Vita
BABETTE BEGIN CAMERON, PH.D., CRC, LPC
427 East School Street, Kent, Ohio44240
Phone: (330) 678-7747; E-mail: ; E-Fax: (915) 808-5814
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Education,Master of Education,
August 1999August 1992
Counseling & Human Development Services Major: Rehabilitation Counseling
Kent State University, Kent, OhioKent State University, Kent, Ohio
Master of Education with Honors, Bachelor of Art, Magna Cum Laude
August 1987May 1986
Major: School CounselingMajor: Psychology
Kent State University, Kent, OhioKent State University, Kent, Ohio
License and Certification
Licensed Professional Counselor #C7944,Ohio Counselor & Social Worker Board, November 2003
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor #00010813, Ohio Commission of Rehabilitation April 1993
Crisis Intervention Paraprofessional, Town Hall II, Kent, Ohio Fall 1985.
Employment
Independent Contractor, November 2004 – July 2006
Counselor / Consultant, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Clubhouse, Kent, Ohio.
Assistedin the development of a Clubhouse for persons with TBI. Learn relevant information
and Helped to complete application toacquire (50C3) nonprofit status, identified funding
sources, and assisted in writing proposals for grants. Participate in crucial start-up decisions
about the facility and organizational structure. Co-facilitatedmonthly Family Support Nights
andsome daily activities. Prepared resources to enhance clients’ social, cognitive and
emotional strengths, and address emergent counseling and referral needs of clients or families.
Accessibility Tester,SummitCounty Fair Housing Akron, Ohio, May, 2005 -- Present.
Trained and on-call to investigate various types of housing discrimination.
Speaker, Tri CountyARC, Deliver disability awareness talks to preschool, elementary, and
middle school classes. Teach children a Coping Versus Pityperspective of disability.
Recruitment, Retention & Employment Coordinator, Department of Human Resources, Kent
State University, Kent, Ohio February 2001B May 2003.
Designed university procedures and resourcestoguide the work of recruitment committees.
Provided direction, taught and facilitated the application of federal legislation and University
policy regarding workforce diversity and equal opportunity inrecruiting, interviewing and hiring procedures.Developed requested pamphlets to describe university career services for family members of new employees who relocate. Continued to conduct training on disability-related legislation topics and to resolve disability related issues, and to assist in the supervision of
student workers.
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Affirmative ActionCoordinatorI.: ADA Compliance, Office of Affirmative Action, Kent
State University, Kent, Ohio, October 1996 - February 2001.
Wrote and implemented procedures for requesting disability-related work accommodations.
Responded to questions about compliance with civil rights legislation including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Conducted many presentations on
disability-related topics. Resolved internal conflicts and allegations of discrimination orharassment. Investigated and wrote detailed University responses to charges filed against the university through
the Ohio Commission of Civil Rights / Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission. Recognized by
theDivision Vice President for the quality of the responses. Co-chaired the Americans with
Disabilities Act Compliance Committee, composed ofrepresentatives of the executive office, administration, faculty, staff, students and outside professionals.
Project Coordinator and Career Specialist (simultaneous roles), Post Secondary Career Enhancement Project, The Career Services Center, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1992-1995.
Developed career resources for student with disabilities and revised library literature to include
people-first= language. Conducted individual career counseling, evening drop-in= advising, and
weekly training on resume writing or interviewing. Customized career seminars as requested by
various student groups. Coordinated collaborative meetings with representatives of KentState
including Financial Aid, Work Study, and Disability Services, and of the Ohio Bureaus of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, and Rehabilitation Engineers. Developed
and conducted training for colleagues on needs and resources for job-seekers with disabilities.
Trained clerical staff to handle possible social interaction issues. Customized training for diverse
groups including administrators, faculty, Civil Service and regional campus employees.
Internships
Technical Training Coordinator, Transition Coordinator Training Project, KentStateUniversity,
Kent, Ohio Fall and Summer 1992.
Promoted to Coordinator. Supervised student Job Coaches at work sites. Performed diverse administrative tasks to assure the effective implementation of grant training objectives. For example, taught supervisors how to evaluate student workers, developed plans for replication of successful activities and, interviewed applicants for new positions in Supported Employment and Transition Coordinator Training Projects.
Site Supervisor, Supported Employment Training Project, Kent State University, Kent,
Ohio, Fall 1991.
Promoted to Supervisor. Supervised graduate student Job Coaches who taughtwork skills to high
schoolstudents with disabilities.Trained coaches to subtly enhance the comfort and inclusive
attitudes of university employees who became the high school students’ coworkers at campus
work sites. Facilitated the development of newwork sites.
Job Coach, Supported Employment Training Project, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Spring and Summer 1991.
Assisted high school students with developmental disabilities to develop work skills at campus work sites. Assisted students’ coworkers to participate in the development of inclusive work environments.
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Internships continued
Assistant to Director, Disabled Student Services, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Summer
1990.
Acquired student feedback about services. Compiled research for grants to obtain adaptive
equipment. Coordinated a collaborative effort of the Financial Aid Office and the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation to create Personal Attendant "Work Study" positions on campus.
Geriatric Counselor, StowGlenRetirementCenter, Stow, Ohio, Spring and Summer 1990.
Conducted individual counseling for elderly residents with adjustment issues and depression.
Counselor, KentState Guidance Bureau Internship, Kent, Ohio 1987-1990.
Counseled University students and community adults with career and personal concerns.
Developed and facilitated a successful support group, at the request of KentState undergraduates
and graduate students with disabilities.
School Counselor, BrownMiddle School Internship, Ravenna, Ohio, Spring 1988.
Facilitated 2 groups of 6 to 8 students with discipline problems. Counseled individual students, some with developmental disabilities, referred by teachers or families. Conducted weekly awareness and self-esteem lessons for a class of 10 students with multiple disabilities.
School Counselor: StreetsboroMiddle School Internship, Streetsboro, Ohio, Spring 1987.
Counseled students referred by the principal, teachers, or parents for personal counseling.
Publications
Author, Babette B. Cameron, University Educators= Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Students
with Disabilities, Bell & Howard Company, c. August, 1999.
Co-Author, Chapters 12 & 13 inHow the Student With Hearing Loss Can Succeed in College: A
Handbook for Students, Families and Professionals 2nd Ed., 1996; Editors: Flexer, Carol; Wray,
Denise; Leavitt, Ron; & Flexer, Robert.
Unpublished Works
“Disability Workshop: A DVD presentation for training Master=s students,” 2001.
"Workshop Supplement For Students With Disabilities," 1994.
"Resource Manual For Career Educators & Students With Disabilities," 1994.
"Take Charge Of The Interview: Turn Interviewer Discomfort & Misconceptions Into An
Advantage: A Four Step Process," 1994.
“Interview Issues For Post Secondary Students with Disabilities: Script and Manual,” 1994.
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Examples of Presentations
People with Disabilities: Ready for Tomorrow’s Jobs Today! Army Corps of Engineer Headquarters, FederalBuilding, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 26, 2007
Disability in the family: workplace accommodations Army Corps of Engineer Headquarters, FederalBuilding, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2005
Legislation and Disability issues, taught graduate course in Disability Policy, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, December 1, 2004
Disability Issues for Music Educators, Music Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, February 4, 2004.
Disclosure of Disability when Seeking Employment – Telecast, Disability Policy, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, November 19th and 20th, 2003.
Opening the Doors of Communication with Students with Disabilities, OhioCollege Health
Association, Aurora, Ohio, June, 2001.
The Americans with Disabilities Act: What Counseling Psychologists Need to Know, Co-presenter,Ohio Counseling Psychology Conference, Kent, Ohio, March 1995.
Enhancing Success in Employment and Community Living: A Counseling Perspective,
Co-Presenter, Topical Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 1994.
Transition Planning & Collaboration; Co-Presenter, OhioConference: Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, Columbus, Ohio, February 1994.
Outcomes for Persons with Severe Disabilities who Graduate from University Programs; Co-Presenter: Ohio Council for Exceptional Children,Toledo, Ohio, November 1993.
Professional Activities
Co Chair, KentStateUniversity's Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Committee, Kent, Ohio, 1995-2001.
Presenter/consultant, Medical Information in Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio,1992.
Member,Government Requested Professional Study Circle: Priorities for the reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act, February, 1992.
Practicum Supervisor, Community Counseling Class, Kent State Guidance Bureau, Kent, Ohio, 1990.
Supervisor of Counselor Groups and Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Counseling Skills, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Spring and Fall, 1988.