Addressed to the rehabilitation counselor and particularly to graduate students about to enter the profession, this paper explains the critical relationship that exists between the actions of rehabilitation personnel and the survival of their discipline, focusing on the counselor's role in human services and society, and how government…

Major topics discussed include introduction and background of the growing recognition of sexual feelings and concerns of the handicapped, attitudes and assumptions resulting from lack of information for both the handicapped and the various disciplines that serve them, medical and psychological aspects of sexual response, and services for the…

Discusses major potential trends in rehabilitation (identified through informal interviews with 94 individuals representing various organizations, progessions, or programs) e.g., services for the severely handicapped, return to the vocational emphasis, increased interagency cooperation, and consumer involvement. Modification of programs as a…

Discusses the developmental nature of blindness and the complexity of being blind in a contemporary society. Particular attention is given to several recent technological developments for assisting the blind, in areas of both communication and mobility. (Editor)

Special provisions are made for handicapped students in terms of curriculum and elimination of structural barriers in order to facilitate their preparation for a profession through a college education. Program has served as a successful precedent for other educational institutions. (TA)

One of the articles from a special topic issue on adjustment services for the severely handicapped. Topics cover adjustment services for the blind, a historical view of the private and public rehabilitation movements (including federal legislation), and settings, populations, and goals. Concludes that standard systems for providing services have…

Presents a model for the assessment component of the vocational rehabilitation services delivery system. Describes a systems approach to vocational assessment with guidelines for information-gathering aimed at generating a course of action. (MF)

Discusses background of the work adjustment program for disabled clients, job placement, work and work habits, the relationship of vocational evaluation and work adjustment, job seeking and retention skills. (TA)

Discusses issues illustrating the development of adjustment services within the field of rehabilitation and issues emphasizing some of the problem areas. Topics include the vocational rehabilitation process, adjustment services as a profession, eligibility for services, training of personnel, and specialty areas in adjustment services.…