Conducted survey of 107 federally-funded independent living centers to obtain information about services provided to people with mental retardation, mental illness, traumatic head injury, and cognitive disabilities associated with aging. Found that most centers provided services to at least one of four groups; a substantial number of centers did…

Describes a prototype, computer-based, decision support system for eligibility determination for Food Stamps, and other support services, based on the regulations of various programs. Illustrates decision-tree structures for analysis and synthesis of client information. Argues that tree structures can help rehabilitation counselors see how human…

Statements of functional limitation were categorized by life function to yield profiles for each impairment group. Analyses revealed that impairment is associated with diverse limitations across the range of human functioning. There are important commonalities and differences among impairment groups. Implications of the model for rehabilitation…

Provides a comprehensive literature review on burnout, describes categories of variables that have been related to burnout, discusses methodological problems in burnout research, suggests directions for future research, and presents implications for professional practice in the field of rehabilitation. (Author/ABB)

This article is based on the keynote address that initiated the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association symposium on psychosocial aspects of rehabilitation, held at the 2002 American Counseling Association annual conference. It lays philosophical groundwork regarding the provision of general human services and, particularly, services…

Examined access and acceptance rates of public vocational rehabilitation services for minority and majority individuals with disabilities. Data from all 63,774 individuals who applied for services during 1985-89 revealed that, even though minority clients applied for services at higher rates than their representation in population, they were…

Examined data from a questionnaire concerning people with chronic health, emotional, mental, physical, and sensory impairments, and four respondent demographic and experiential characteristics to determine if 150 human service providers endorsed the premise that components of society disable people who are impaired. Results confirmed that…

Describes a conceptual framework by which the role of under-graduate education in rehabilitation might be better clarified and communicated. The article proposes identification of competencies and levels of competency in specific roles that affect practice. (Author)

Provides general review of literature on professional rehabilitation competency importance and practitioner attainment as background information for series of research articles on the subject. Also provides information about National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research funded project along with rationale for the research. (Author)

Discusses 12 major issues and problems that are barriers to optimal vocational rehabilitation services. (Author/EJT)

Findings indicated that rehabilitation counselors and social workers are sensitive in different ways to the paradox of trying to alleviate chronic dependence by means of erecting formal and temporary dependent relationships. (Author)

This article reports an empirical investigation of client perceptions and attitudes toward a comprehensive rehabilitation center for the physically and mentally handicapped. Client attitudes toward the staff, the treatment program, and the institution were analyzed in terms of their relationship to individual background characteristics. (Author)

Presents a brief overview of the new provisions of the Act. Some suggestions for implementation and possible implications of the legislation are discussed as they relate to agencies and caseload size, counselor time per client, service provision for the severely disabled, counselor reward systems, and administrative procedures. (Author)

Principles of social perception that undermine the situation of persons with disabilities are examined with a view to proposing safeguards against their destructive potential. They are considered within three main topics: (a) person versus environmental attribution, (b) spread and the coping-succumbing frameworks, and (c) co-management and the…

Describes cooperative planning among a non-profit metropolitan tuberculosis sanitorium, a state vocational rehabilitation service and a medical center to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation program at Lakeshore Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. (Author/EJT)