WENDY WARREN

PROFESSIONAL

  • August, 2018 she relocated to Gainesville VA as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II for the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
  • Wendy Warren was employed by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehab Services for 13 years. She began as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in 2006 and was promoted to Casework Supervisor in the Rockland office in 2014.
  • Prior to this, her experience included work as an Employment Specialist, Special Education teacher, an Independent Living Skills Specialist in a residential home for persons diagnosed with Mental Illness and as a Mental Health Worker for Maine General Hospital.
  • For the past five years, Wendy has been employed as an Adjunct Professor at KVCC in Fairfield where she teaches for the Mental Health Program.

EDUCATION

  • Wendy earned her M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012.
  • She is also a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.)
  • Wendy is the VR representative sitting on the Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council (ABIAC), State Independent Living Council (SILC) and the Developmental Disability Council (DD council).

PERSONAL 

Wendy lives in Gainsville, VA, enjoys traveling, crafting and spending time with her two adult daughters Hannah and Mara.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE

I am under the belief that every individual has an innate desire to learn and grow. If we are open to this statement and adapt to change. What an opportunity.....every class offers you the ability to choose being the best student you can be. Whatever that may mean for you. 

As a professor I am here to facilitate that growth, in the end, what you learn is up to you. I have worked in this field for 30 years. I am available to help prepare you for work in the field of helping persons with a variety of disabilities improve their own lives. Please contact me with questions as needed. 

This class requires a minimum of two responses to two different students but also a main post where you respond to the weekly discussion post. In order to gain the most out of this class as possible I would suggest responding to the post as well. Your classmates will be asking you questions and responding with meaningful information...respond to them.