Regional Continuing Education Programs
Regional Continuing Education Programs (RRCEPs) and Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP-RRCEPs)
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5
Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10
RRCEP and CRP-RRCEP Overview
The Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (RRCEP) are funded by grants from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within the U.S. Department of Education and serve persons with disabilities. The RRCEPs provide performance-based continuing education services to rehabilitation organizations and personnel in the state Vocational Rehabilitation agencies. The RRCEPs provide programs designed to improve the job skills, provide new knowledge, and update the training of rehabilitation professionals through an integrated series of educational services that emphasize the skills necessary to a worker's effective performance. The RRCEPs conduct continuing education workshops, seminars, conferences, and training sessions; collect and disseminate up-to-date information and provide technical assistance and consultation to state VR agencies.
The Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs - Community Rehabilitation Programs (RRCEP-CRP) are funded by grants from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within the U.S. Department of Education and serve persons with disabilities. The RRCEP-CRP programs provide integrated sequences of training which focus on the needs of community rehabilitation program direct service staff, administrators and managers. The RRCEP-CRPs provide training that will result in improved services and increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Community based rehabilitation programs (CRPs) usually have a service agreement with one or more of the state vocational rehabilitation programs.
Region 1
Region 1 RCEP- Assumption College Institute for Social and Rehabilitation Services (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.)
Region 1 CRP - RCEP - New England RCEP/CRP at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont).
Region 2
Region 2 RCEP - State University of New York at Buffalo (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands).
Region 2 CRP-RCEP - State University of New York at Buffalo (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands).
Region 3
Region 3 RCEP - George Washington University (Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia)
Region 3 CRP-RCEP - University of Maryland (Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia).
Region 4
(Region 4 has two RCEPs)
Region 4 RCEP - University of Tennessee/Knoxville Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program/College of Education (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee).
Region 4 RCEP - Georgia State University/School of Policy Studies/Public Administration and Urban Studies (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee).
Region 5
Region 5 RCEP - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - College of Education (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin).
Region 5 CRP-RCEP - University of Illinois (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin).
Region 6
Region 6 RCEP - CURRENTS - University of Arkansas - College of Education and Health Professions - Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas).
Region 6 CRP-RCEP - University of North Texas - School of Community Service - Department of Social Work, Rehabilitation and Addictions (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas).
Region 7
Region 7 RCEP - University of Missouri - Columbia (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska).
Region 7 CRP-RCEP - University of Missouri - Columbia (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska).
Region 8
Region 8 RCEP - University of Northern Colorado - Department of Human Services (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming).
Region 8 CRP-RCEP - Denver Options, Inc. - Creative Training Accelerating Talent (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming).
Region 9
Region 9 RCEP - San Diego State University - Interwork Institute (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa).
Region 9 CRP/RCEP - San Diego State University - Interwork Institute (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa).
Region 10
Region 10 RCEP - Western Washington University - Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).
Region 10 RCEP-CRP - Western Washington University - Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).
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