriza Abu Hassan Shaari - Kuala Lumpur - In recognition of Dr. C. Sue Miles Tiffany McMahan - Peterstown, WV - Sponsored by the Alumni and Friends of TLC (LSHD) Sarah Shrader - Bluefield, WV - In recognition of Jayne Pell Abby Steele - Fairmont, WV - In recognition of Thomas and Mary Lou Hervol McCullough Carly Superick - Uniontown, PA - In memory of Karen L. Bingman Rachel Szepelak - Hurricane, WV - Sponsored by the Alumni and Friends of SPA (CSD)
Ann & Bob Orders STEM Teaching Scholarship
Clarke Special Education Scholarship Denni Jo Klages – Wheeling, WV
Casteel-Clarke Special Education Scholarship in Memory of James H. Clarke and Howard D. Casteel Brittany M. Rathway – Belle Vernon, PA
Delmas Miller Endowed Scholarship Keila Blandin Franco - Charles Town, WV Sarah Miller - Valley Grove, WV
Donna Hoylman Peduto Annual Scholarship Miranda Thorne - Points, WV
Ariel Sitler - Bramwell, WV Makenzie Walker - New Martinsville, WV
Dr. Thomas P. Lombardi Special Education Scholarship
Arland Imlay, Ph.D. Scholarship
Eddie C. Kennedy Endowed Scholarship
Anna Snyder - Summersville, WV
Atkins Family Scholarship
Samantha Harkins - Aston, PA
Anne Bostic - Cross Lanes, WV Danielle Mascioli - Westover, WV
Audrey Metzger - Uhrichsville, OH
Fred D. & Juanita R. Dooley Scholarship
Carole Diane Cook Elder Scholarship
Amenda Oliver Anderson - West Liberty, WV George Mickey - Monterey, CA
Amy Burns - Vienna, WV
Carter Family Foundation Teacher Education Scholarship Jennifer Ballard - Shady Spring, WV
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Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs of West Virginia Education Scholarship Rebecca Brookover - New Martinsville, WV Mary Beth Hardy - Beckley, WV Sarah Beth Cropper - Fairview, WV
John Albert Kasuba & Walter L. Klas HRE (CEHS) Scholarship Kaitlyn Goins - Mount Royal, NJ
Holmes-Casteel Special Education Scholarship in Honor Elsie Jane Casteel and in Memory of Carrie Mae Holmes Kelsey DiSanti - Tarentum, PA
Janet C. Reed Child Development and Family Studies Scholarship
O.J. & Leah Gabbert Reading Clinic Scholarship
Verizon Presidential Scholarship
Huston Johnson - Pasadena, MD Lindsey Lanham - Cross Lanes, WV Elizabeth Osborne - Lumberport, WV
Emily Beck - Clarksburg, WV McKinley Buckley - Williamstown, WV Felix Colaciello - Waldorf, MD Taylor Zimmerman - Vineland, NJ
Phyllis & Jay Slaughter Family Fellowship Meghan Devito - East Brunswick, NJ
Mckinzi Straub - Morgantown, WV
Rogers McAvoy Educational Psychology Memorial Scholarship
Katie Rasmussen - Draper, UT
Kalynn Amick - Hurricane, WV Benson Njoroge - Morgantown, WV
Jessee Frances Brown Lilly Scholarship
Sally DeLaughter Watson Student Support Award
Ashley Jackson - Pineville, WV
Kamal Ahmed Soomro - Hyderabad, Pakistan
Kathryn Cramer Morgan Memorial Scholarship
Schoenbaum Scholarship/Loan Endowment
Emily Buras - Damascus, MD Kristina Clark - Wheeling, WV Kelsey DiSanti - Tarentum, PA M’Lyn Gibson - Cottageville, WV Kristen Phillips - Fairmont, WV Brittany Rathway - Belle Vernon, PA Erin Winaught - Morgantown, WV
Kathryn C. Vecellio Education and Human Services Scholarship Evan Lintz - Morgantown, WV
William C. Waters Scholarship
Caleb Alvarez - Princeton, WV Brett Cales - Alderson, WV Rachel Colasessano - Fairmont, WV Mollie Edwards - Vienna, WV Heather Keplinger - Maysville, WV Maria Miller - Wheeling, WV
Scottish Rite/Dr. I.A. Wiles Scholarship Schyler House - Fairmont, Morgantown, WV Amanda Perkins - Ronceverte, Morgantown, WV
William Joseph Sturgis Endowed Scholarship Rebecca Brookover - New Martinsville, WV Summer Cochran - Parkersburg, WV Sarah Connelly - Morgantown, WV Carrie Dalton - Morgantown, WV Caitlin Dorsey - Keyser, WV Alexis George - Benwood, WV Autumn Gerau - Fairmont, WV Jerry Gibson - Abingdon, VA Susan Grant - Fairmont, WV Samantha Hardbarger - Elizabeth, WV Mary Beth Hardy - Beckley, WV Brooke Harvey - Bridgeport, WV Erica Hatfield - Williamson, WV
Wirt C. & Mae S. Belcher CEHS Graduate Education Leah Midkiff - Frazier’s Bottom, WV
Leon & Mae Newell McKown Scholarship
Scottish Rite Foundation Speech-Language & Pathology Scholarship
Kathleen Martin - Morgantown, WV
Rachel Szepelak - Hurricane, WV
Mary and Max Marshak Scholarship
Thomas J., Jr. & Barbara P. Witten CEHS Scholarship
Woodrow & Virginia Bonds Endowed Scholarship Megan Smith - Morgantown, WV
Cathryn Yoho - Mannington, WV
Katherine Hughes - Maxwelton, WV
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RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD STUTTERING Prompted by research on the public’s attitude towards those who stutter, the first Stuttering Attitudes Research Symposium took place September 4-7 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Morgantown. The symposium is the culmination of research conducted by Ken St. Louis, professor and director of post-professional graduate study in the College’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and was the first of its kind. St. Louis is himself a recovered stutterer. Speech therapy was unheard of in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch. Though he was never teased or bullied, he still felt self-conscious. He was in high school when he finally decided he wanted to address his speech and attended a six-week clinic at the University of Wyoming. He began seriously researching attitudes towards stuttering in 1999. Since then, St. Louis has worked with a task force to collect data and form a prototype that will measure the public’s view of people who stutter, an initiative known throughout the world as the International Project on Attitudes Toward Human Attributes. “Based on ongoing research, we know that stutterers are stereotyped as nervous, shy, weak, and even lacking intelligence,” St. Louis said. “The ramifications of this can be very serious. It is time to get together with the leaders in this field to find out what we know and where we need to go next.” As of this year, St. Louis has analyzed 188 studies with colleagues from 29 countries. He has found that opinions in the countries where the studies were done tend to be more similar than they are different from country to country; yet, Western societies display more compassionate views on stuttering than Eastern societies. The Stuttering Attitudes Research Symposium is the first ever research symposium devoted to the topic. Issues discussed included international epidemiology of public attitudes toward stuttering, the teasing and bullying of children who stutter, job discrimination, and changing attitudes towards stuttering. Among the keynote speakers were Gordon Blood of Penn State University. Blood, professor and head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at PSU, spoke on the stigma associated with stuttering.
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“Stutterers are stereotyped as nervous, shy, weak, and even lacking intelligence. The ramifications of this can be very serious. It is time to get together with the leaders in this field to find out what we know and where we need to go next.� - Ken St. Louis 13
“This workshop explores the good, the bad and the ugly of the DSM-5 and traces the implications of its changes for the millions of users it is designed to serve.�
-Dr. Greg Neimeyer
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WVU WORKSHOP ANALYZED CHANGES TO ‘DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS’ The West Virginia University College of Education and Human Services Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology hosted a workshop to discuss “significant and controversial” changes to the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The manual, published by the American Psychiatric Association and considered a “bible” for the classification of mental disorders, was released as a revised fifth edition in May. Dr. Greg Neimeyer, of the University of Florida Department of Psychology, served as the keynote presenter at the workshop, “Understanding the DSM-5: Problems and Prospects in the Diagnostic Revisions,” on September 7, 2013. “There is no doubt that the most recent edition represents a sea change in relation to its addition, deletion, and modification of disorders,” said Neimeyer, who has published more than 200 articles and 10 books, primarily on professional training and development in the psychology field. “The only question is whether that sea-change represents a high-water mark or a low-water mark for the manual, and therein lies the rub. This workshop explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of the DSM-5 and traces the implications of its changes for the millions of users it is designed to serve.” Jennifer Taylor, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology at WVU, says the manual has wide-ranging implications. “The DSM is a really influential document,” said Taylor, who has conducted research with Neimeyer at the University of Florida. “A diagnosis can determine if someone qualifies for services, such as disability benefits, special education or certain grant funding.” The workshop was open to the public. Participants will identify at least 10 key changes and discuss controversies, such as the elimination of Asperger syndrome as a mental disorder from the revised manual. The goal of the workshop was to help those in the mental health profession, as well as people in the community, explore these issues and better understand the manual’s impact.
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