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CURRENTS (Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service)

Who We Are

The University of Arkansas CURRENTS provides customized training and consulting for organizations ranging from large state agencies to small not-for-profits. Our name, CURRENTS (an acronym for Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service), represents the energy and forward momentum we bring for “powering your potential.”

Our mission is to help individuals recognize and develop their potential and to help organizations foster the type of culture and environment where individuals can make their unique contributions.

CURRENTS is nationally recognized for the high level of commitment and responsiveness to our customers and their efforts to expand, improve, and strengthen services to people with disabilities. While our faculty and staff have particular expertise in the areas of vocational rehabilitation and independent living, we also bring years of experience in employment services, psychology, counseling, education, leadership development and group process facilitation.

These skills, our intimate knowledge of our customers, and our commitment to keeping up with the prevailing currents in organizational development make us uniquely qualified to assist organizations in finding relevant, effective solutions. Let CURRENTS carry you into the swiftest part of the mainstream.

What We Do

Leadership Development

• Community Leadership Institute for Change Knowledge (CLICK), a program designed for managers who are relatively new in their roles, potential managers, and those who wish to refine and update management techniques.
• Leadership development designed for your organization

Training

• Bridgeworks Learning Series, interactive teleclasses covering topics of particular interest to vocational rehabilitation counselors and licensed professional counselors.
• Continuing Education for Certified Rehabilitation Counselors
• Topics include
  Disability Legislation
  7 Habits for Highly Effective People/7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens™
  Accountability
  Project Management
  Customized training to meet your needs

Group Process Facilitation

• Long-Range Planning
• Environmental Scanning
• Strategic Needs Analysis

Web Site Development

Survey Design and Data Analysis

We at CURRENTS are always ready to work with you and your organization to develop programs and solutions to meet your needs for staff training, succession planning, culture change and other organizational issues.

 

Work We've Done

• Created a leadership development program designed specifically for the Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services.
• Facilitated collaboration between vocational rehabilitation counselors and centers for independent living in developing plans to serve young people with disabilities.
• Developed the Bridgeworks Learning Series, a series of teleclasses on the vocational implications of specific disabilities and hot topics, such as ethics and psychopharmacology.
• Led a dozen Institute on Rehabilitation Issues primary study groups in developing and writing and publishing training documents.
• Designed, conducted and interpreted a needs assessment survey for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation.
• Facilitated the development of “Futures”, a succession program for Texas Division for Blind Services
• Designed and maintained a Web site for the Council of State Administrators for Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Coordinated three successful national conferences for State Coordinators for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened.

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