A cross-sectional analysis of the data, stratified by length of time between case closure and follow-up, supported the conclusion that rehabilitation counseling has a lasting impact on the work adjustment of the client. (Author)

Case service expenditures for psychological evaluation and counseling and for training were organized into three differential service patterns. The Randomized Block Design was employed as the research strategy to investigate the effects of these service patterns on client outcome. Interclient variability was significantly diminished by client…

A group of 31 clients completed the Human Service Scale and were evaluated by their counselors, who used the Client Outcome Measure at the time of the clients' acceptance for rehabilitation services and again at closure. Results were generally consistent with those of previous investigations. (Author)

This study presents a cluster analysis of the Service Outcome Measurement Form (SOMF). The derived clusters resembled the originally intended structure more closely than an earlier factor analysis of a large sample. These results support factorial validity of the SOMF as an outcome and counselor effectiveness measure. (Author)

This study investigated the attitudes of 85 imprisoned drug abusers. The responses of the subjects on the activity, evaluative, and potency scales of a semantic differential were analyzed. Implications for counseling are discussed. (Author)

This article reports major conclusions and implications of a national field study of trained and experienced psychotherapists. The study suggests psychotherapy effectiveness is generally minimal. These conclusions are primarily different from and not as positive as a similar but separate study of rehabilitation counselors and their clients.…

This article reviews effects of exposing rural welfare recipients to traditional rehabilitation center services. The author concludes that traditional rehabilitation services are effective with this type of client. (Author)

This study was designed (a) to investigate client-counselor congruence in the perception of problems in eight potentially handicapping problem areas and (b) to find factors that might be contributing to any identified variance in problem perception. Results suggested that considerable incongruence exists between rehabilitation counselors and their…

This project was a three-year study to demonstrate an effective way of providing rehabilitation services to deprived and disabled people living in the Model Cities area of Baltimore. Results of analysis of the data lent support to the perceived roles of the rehabilitation aides in terms of their effectiveness in the rehabilitation process.…

An exploratory group-treatment program using stress-management and interpersonal-skills training was developed to reduce job-interview stress and provide relevant skills to welfare-rehabilitation clients. Results yielded a significant relative superiority in interview assertiveness for treatment clients; however, no differential decrease in…

Counselor reports of the time and travel allocated to various activities were correlated with caseload statistics representing the rehabilitation outcomes of their clients. Increased effort devoted to placement and job development coincided with a decreased rate of cases closed as not rehabilitated. (Author)

This article summarizes the major results of a five-year nationwide field study concerning the rehabilitation process as it relates to client outcome. Meaningful results were arrived at with respect to rehabilitation counselors' work role, rehabilitation counselors' interpersonal skill levels, and general change features of clients. (Author)

Three self-report personality inventories were administered to a sample of 148 rehabilitation clients. Seven factor-analysis-derived dimensions of personality functioning were correlated with the criterion of successful case closure. Only one of the correlations approached statistical significance, leading to the conclusion that client-reported…

Counselors' (N=80) attitudes toward disability differed according to their personal attributes. The 40 counselors judged as the more effective counselors, either male or female, rated the disabled similarly to normals. In contrast, perceptions of normals and disabled by the 40 less effective counselors differed significantly according to their…

Ex-psychiatric clients attending a psychosocial rehabilitation center and their counselors rated the client on 18 job-related attributes and made judgments of the client's probability of employment. The best predictor of client self-ratings of employability was nervousness, while counselors focused on work skills and client's feelings of…