The main objective of this study was to find out problems of people with visual impairment in rehabilitation centers in Nigeria. The sample consisted of 600 participants. A Questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 alpha-level of significance. Data were analyzed using t-test…

While student veterans share characteristics with other student populations, they also bring to campuses a host of unique gifts and challenges whose impact can be profound, not only on the vets themselves but also on the institution and the individuals who work with them. Therefore, college professionals should proceed with humility and caution as…

There is growing interest in understanding the usefulness of mentorship programs for children's rehabilitation service providers. This evaluation study examined the effects of an occupational therapy mentorship program on the skills and behaviors of 8 new and 17 experienced occupational therapists practicing at a regional children's rehabilitation…

Objective: The authors aimed to gain information on (1) the challenges for recovering students on a university campus and (2) the most helpful components of a collegiate recovery program. Participants: The 15 students in the study were all in recovery from substance abuse. They entered the university and also entered the campus recovery program…

Results of this study suggest that current inservice training programs need to be reviewed and improved if better services to clients are the goal of the state rehabilitation agency and its counselors. (Author)

The results of this study provide evidence for the feasibility of expanding rehabilitation services to meet the needs of culturally disadvantaged individuals for the variables investigated, the traditional vocational rehabilitation process appeared to be even more effective for serving the culturally disadvantaged group than the disabled group.…

At the outset, social service agencies and numerous public agencies initiated as a result of the Economic Opportunities Act of 1965 were excluded from the scope of this paper. Several subtopics concerning paraprofessionals deserve consideration: (1) the need for paraprofessionals in public rehabilitation agencies; (2) the attitudes of…

This article discusses the problem of creating ethical standards for the counselor without guaranteed impact on standards of the agency, the degree of professional independence a counselor might enjoy within an agency setting, and suggested recourses when a counselor finds himself confronted with ethical and professional conflicts. (Author)

This manual sets up guidelines, regulations, and responsibilities for counselor trainees, faculty supervisors, agency training supervisors, and training coordinators in the area of rehabilitation counseling. It attempts to bring together academic training and field exercise more closely as well as to give uniformity to a 12 week orientation…

This article reviews effects of exposing rural welfare recipients to traditional rehabilitation center services. The author concludes that traditional rehabilitation services are effective with this type of client. (Author)

This article's focus on the rehabilitation future highlights past, present and probable trends affecting rehabilitation counseling changes in clientele, settings, counselor preparation and role, and in technology. The author believes that employment opportunities for rehabilitation counselors will continue to increase and that persons with…

Sources of informal peer influence among clients at an inpatient rehabilitation center are described. The findings showed that the informal leaders among the clients had a positive influence that facilitated the rehabilitation process. Informal leaders, in some respects, functioned as "lay therapists" among their peers in reinforcing the…

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1995, personnel from the University of Memphis continued to be on-site evaluating the Synergy Foundation's project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Through observation of the program, interviewing participants (N=173) and personnel, administering qualitative instruments, and analyzing records, it…

This research deals primarily with an overview of drug use and/or abuse, with specific discussion of the halfway house concept of treatment, including definition, historical framework, rationales, and inherent problems of halfway houses as modalities of treatment (i.e., economics of the treatment modality). Other special treatment modalities are…

Rehabilitation caseload feasibility in an expanded vocational rehabilitation program was the focus of this study. The general purpose was to investigate the possibility of expanding services to include a wider range of vocationally handicapped persons without lowering the feasibility level of the agency caseload. Two groups of clients received…