David Miller Named Dean
SpRInGFIELD CoLLEGE appointed David J. Miller, P.T., Ph.D., as dean of the School of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Studies, effective September 2011. The School is the only one in the Northeast offering
Dual Bachelor’s Degree Program Prepares Future Teachers For Both Elementary And Special Education
AS ELEMEnTARY SCHooL CHILDREn with disabilities are educated in the same classrooms as children without disabilities, Springfield College has launched a bachelor’s degree program to prepare future teachers to be dual- licensed for both elementary and special education. Linda Davis-Delano, Springfield
College director of educator prepara- tion, described the new program as “trailblazing – the wave of the future. It is unlike the many programs that prepare teachers for integrated class- rooms by simply adding special education courses to elementary education teacher preparation. Our program merges elementary and special education teacher preparation. This applies to academic courses and also to field experiences in integrated classrooms.” Davis-Delano said that the merged
program trains teachers to educate students of varying abilities, including those with and without impairments. Future teachers learn a range of student assessment and instructional options and ways of measuring student learning. Graduates of the program will be prepared to apply for licensing as elementary education teachers and special education teach- ers.
Davis-Delano said that teachers
with expertise in both elementary and special education are particularly well suited for classrooms using an increas- ingly recommended tiered system for identifying the needs of students with and without disabilities. These teach- ers are able to provide increasingly intensive interventions as needed. The system has reduced unnecessary refer- rals to special education. Many parents and school districts have embraced this model.
undergraduate and advanced degree programs in physi- cian assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation and disability studies, as well as bachelor’s degree programs in emergency medical services management, health sciences/general studies, and communication sciences and disorders. Springfield College has been offering
various academic programs in the fields now structured within its School of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Stud- ies for more than 50 years. Historically, Springfield College has had an interna- tional reputation in the holistic education of the spirit, mind, and body since the 1880s. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at
exercise science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a licensed physical therapist, he held positions at
Duke University Medical Center and Charlotte (N.C.) Rehabilitation Hospital and as a member of the faculty practice at UNC-CH.
He joined Springfield College as an
assistant professor in 1986, was named associate professor in 1994 and full professor in 1999, and served as chair of the physical therapy department between 2003 and 2008. In his field, he is the author of
David Miller
numerous published articles, opinions, and book reviews, and has given many presentations before national profes- sional groups, including a recent presentation at the national meeting of the Association of Schools of Allied
Stockton State College, master’s degree in physical ther- apy and biomechanics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and doctoral degree in
Health Professions. He has been awarded multiple grants, and has held several consultative and advisory positions. He has been an active member of the Ameri- can Physical Therapy Association since 1976.
New Doctoral Degree Program in Psychology Unique in U.S.
SpRInGFIELD CoLLEGE will offer the nation’s only doctoral degree program in counseling psychology with concentrations in athletic counseling, clinical mental health counseling, and marriage and family therapy beginning September 2012. Springfield College has long
offered master’s degree programs in counseling psychology with these and other concentrations. The 115-credit-hour program will
take students who enter with a master’s degree four to five years to complete. It will include coursework, research, and applied experiences through fieldwork or internships. The overall goal is to prepare students to work competently in hospitals, private practice, university counseling centers, athletic depart- ments, and a variety of other settings. The doctoral program in counsel-
ing psychology is designed to equip students with a broad range of essential competencies, along with expertise in their area of concentra- tion. It will prepare them to pursue licensure and practice in psycho - therapy, assessment, supervision, teaching, research, and evaluation. It will also equip them to compete for doctoral internship positions approved by the American Psycho- logical Association (APA).
Springfield College Class of 2011 Scores Perfect Pass Rate in National Certifying Exam
THE SpRInGFIELD CoLLEGE Athlet- ic Training Program class of 2011, repeatedly recognized by both athletic training organizations and Springfield College during its four years on the campus, has made perfection a habit, with all 12 gradu- ates passing the national certifying examination and successfully find- ing post-graduate work. The first-time national pass rate
for individual students taking the Board of Certification’s (BOC) nationally certifying examination for athletic trainers was 60.7 percent in 2010-11.While the first time nation- al pass rate for the 2011-12
reporting is not yet known, the Springfield College Athletic Training Program graduates have already set the standard high. The interac- tive exam uses a variety of question types to test how prospective athletic trainers use knowledge from the classroom, internships, field- work, and supervised treatment experiences. “The students’ success on the
examination reflects the outstand- ing problem-solving abilities of students. In the past few years, the exam has become more difficult and the content students are expected to know has grown,” said Mary
Barnum, Ed.D., G’90, associate professor and director of the Spring- field College Athletic Training Program. “This achievement reflects a focused effort on the part of the program to foster our student’s criti- cal thinking skills as well as their overall knowledge base. Classes are sequenced to allow the student every opportunity to practice and refine their knowledge and skills. Everything students do every day in our program prepares them to become practicing athletic train- ers—passing the examination is the final challenge to surpass in order to achieve that goal.”
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