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Rehabilitation Counselor Work Environment: Examining Congruence with Prototypic Work Personality
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Zanskas, Stephen; Strohmer, Douglas C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2010
The profession of rehabilitation counseling has undergone extensive empirical study. Absent from this research has been a theoretical basis for describing and understanding the profession and its associated work environment. The focus of this study was to further our understanding of the nature of the rehabilitation counselor's work environment…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Rehabilitation Counseling, Work Environment, Counselors
The Newly Revised Strong Interest Inventory: A Profile Interpretation for Rehabilitation Counselors
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Leierer, Stephen J.; Blackwell, Terry L.; Strohmer, Douglas C.; Thompson, Richard C.; Donnay, David A. C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
Using aggregate scores from 281 female and 133 male rehabilitation counselors, the researchers developed prototypical "Strong Interest Inventory" (SII) profiles. They used these profiles to explore the interests, preferences, and professional identity of rehabilitation counselors. Using the General Occupational Themes (GOTs), Basic…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Profiles, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselors
The Rehabilitation Counselor Scale: A New Scale for the Revised Strong Interest Inventory
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Leierer, Stephen J.; Strohmer, Douglas C.; Blackwell, Terry L.; Thompson, Richard C.; Donnay, David A. C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
The vocational interests of rehabilitation counselors were explored by developing an occupational scale for the "Strong Interest Inventory, Revised Edition" (SII; 2004). A sample of 414 rehabilitation counselors who were satisfied with rehabilitation counseling as their profession completed an experimental version of the SII. Based on these data,…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselors, Vocational Interests, Interest Inventories
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Adaptation of the Self-Directed Search for Use by the Blind.
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Barker, Sandra; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1980
Concerns evaluation of the effectiveness of an adapted Self-Directed Search for blind persons. Results revealed significant differences in number and consistency of occupations under consideration, satisfaction and certainty about vocational plans, and interest in general information about self and occupations. Most SDS users rated the experience…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Choice, Interest Inventories, Test Validity
Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Microcomputer Evaluation Screening and Assessment (MESA) Interest Survey.
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Janikowski, Timothy P.; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1990
Examined construct validity of Microcomputer Evaluation Screening and Assessment (MESA) Interest Survey. Administered MESA and United States Employment Service (USES) Interest Inventory to 74 volunteer rehabilitation clients. Evidence supported convergent and discriminant validity of MESA. Found fewer significant intercorrelations among MESA…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Interest Inventories
Interest Inventories and the Retarded
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Parnicky, Joseph R.; Presnall, David M. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1976
Vocational interests, attitudes, and aspirations of retarded clients has been shown to be significant to rehabilitation counseling. Two recently developed techniques--the Vocational Interest and Sophistication Assessment (VISA) and the Reading-Free Vocational Interest Inventory (RFVII)--are discussed as potentially useful tools in assessing…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation Counseling