Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC

Charles Edmund Degeneffe

Professor
Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education

SDSU

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Phone/Fax

Primary Phone: 619-594-6115
Fax: 619-594-0991

Building/Location

Lamden Hall - 229
Mail Code: 1127

Files

Bio

Charles (Chuck) Edmund Degeneffe is a Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at San Diego State University (SDSU) in the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education. He also directs the SDSU Certificate Program in Cognitive Disabilities.

Chuck completed his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and joined SDSU and the Interwork Institute in August 2005. Chuck previously was an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at California State University-Fresno from 2002 to 2005. Chuck's other academic degrees include a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chuck holds the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential. He has experience in direct care residential support, supported employment, and counseling and service coordination. Chuck's clinical work has specialized on providing supports to persons with cognitive disabilities, including those with acquired brain injuries, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and learning disabilities.

Chuck's primary research interests examine adjustment and caregiving for family members of persons with acquired brain injuries, with a related focus on facilitating community participation in this population. A secondary area of Chuck’s work addresses professional issues within rehabilitation counseling education. He has published his work in rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation psychology, social work, and brain injury journals. Chuck has also presented his research at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, the National Council on Rehabilitation Education, and the Brain Injury Association of California.

Chuck is an Associate Editor for the international journal Disability and Rehabilitation and is on the Editorial Advisory Boards for Brain Impairment, Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Practice, the Journal of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, and Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education. He is also an ad hoc reviewer for several other journals. Chuck is a former Board of Directors member for the Council on Rehabilitation Education and is a former President of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. Chuck is a former Board of Directors member for the Council on Rehabilitation Education and is a former President of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. Chuck is also a former Board of Directors member for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation, and the California Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board.

Chuck is originally from the Milwaukee area. He enjoys tennis, bike riding, and visiting the national parks, especially Yosemite. Chuck, his wife Tamara, and daughter Sophia enjoy the beauty of San Diego and love to travel whenever possible.

Publications

Selected Publications

  • Degeneffe, C. E., Tucker, M., Ross, M., & Umucu, E. (2023). The influence of state-level contextual factors on State/Federal System vocational rehabilitation employment outcomes for persons with traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 66(2), 83–99. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552211067576
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2022). The Australian approach to acquired brain injury. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 36(3), 178-196.
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2021). Families of veterans with traumatic brain injury in Australia and the United States: Implications for rehabilitation counsellors. The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 27(2), 137-142.
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2019). Understanding traumatic brain injury from a Gestalt approach. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 50(4), 252-267.
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2016). A clarion call for social work attention: Brothers and sisters of persons with acquired brain injury in the United States. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 15, 332-350.
  • Degeneffe, C.E., Tucker, M., & Griffin, J. (2015). Families of veterans with polytrauma injuries in the United States: A guide for rehabilitation counseling practice. In M. Millington and I. Marini (Eds.), Families in rehabilitation counseling: A community-based rehabilitation approach (pp. 213-230). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2015). Planning for an uncertain future: Sibling and parent perspectives on future caregiving for persons with acquired brain injury. Journal of Rehabilitation, 81(4), 5-16.  
  • Degeneffe, C.E., Chan, F., Dunlap, L, Man, D., & Sung, C. (2011). Development and validation of the Caregiver Empowerment Scale: A resource for working with family caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56, 243-250.
  • Degeneffe, C. E. (2001). Family caregiving and traumatic brain injury.  Health and Social Work, 26 (4), 257-268.