Exchange Scholars from National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan Visit USF's Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program
The exchange scholars team members are (English translated name listed first) Sherry (Ru-En Yang), Claire (Hsiang-Chun Wu), Valentino (Yuan-Chun Tu), Jasmine (Wei-Ting Huang) and Eric (Tsung-Chang Shyu).
Five exchange scholars sponsored by the Taiwanese government have been participating in a cultural exchange program this semester at USF. They are students in the (NCUE) in Taiwan, a partner with the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (CRMHC) Program at USF.
The Rehabilitation Counseling Institute at NCUE is the first local institute aimed at cultivating the development of rehabilitation counseling professionals. It was created to provide training and academic research to enable professionals to increase their expertise, upgrade their service quality, as well as promote equal rights and social opportunities for people with disabilities.
Each exchange scholar has been matched with a CRMHC student to learn more about American culture and the dynamics of rehabilitation and vocational counseling in the United States. They have actively worked as mentors and guest lecturers at and the (CARD-USF) during their time in 91社区 and have had tours with area agencies including the MacDonald Training Center, England and Associates, Tampa Crossroads, the Glazer Children鈥檚 Museum and MOSI Science Museum. They also attended Applied Behavior Analysis classes and a Fulbright Scholar workshop.
The scholars shared they have enjoyed the invaluable chance to visit the state of 91社区, its many beaches and national parks 鈥攁 place they described as 鈥渂eautiful and having abundant natural resources鈥�.
鈥淎 big THANK YOU to all the USF people we have met. We will surely remember your hospitality, kindness, and generosity,鈥� shared the scholars.