,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ac1 #bjad ,mr4 ,chambliss 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,casey7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,march #bb1 #bjad1 as ,national         
,rehabilitation ,counselors             
,appreciation ,day4  ,whereas           
rehabilitation counselors conduct       
assessments1 provide counseling1 support
 families1 and plan and implement       
rehabilitation programs for individuals 
in need of rehabilitation2  ,whereas the
 purpose of professional organizations  
for rehabilitation counseling and       
education is to promote the improvement 
of rehabilitation services available to 
individuals with disabilities through   
quality education for counselors and    
rehabilitation research2  ,whereas      
various professional organizations have 
vigorously advocated up-to-date         
education and training and the          

maintenance of professional standards in
 the field of rehabilitation counseling 
and education1 including--  7#a7 the    
,national ,rehabilitation ,association2 
7#b7 the ,rehabilitation ,counselors and
 ,educators ,association2  7#c7 the     
,national ,council on ,rehabilitation   
,education2  7#d7 the ,national         
,rehabilitation ,counseling             
,association2  7#e7 the ,american       
,rehabilitation ,counseling             
,association2  7#f7 the ,commission on  
,rehabilitation ,counselor              
,certification2  7#g7 the ,council of   
,state ,administrators of ,vocational   
,rehabilitation2 and  7#h7 the ,council 
on ,rehabilitation ,education2          
,whereas1 on ,march #bb1 #aihc1 ,martha 
,walker of ,kent ,state ,university1 who
 was ,president of the ,national        
,council on ,rehabilitation ,education1 
testified before the ,subcommittee on   
,select ,education of the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor of the ,house of  
,representatives1 and was instrumental  

in bringing the need for qualified      
rehabilitation counselors to the        
attention of ,congress2 and  ,whereas   
the efforts of ,martha ,walker led to   
the enactment of laws that require      
rehabilitation counselors to have proper
 credentials1 in order to provide a     
higher quality of service to those in   
need of rehabilitation3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7       
designates ,march #bb1 #bjad1 as        
,national ,rehabilitation ,counselors   
,appreciation ,day2 and  7#b7 commends--
  7,a7 rehabilitation counselors1 for   
the dedication and hard work            
rehabilitation counselors provide to    
individuals in need of rehabilitation2  
and  7,b7 professional organizations1   
for the efforts professional            
organizations have made to assist those 
who require rehabilitation4