[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S2188]
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          NATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELORS APPRECIATION DAY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 487.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 487) designating March 22, 2008, as 
     National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 487) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 487

       Whereas rehabilitation counselors conduct assessments, 
     provide counseling, support to families, and plan and 
     implement rehabilitation programs for those in need;
       Whereas the purpose of the professional organizations in 
     rehabilitation is to promote the improvement of 
     rehabilitation services available to persons with 
     disabilities through quality education and rehabilitation 
     research for counselors;
       Whereas the various professional organizations, including 
     the National Rehabilitation Association (NRA), Rehabilitation 
     Counselors and Educators Association (RCEA), the National 
     Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), the National 
     Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA), the American 
     Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), the Commission 
     on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), the Council 
     of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), 
     and the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) have stood 
     firm to advocate up-to-date education and training and the 
     maintenance of professional standards in the field of 
     rehabilitation counseling and education;
       Whereas on March 22, 1983, Martha Walker of Kent State 
     University, who was President of the NCRE, testified before 
     the Subcommittee on Select Education of the House of 
     Representatives, and was instrumental in bringing to the 
     attention of Congress the need for rehabilitation counselors 
     to be qualified; and
       Whereas the efforts of Martha Walker led to the enactment 
     of laws that now require rehabilitation counselors to have 
     proper credentials in order to provide a higher level of 
     quality service to those in need: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates March 22, 2008, as National Rehabilitation 
     Counselors Appreciation Day; and
       (2) commends all of the hard work and dedication that 
     rehabilitation counselors provide to individuals in need and 
     the numerous efforts that the multiple professional 
     organizations have made to assisting those who require 
     rehabilitation.

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