Purpose: To examine the factorial structure of the "Coping Strategy Questionnaire"-24 (CSQ-24) in a sample of Canadians with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Method: The sample included 171 workers' compensation clients (50.9% men) recruited from outpatient rehabilitation facilities in Canada. Mean age of participants was 42.45 years (SD =…

African American undergraduate students in rehabilitation services were asked to review case materials of a client who was portrayed as African American to one group and as European American to the other. African American students rated the African American client as having higher educational potential. Across all four other independent measures,…

Understanding the cultural variables affecting Chinese Americans is necessary in the rehabilitation counseling process. Counseling considerations include client variables (acculturation, difficulty dealing with ambiguity, difficulty expressing emotions, and language barriers); counselor variables (therapist bias and training bias); and other…