User:Dapplewhite

My experience in private practice and government positions for over thirty years as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Special Education Consultant continues to prove rewarding. The majority of clientele I have been privileged to service have been students and teachers in higher education which leads my emphasis into the field of Educational Psychology. My theoretical framework is combined with Humanism (Rogers, 1969, Maslow, 1970), Existentialism (Frankl, 1967) and Adult Learning Theory (Chickering, 1965, Knowles, 1980). I am most in favor of using the Biopsychosocial model in my counseling and teaching methodology. I am a veteran of the U S Army and a person categorized as disabled. I am convinced that self-empowerment, enlightenment to purpose,adaptation, self-actualization, and love are the most effective healing tools. It is my hope that in the near future we will see significant reductions in societal stigmas and negative stereotypes associated with "non-visible", as well as, "visible" disabilities.

Presently, I host a radio show via Internet http://blogtalkradio.com/student2teacher ,serve as Adjunct Faculty at GateWay Community College, and work with adult learners online to enhance the success of students with mental and physical disabilities.

Danita Applewhite, MA, CRC, Doctoral Researcher Website: http://www.whiteappleinstitute.org