Education:
l985 Ph.D., Stanford University, Sociology of Education
l984 M.A., Stanford University, Sociology
l980 M.A., Rehabilitation Counseling, California State University,
Fresno
l966 B.A. Psychology, California State University, Fresno
Honors: Title VII Bilingual Education Fellowship, U.S. Dept. of Education,
l982-l984, Stanford University.
Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.) # 30431
Current Grants: Project Director, U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Experimental and Innovative Training Grant, 1995-1998, titled H.E.A.R.T. (HIV Education and AIDS Rehabilitation Training); U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration Grant, 1997-2000, Job Placement Training Grant.
Professional Experience
August, 1994 to Present: Associate Professor, San Francisco State University,
College of Health and Human Services, Department of Counseling. Courses
Taught: Medical Aspects of Disability; Group Counseling; Seminar on
Rehabilitation Counseling; Occupational Information and Job Placement; Research
Methods; Substance Abuse Counseling.
August, 1992 to June, 1994: Associate Professor, California State University,
Fresno, School of Education, Department of Counseling and Special Education,
Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Project Director on RSA Long
Term Training Grant and Project Director on Vocational Assessment grant with Fresno
County Department of Social Services. GAIN project. Courses Taught:
Supervision of interns in the field; Work Evaluation Techniques, Seminar in
Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation of the Substance Abuser, Rehabilitation of
the Industrially Injured Worker, Psychosocial Aspects of Disability, Group
Counseling, Career Counseling.
June l990 to August 1992 Director, Employee Support Programs,
University of California, Santa Cruz, Employee Support Crisis Counselor and
Disability Manager: Coordinated and provided services in the following
components of employee support programs: Employee Assistance; Vocational
Rehabilitation; Wellness. Responsible for developing and implementing this
program. Basic f framework used was crisis intervention/broad brush approach.
Organizational development and drug prevention program responsibilities.
Seventy-five percent of this position was spent in crisis counseling with 50% of
that devoted to substance abuse counseling.
September l990 to 1992 Associate Professor, Part-time; San Jose State
University, Counselor Education Department. Courses Taught: Career
Counseling, graduate students in Bilingual Counseling program; Cultural Pluralism in
Social Sciences Department to undergraduate students.
l988-l990 Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa Division of Counselor
Education. Courses taught: Values and Ethics for Ph.D. students in
Counselor Education;Seminar in Rehabilitation Psychology; Rehabilitation of
the Industrially Injured Worker; Introduction to Substance Abuse
Counseling; Clinical Issues in Substance Abuse; Treatment Approaches in
Substance Abuse; Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum; Substance Abuse
Counseling Practicum. Advised M.A. and Doctoral students in Rehabilitation
Counseling and l987-l988
1986-1987 Associate Professor, California State University at San Bernardino.
Courses taught: Introduction to Group Counseling; Career Guidance
and Educational Planning; Organizational Issues in Rehabilitation; Group
Counseling; Foundations of Education; Sociology of Education. Advised Masters
students in Rehabilitation Counseling Program.
l986-l987 Instructor and Administrator, California State University, Fresno.
Courses taught: Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling;
Rehabilitation of the Industrially Injured Worker; Vocational Evaluation in
Rehabilitation Counseling. Gain Program: Developed, implemented and
administered GAIN grant (Greater Avenues to Independence) providing vocational
assessment of public assistance recipients.
l979-l986 Rehabilitation Counselor - self employed subcontracting with
private rehabilitation companies as well as employed by Mission Insurance
Company. Specialized in stress claims with Spanish-speaking industrial
injured workers, in particular women.
1977-l979 Rehabilitation Counselor/Case Manager, Central Valley Regional
Center (counseling and assessment services for developmentally disabled children
and adults and their families.
l975-l977 Federal Probation and Parole Officer, Central District, Los Angeles
California.
l973-l975 Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officer, Narcotics
Specialist.
l966-l97l Social Worker, Fresno County Dept. Public Assistance in Aid to the
Disabled.
Presentations:
March 1996 - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Professional Development
Symposium, presenting"HIV/AIDS for Rehabilitation Counseling" and
"Multicultural Women: Health, Disability and Rehabilitation", Little Rock,
Arkansas.
May, 1995- National Conference on the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural Migrant Worker,
Invited Presenter. Title of presentations: The Vocational Rehabilitation of
the Agricultural Migrant workers; Agricultural Migrant Women: Health and the
Family.
November, 1994 - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Professional
Symposium: Invited Presenter. Presentation title: A Way Back to the
Future for Rehabilitation Counseling: Gestalt Therapy.
May, 1994 - Drake University Rehabilitation Institute, Des Moines,
Iowa.Presentation: Cultural Diversity, Fact or Fiction?: Relevance for Job
Placement.
Rehabilitation Directors and National Rehabilitation Counselor Educators.
May, 1994 - Alliance 2000 Workshop Grant Writing Training, Monterey, California.
April 21-23, 1994, "First Inter-American Symposium on Disability for the United
States and Mexico", Invited Panelist speaking on "The Implications of
NAFTA for Latinos with Disabilities in the United States and Mexico."
March, 1994 - The 1994 National Rehabilitation Education Conference, Washington, D.C. -
Facilitator for Regions VII, VIII, IX and X for Breakout Group on Collaboration between
Rehabilitation Services Administration, State Vocational Rehabilitation Directors, and
Rehabilitation Counselor Educators.
May, 1992 - "Physical health, disability and minorities". National
Conference on The Unique Needs of Minorities sponsored by the National Council of
Disabilities in Jackson, Mississippi.
January 4, l990 - Universidad de Occidente, Mazatlan, Mexico, on "Social
Psychological Research and Practice in the United States".
January 4, l990 - Three hour workshop on "A Gestalt Approach to Human
Communication" with Blanca Herrera and Lupita Prado of the Gestalt Institute of
Mazatlan. Conducted Gestalt groups.
January, l989 - "Xenophobia or Xenophilia: Latinas in Higher Education" at
the International Conference on Women in Higher Education, San Diego, California.
National
March 1997 - The Alliance National Training Symposium: HIV/AIDS: The Challenge
for the Professional of Rehabilitation Counseling, Tampa Florida.
March, 1996 - NRCA National Training Symposium Presentation: Multicultural
Women: Health, Disability and Rehabilitation. Little Rock, Arkansas.
March, 1996 -Women with Disabilities: Implications of a Qualitative Study with
Denise DeLaGarza, NRCA National Training Symposium.
March, 1996 - Multicultural Women: Health, Disability and Rehabilitation, NRCA
National Training Symposium. Little Rock, Ark.
March, 1996, Cultural Factors and HIV/AIDS: Implications for Rehabilitation
Counselors. NRCA National Training Symposium, Little Rock, Ark.
March, 1996. Fundamental Principles of Reviewing Manuscripts for the Journal of
Applied Rehabilitation Counselors with J. LaForge, P. Taricone, R. Coelho. Little
Rock, Ark.
March, 1996. Publications and Research with E. Syzmanski and Paul Leung,
NCRE/RSA National Training Conference, Washington, D.C.
May, 1995- National Conference on the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural Migrant
Worker, Invited Presenter. Title of presentations: The Vocational
Rehabilitation of the Agricultural Migrant workers; Agricultural Migrant
Women: Health and the Family.
November, 1994 - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Professional
Symposium: Invited Presenter. Presentation title: A Way Back to the
Future for Rehabilitation Counseling: Gestalt Therapy.
May, 1994 - Drake University Rehabilitation Institute, Des Moines, Iowa.
Presentation: Cultural Diversity, Fact or Fiction?: Relevance for Job
Placement.
Rehabilitation Directors and National Rehabilitation Counselor Educators.
May, 1994 - Alliance 2000 Workshop Grant Writing Training, Monterey, California.
March, 1994 - The 1994 National Rehabilitation Education Conference, Washington,
D.C. Facilitator for Regions VII, VIII, IX and X for Breakout Group on
Collaboration between Rehabilitation Services Administration, State Vocational
Rehabilitation Directors, and Rehabilitation Counselor Educators.
May, 1992 - "Physical health, disability and minorities". National
Conference on The
Unique Needs of Minorities sponsored by the National Council of Disabilities
in Jackson, Mississippi.
State
February 17, 1997 - Invited Speaker to California Association of Counseling and
Development, Women's Caucus, San Francisco, CA., Title: "You Can Have Your Cake
and Eat It Too".
November 17, 1993 - "Rehabilitation Counseling as a Framework for
Collaboration: CSUF Gain Assessment Center and Fresno County Department of
Social Services", Annual Statewide GAIN Conference, Irvine, CA.
February, 1993 - "Cultural Pluralism: Implications for Rehabilitation
Counseling". National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Professional
Symposium, Irvine, Ca.
July, 1992 - "Cultural Sensitivity and Vocational Rehabilitation" for San Jose
District of California State Department of Rehabilitation, in-service training
provided.
April, l990 - "Substance Abuse Issues", In-service Training for Iowa State
Department of Rehabilitation Counselors;
Grants and Fellowship
Awarded Effective 9/1/97 - U.S. Department of Education, RSA, Job Placement
and Development Specialists 3 year Training grant,total = $300,000 - Tuition
and Stipends to train Job Placement Specialists in graduate rehabilitation
counseling training program.
Pending, March, 1997 - notification due Sept. 97 - U.S. Dept. of Education,
RSA, Project to provide vocational rehabilitation services to an empowerment zone
- Title of Proposed Project: Viz Valley Vocational Rehabilitation and Career
Center (VVVRC).
October, 1995-1998 - U. S. Dept. of Education, RSA Experimental and Innovative
Training Grant to train HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation Counselors, and State Department of
Rehabilitation Counselors, develop training curriculum.- $300,000.
1993-1994. Fresno County Board of Supervisors funding the CSUF Rehabilitation
Counseling Program to direct the Gain Assessment Center - two grant proposals for a
total of $150,000 per year for three years, to provide vocational evaluation
services to public assistance consumers and Southeast Asian Refugee public
assistance consumers.
1993-1994. California State University, Fresno, $5,780 Instructional
Technology Development Grant for collaboration in long distance learning
project with California State University, Bakersfield.
June 1993 - California State University, Fresno, $500 Mini-Grant for research:
"Convergence: Disability and Ethnicity.
June, 1993 - Fresno County Board of Supervisors awarded funded two grant proposals
for a total of $l0l,000 for Gain Assessment Center to conduct vocational assessments
of GAIN participants.
May, l990 - World Institute on Disability grant to study "Psychiatric Crisis
Intervention" in London, England;
l988, June/July - Visiting Scholar for the Inter-University Consortium for Political
and Social Research Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, Latino Research
Issues;
l988, April - Rehabilitation Long Term Training Grant, at California State University,
San Bernardino. $75,000, co-written with Margaret Cooney.
Editorships
Editor, Journal of Job Placement
Editorial Board on the following journals:
Journal of Rehabilitation,
Disability Policy Studies Journal,
Journal of Counseling and Development,
Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling.
Publications
Books
Leal-Idrogo, A., Rollins, C., Flowers, C., & Taricone, P. (Due in Fall
1998). Multicultural Dimensions of Rehabilitation Counseling.
Kendall-Hunt Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Leal-Idrogo, A., Gonzalez-Calvo, J., & Krenz, V. (Eds.)(1996).
Multicultural Women's Issues in Health, Disability and Rehabilitation, Kendall-Hunt
Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Leal-Idrogo, A. & Gonzalez-Calvo, J. (1996). Multicultural Women’s
Issues in Health, Disability and Rehabilitation Student Workbook. Kendall-Hunt
Publishers.
Editorships:
Leal-Idrogo, Anita. Editor, Journal of Job Placemen AND DEVELOPMENT.t (1996 to
present)
Leal-Idrogo, Anita (Ed.). (1993, The Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications
for Job Placement, Journal of Job Placement, Special Issue.
Leal-Idrogo, A., & Taricone, P. (1992). Co-Editor, Special Issue, Journal of Job
Placement , Special Populations.
Leal, A. & Benshoff, J. (1990). Co-Editor, Special Issue, Journal of Applied
Rehabilitation Counseling, on "Substance Abuse Counseling and Rehabilitation
Counseling, September.
Leal, A., Leung, P., Harrison, D., & Martin, W. (1989). Co-Editor, Special
Issue, Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling on "Multicultural Aspects of
Rehabilitation Counseling: Issues and Challenges", Winter.
Publications: Articles and Chapters
Leal-Idrogo, A. (1997). The effect of gender on interaction, friendship, and
leadership in elementary school classrooms. In E. G. Cohen and R. A. Lotan, Eds.,
Working for equity in heterogeneous classrooms: Sociological theory in practice,
Teachers College, pp. 92-104.
Leal-Idrogo, A. (1997). Multicultural rehabilitation counseling.
Rehabilitation Education, Vol. 11, No. 3., pp. 231-240.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita & Gonzalez-Calvo, J. (1996). Introduction:
Multicultural women’s issues in health, disability and rehabilitation. In A.
Leal-Idrogo, J. Gonzalez-Calvo, and V. Krenz, Eds. Multicultural Women: Health,
Disability and Rehabilitation. Kendall-Hunt Publishers.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita. (1996). Women of color in jeopardy for HIV/AIDS. In
A. Leal-Idrogo, J. Gonzalez-Calvo, V. Krenz (Eds.). Multicultural Women:
Health, Disability and Rehabilitation. Kendall-Hunt Publishers.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita & Salsgiver, Richard (Submitted 6/95 to Journal of Disability
Policy Studies). The Implication of NAFTA for United States’ Latinos.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita. (1995). Further thoughts on 'The use of interpreters and
translators in delivery of rehabilitation services'. Journal of Rehabilitation, Vol.
61, Number 2, p. 21-24.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita. (l993). The United States' Latina junction, fact or fiction?
Conceptualizing Latina feminism in Judith T. Gonzalez Calvo (Ed.). Gender, Multicultural
Perspectives, pp. 42-56, Kendall Hunt Publisher.
Leal-Idrogo, Anita. (1993) The vocational rehabilitation of Hispanics in the state/federal
system. In Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Taricone, P. & Leal, A. (1992). Counseling Special Populations:
Considerations for job placement. Journal of Job Placement, Vol. 8, No. 2.
Leal, Anita. (l992) Joy, Twenty Years Later: A conversation with Will Schutz.
Journal of Counseling and Development. Vol. 7, No. 4, March/April, p. 467-474.
Leal, A., and Menjivar, T.C., (l992). Xenophobia or xenophilia: Hispanic women in higher
education. In Perspectives on Minority Women in Higher Education, Lynne Brodie Welch,
Editor, Praeger, New York. Leal, A. (l990), Hispanics and substance abuse:
Implications for rehabilitation counselors, in Journal of Applied Rehabilitation
Counseling, September.
Fierro, R. & Leal, A. (l988). Psychological effects of early versus late
referral to the vocational rehabilitation process: The case of Mexican Origin
industrially injured workers, Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, Winter, l988;
Book Reviews
Leal, A. (1989). Book Review on Health and Cross Cultural Psychology, in
Rehabilitation Education,
Professional Affiliation
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
Job Placement Division of NRA
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA), NRA
Professional National Committees:
NRCA 1996 National Training Symposium Program Chair, Tampa Florida, March 1997.
Board of Directors, National Rehabilitation Association (NRA), Pacific Region
Representative, 1995-1997. The NRA is a 16,000 member national organization
dedicated to advocating and empowering people with disabilities.
National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), Region IX Board Representative,
1994-95
Co-Chair, NRCA Professional Symposium, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1995-97.
Professional Statewide Committees:
California State Department of Rehabilitation, Ethnic Advisory Committee (EAC), appointed
member and liaison to the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee (RAC), 1997 to Present.
California Rehabilitation-North, Inc., a chapter of the National Rehabilitation
Association, President-1996-1997
California State Department of Rehabilitation, Ethnic Advisory Committee (EAC) , Chair
1994 - 1997..
California State Department of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, liaison
for Ethnic Advisor Committee.
Consultant
April, 1994 - International Council on Disability, New York City, Invited Workshop
Presenter on Cultural Diversity and Vocational Evaluation - three-day workshop.
June, 1992 - New York University Short-Term Training Grant, Co-Star:
Collaborative Short-Term 'Training-Trainers' in Addiction Rehabilitation, two-day
train the trainers in Seattle, Washington.
July 1992 - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Short Term Training Grant, Western
Psychiatric Institute, University of Pittsburgh on “Dual Diagnosis” and
“Cultural Pluralism “, Austin, Texas.
June 1992 - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Short Term Training Grant, Western
Psychiatric Institute, University of Pittsburgh on “Dual Diagnosis:
Implications for vocational rehabilitation”, Honolulu, Hawaii.
June 1991 - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Long Term Training Grant on Long Term Chronic
Mental Illness and Racial Ethnic Minority Groups. Western Psychiatric
Institute, University of Pittsburgh. Title of presentation “Understanding
Cultural Diversity through Culture Specific Knowledge: The Case of Mexican
Origin Latinos. Baltimore Maryland.
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