Associate Professor - Carl R. Flowers, Rh.D., C.R.C., LCPC
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Administration & Services
Office: 327A Rehn Hall
Phone: (618) 453-8280
E-mail: cflowers@siu.edu
Specializations: Rehabilitation Administration, Ethics, Leadership and Multicultural Issues in Rehabilitation
Dr. Carl Flowers is an Associate Professor. Dr. Flowers received his Doctorate in Rehabilitation from Southern Illinois University and is Coordinator of the Masters in Rehabilitation Administration and Services and RA-Online programs. He teaches courses in the Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Administration programs, including classes in Case Management, Introduction to Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation Administration and Supervision, Legal and Professional Issues, Program Evaluation, and Advanced Fiscal Management. Carl's experiences include work as a trainer/provocateur for more than 10 years with the Great Lakes and Pacific Northwest Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (RCEP). He was the Lead Specialist on a multi-year federal grant designed to provide awareness, sensitivity and diversity training for public rehabilitation agencies in Rehabilitation Services Administration Region V ( Illinois , Ohio , Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin ) with an ultimate goal of increasing equitable services for persons applying and receiving services. Prior to joining the faculty, he directed the Pacific Northwest Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program (RCEP) ( Alaska , Idaho , Oregon and Washington). Carl was a selected as a Switzer Scholar in 2001 and was named Rehabilitation Institute Teacher of the Year in 2006.
Dr. Flowers is a past-president (2007) of the National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) and a past Board Chair and President of the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns. Dr. Flowers has published more than 25 articles and presented at a number of national conferences and serves on the editorial board of two professional journals, Rehabilitation Education (RE) and the Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators (RCEA ) and has served as Guest Editor for the Journal of Rehabilitation Administration (JRA) and Psychological Record (PR). Dr. Flowers is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).