March 22nd, 2012 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
A benefit for the St. Patrick’s Center will be held on Saturday March 31st. The event will include a free dinner and great raffle prizes.
RSVP to Ashley Bergman, 314-604-4736
Where: Brunswick Zone, Chesterfield 176 Four Seasons Shopping Center, Chesterfield Mo 63017
Time: 7 to 9:30 pm
Costs: $9 for Students / $10 Adults
Sponsored by LIVE Change, Maryville’s Jewish Student Union and the Maryville Bowling Club
March 12th, 2012 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
February 6th, 2012 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Bob Costas will take the stage and have candid conversations with a star-studded panel on Saturday, April 28 at the Pageant. The evening will also celebrate the extraordinary life of Max Starkloff, founder of the Starkloff Disability Institute, who was a trailblazer for people living with disabilities.
HONORARY CHAIR: DR. WILLIAM H. DANFORTH
EVENT CHAIR: RAY HARTMANN
Proceeds benefit the Starkloff Disability Institute, dedicated to helping people with disabilities participate fully and equally in all aspects of society.
For additional information, please contact Patrick at 314.588.7090 or payers@starkloff.org.
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December 8th, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Thursday, January 26, 2012 – Chevy’s Fresh Mex – Come mix and mingle with other friends of the Rehabilitation Community and help raise funds to support the Missouri Rehabilitation Association. Bring a flyer to the restaurant and 15% of your food bill will be donated to MRA.
Chevy’s Fresh Mex
9119 Olive Blvd
Olivette MO 63132
Just West of I-170 on Olive Blvd
September 21st, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Do you have a book to donate? If you do, drop your book off outside of ABAC Room 1221 in the School of Health Professions. Books accepted until Dec. 9th, 2011.
Do you want to buy a donated book? If you do, books for sale are located in the bookstore. Books will be on sale from Sept. 19th to December 9th, 2011.
All proceeds will benefit The Impact Center, in honor of Dr. Barbara Parker.
August 11th, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Maryville University President Dr. Mark Lombardi (left) and JALC President Dr. Robert Mees recently signed an articulation agreement between the two schools to assist students in making a transfer from the Associate of Applied Science in the Interpreter Preparation, ASL/Deaf Studies and Educational Interpreting Professional Programs to the Rehabilitation Services Bachelor’s of Science degree at Maryville.John A. Logan College and Maryville University in St. Louis recently signed an articulation agreement to assist students in making a seamless transfer from the Associate of Applied Science in the Interpreter Preparation, ASL/Deaf Studies and Educational Interpreting Professional Programs to the Rehabilitation Services Bachelor’s of Science degree at Maryville.
Both institutions recognize the value and benefit of the completion of the AAS degree as the first two years of a baccalaureate degree prior to transfer.
Any Logan student who has earned an Associate of Applied Science in Interpreter Preparation, ASL/Deaf Studies, or Educational Interpreting Professional programs is guaranteed that Maryville University will accept the associate of applied science degree intact as the first two years of the Rehabilitation Services Bachelor of Science degree.
“This program is valuable to our Interpreter students, because they have the opportunity to transfer to such an outstanding program without any concern,” said Dr. Julia Schroeder, Dean for Instructional Services at JALC. “Not only are they getting two outstanding degrees in the process, but they are also getting to work with two programs that have a great deal of success placing students after graduation.”
April 6th, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
April 6th, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Program Helps Teach Children with Autism
January 5th, 2011 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
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He was very capable,” says Charlie Claggett, chairman of the board of the Starkloff Disability Institute. “After talking with him for 30 seconds, his disability faded into the background. He was so gently persistent. He really practiced what a friend of mine calls assertive humility. He’d keep gently pushing his agenda for people with disabilities.”
The Starkloffs’ influence extended far beyond St. Louis. In the 1990s, they traveled to Japan and were instrumental in building the independent living movement there.
In 2003, Max and Colleen left Paraquad and founded the Starkloff Disability Institute, which they called “the next big step” toward equal rights for disabled people.
“People have trouble envisioning how disabled people can have a job and live in a community,” explains Newburger. “The Starkloff Disability Institute helps non-disabled people absorb the idea that it does work, that a person with a disability can work in their work group and live in their neighborhood. One thing that drives us nuts is the word ‘special.’ We’re not special. We want to live and function as ordinary citizens.”
Like most lifelong St. Louisans, Starkloff was a devoted Cardinals fan, but his favorite sport was basketball. He and his brother, a Jesuit priest and professor, were regulars at Saint Louis University Billikens games, where, Newburger says, “he had a mad old time. You know how funny those Jesuits can be.”
Newburger chiefly remembers Starkloff’s sense of humor. “He’d tell jokes about situations he got into,” he says. “Non-disabled people were disturbed, but we’d live through them and think they were a riot. One time Max was in an elevator with a friend. The door shut and Max couldn’t reach the button. Max was closer to the buttons, so his friend had to crawl over him to reach it. He’d tell this story and laugh. People don’t get that our life is fun. He and I had a lot of fun.”
Max Starkloff is survived by Colleen, a son and a daughter (another daughter was killed in a car accident in 2008) and four grandchildren. Of all his achievements, says Claggett, “Max was most proud of his family.”
November 18th, 2010 — Rehab Counseling and Services Faculty
Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling
As a rehabilitation counselor, you will be committed to helping people become productive members of society with meaningful careers and an independent living situations. Our graduate students acquire the sound knowledge of a professional counselor with the skills to work with persons with physical, psychological, developmental, behavioral and cognitive disabilities, as well as those with substance abuse problems. Through coursework, practicum and internship placements, students integrate the critical knowledge and clinical skills necessary for professional practice.
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services
If you have a genuine desire to help people make a change for the better, to help individuals heal, learn and grow to their fullest potential, a career in Rehabilitation Services could be for you. The liberal arts foundation of a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services at Maryville will help you develop an understanding of the broad influences and concerns that impact an individual.