Lunch And Learn Webinar Series

Join us for ORA's Lunch And Learn Webinar Series!

In the Fall of 2025 ORA held its annual conference with great presentations AND offered multiple CEs. We have offered these presentations once again, with CEs attached, in a Lunch and Learn format.

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"Unconscious Bias: Overcoming Ethical Obstacles While Increasing Multicultural Competencies"

Friday, May 8, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. EST

Presented by Christa Martin, MRC, CRC

Approved for 1.5 hours of CEs for CRC/CVE (Ethics), CESP/APSE, Ohio Board of DD, and Ohio CSWMFT Board (LPC/LSW Ethics)

This session assists counseling professionals in overcoming ethical obstacles involving unconscious bias by increasing multi-cultural competencies and providing methods to address our own bias. There’s an ethical obligation to reduce our implicit bias, so it’s not an additional barrier to clients obtaining gainful employment or putting professional relationships at risk. This presentation will demonstrate differentiating types of bias, examples of bias, identifying ethical risks and implications, as well as tangible takeaways to put into practice.

Registration Link for May 8 Lunch And Learn Webinar: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/9ympmjh

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“Disability Accommodations Post-Pandemic”

Friday, May 22, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. EST*

Presented by Becky Frost, MPH and Deanna Arbuckle, MRC, CRC

Approved for 1.5 hours of CEs for CRC/CVE, CESP/APSE, Ohio Board of DD, and Ohio CSWMFT Board

The presentation explores the role of disability resource professionals (DRPs) at institutions of higher education, while navigating the emergency remote learning (ERL) environment resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic. The research explores the lived experience of DRPs as they implemented accommodations in higher education. It will also discuss the transferability of this information into other areas of rehabilitation.

Registration Link for May 22 Lunch And Learn Webinar: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mwseae7

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"Narcolepsy and Disability: Time to Wake-Up and Recognize This Neurological Condition"

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. EST

Presented by Joseph E. Keferl, Rh.D., CRC, FNRCA, Mary Huber, Ph.D., and Lillian Kaval

Approved for 1.5 hours of CEs for CRC/CVE, CESP/APSE, Ohio Board of DD, and Ohio CSWMFT Board

Client sleepiness, low energy, lack of follow-through-characteristics that may draw judgements accusing the person as being undisciplined, lazy, and unmotivated. Narcolepsy is an unrecognized, under-diagnosed neurological condition that affects all aspects of a person's life including work life, and is a recognized and protected disability under the ADA. While narcolepsy is typically treated with a combination of behavior modifications and medications, complete control of symptoms is rarely achievable. Left undiagnosed or untreated, narcolepsy can interfere greatly with daily life which can cause unique challenges for rehabilitation counselors working with narcoleptic clients. This presentation will provide background knowledge, symptomatology and manifestations, types and prevalence, potential causes, diagnostic testing and treatments, and vocational implications and success strategies for rehabilitation counselors.

Registration Link for June 9 Lunch And Learn Webinar: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/btxb3mg

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ORA VIRTUAL ANNUAL TWO-DAY CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 2026

Save time in your schedule in early October 2026 (tentatively scheduled for October 15 and 16) for ORA's VIRTUAL annual two day conference. Once again, this will be just on the morning of Thursday and Friday. We have already secured several speakers, and plan on offering an ethics presentation.

We will seek CE approval from CRC/CVE, CESP/APSE, Ohio Board of DD, and Ohio LSW/LPC Board.

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