This article discusses the problem of creating ethical standards for the counselor without guaranteed impact on standards of the agency, the degree of professional independence a counselor might enjoy within an agency setting, and suggested recourses when a counselor finds himself confronted with ethical and professional conflicts. (Author)

One hundred five rehabilitation employees were surveyed on the effect of leadership style on subordinates' perceptions of their work environment and on their job satisfaction. Findings suggest that leadership style affects service delivery. (Author/MKA)

Results of this study suggest that current inservice training programs need to be reviewed and improved if better services to clients are the goal of the state rehabilitation agency and its counselors. (Author)

Although state agencies are required by law to assess their consumers' satisfaction with vocational rehabilitation (VR), each state uses its own instrument to measure satisfaction. This not only makes comparisons across states impossible but also means that the quality of these instruments varies widely from state to state. As with other…

The Workshop on Research Utilization Specialist Model brought together rehabilitation administrators to discuss important new strategies for getting new knowledge applied in practice settings. Here, we describe both the process exemplified by this Workshop and the specific content of its three days of meetings. (Author)

Objectives, procedures, and results of a three-year project, a visiting consultant program for research utilization, are reviewed. Major components of the study included development of state plans for consultation based on identified need and an evaluation strategy to assess correlates of success of consultation efforts. (Author)

This article discusses the experiences of the Research Utilization Laboratory (RUL) of the Chicago Jewish Vocational Service over a five-year period. The topic is approached in terms of the elements involved in the utilization of research and in terms of the problems the RUL encountered. (Author)

Vocational rehabilitation agencies throughout the U.S. employed research utilization specialists as part of a national demonstration project. The nature and scope of this program's effort to link rehabilitation practitioners to research and other information is reported, including the RUS's goals, roles, and functions; training provided; skills…