Explored relationships between acculturation, acceptance of disability, and client satisfaction using data from 118 self-identified Mexican Americans who were clients of Colorado Rehabilitation Services. Found no evidence of relationship between level of acculturation of Mexican Americans and acceptance of disability. (Author/NB)

The research reported in this article involved using the Developmental Model of Work Personality to create a scale to measure work personality, the Developmental Work Personality Scale (DWPS). Overall, results indicated that the DWPS may have potential applications for assessing work personality prior to client involvement in comprehensive…

Examined use of cash and in-kind benefits by vocational rehabilitation center clients (N=100) to determine effects of use of benefits for self-improvement or as maintenance. Found, although an overall disincentive effect was demonstrated with participants as a whole, participants who only paid for training demonstrated a bootstrap rather than a…

Examines whether African Americans, European Americans, Native Americans/Alaskan Natives, and Asians/Pacific Islanders with disabilities would differ in their rates of vocational rehabilitation (VR) acceptance in the United States. Results revealed that a significant difference existed regarding ethnicity and VR acceptance. Results revealed that…

Experimentally evaluated impact on clients' vocational development of two structured programs designed to involve clients in process of translating assessment data into implications for vocational preparation and occupational choice. Findings from 75 vocational rehabilitation clients revealed that participation in Occupational Choice Strategy and…

Estimated benefits from systematic early referral of injured workers for vocational rehabilitation services. Used data from Florida workers' compensation cases closed in 1985 to estimate gains from referral for evaluation not later than six months from injury date. Concludes that social benefits could be nearly $10 million annually and that…

Vocational rehabilitation clients face three major decisions as they enter the rehabilitation process: whether to seek rehabilitation services, what vocational goal to pursue, and to what extent they will cooperate in the rehabilitation process. An intensive structured interview was conducted with 100 vocational rehabilitation clients to determine…

Investigates whether differences still exist for racial minorities and women in terms of acceptance rates, employment outcomes, and quality of successful closures in the state-federal vocational rehabilitation system. Differences in odds were found for the following: acceptance rates favored European Americans; employment outcomes favored European…

Examined vocational evaluation's impact on rehabilitation client self-estimated aptitudes and interests. Results of study of 73 clients at comprehensive rehabilitation facility indicated that clients tended to overestimate aptitudes and interests in comparison to their tested levels and process of vocational evaluation had little effect on…

Considers vocational rehabilitation of adults who acquire disabilities during midcareer years. Literature review reveals that neither traditional theories of vocational development nor those designed specifically for rehabilitation of individuals with midcareer disabilities provide comprehensive framework for understanding this population's…

Examines effects of ancestry and severity of disability of vocational rehabilitation consumers. European Americans, individuals with higher costs, and persons who received assistive technology were more likely to be closed rehabilitated. Individuals from other ancestry groups, who were coded severely disabled, or who had been in the system for…

Assesses vocational rehabilitation (VR) services utilization and employment outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups of adults with disabilities. Minorities received different types of VR services than did European Americans. European American VR recipients had the highest rates of competitive employment, whereas African American VR…

Examined relationship between a reflective- versus impulsive-cognitive style and work adjustment in vocational rehabilitation center clients (N=102) with disabilities. Determined reflective clients were rated as having more positive work abilities, less bizarre behaviors, and more positive overall work adjustment than impulsive clients. (ABL)

Assessed rehabilitation needs of 104 outpatient alcohol abuse clients labeled social drinkers, incipient problem drinkers, or problem drinkers. Used Human Service Scale to assess physiological, emotional, economic security, family, social, economic self-esteem, and vocational self-actualization need satisfaction. Found with exception of emotional…

Explored effects of expressed attributions regarding personal blame for disability on perceived rehabilitation outcomes. Rehabilitation graduate students (n=84) viewed one of six versions of alleged vocational evaluation report. Perceived accuracy of attribution, client's predicted coping, rehabilitation prognosis, and future life control varied…