Investigated were number and location of community residences or halfway houses (of fewer than 61 persons) for the mildly retarded and their programing practices. Form letters and questionnaires uncovered 68 programs meeting internal delimitations of the study. Programs were categorized for analysis purposes into California Programs, New Programs…

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…

The results of this study indicate that "need for approval" is a significant motivational variable in college student volunteers and is significantly related to volunteer success among female volunteers. Implications for planning rehabilitation volunteer recruitment programs are discussed. (Author)

Investigates relationship between work stability/satisfaction and occupational, learning, and social support orientations of rehabilitation personnel. Employees have occupational characteristics of social, artistic, and investigative profiles. Matching rehabilitative facilities promotes stable and satisfying work situations. Occupational…

This article reviews services offered by comprehensive rehabilitation centers for the blind, as described by former clients in an essay contest. Contestants wrote of their psychological reactions to blindness and their attitudes, both positive and negative, toward the services, staff, and structure of the programs. (Author/DB)

This presentation documents the process of the implementation of a System of Care in British Columbia, 1973-1977. Several mechanisms of implementation are described, including the Monitoring System, Fiscal Accountability, Program Liaison, Program Guidelines, Program Description Manual, Classification System, Funding Agreement, and Regionalization.…

This self-study and evaluation guide on rehabilitation centers is one of 28 guides designed for organizations undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the self-evaluation…

This guide is designed to provide information to CETA prime sponsors in Virginia concerning non-traditional agencies serving the handicapped. Following an introductory section, the first of three additional sections discusses the operation of these private agencies, their traditional funding and referral sources, and how they prepare handicapped…

This inventory is designed to classify avocational activities in a systematic manner. It is patterned after the "Dictionary of Occupational Terms," and can be used: (1) to evaluate patterns of activities, (2) to explore avocational activities, (3) to facilitate information retrieval, and (4) to serve as basis for classifying data. The first part…

For the past eight years an unusual treatment program for drug-addicted youth has evolved in Copenhagen, based on voluntary participation and focusing on social and emotional rehabilitation. The program evolved through trial and error, with elements in the system coming at the suggestion of youth. This report reviews the evolution and describes…

An attempt to determine the nature or scope of volunteer activity within the rehabilitation facilities of this country is described. The study involved the following "first-time" procedures: (1) compiling a comprehensive list of rehabilitation facilities in the United States; (2) designing a single questionnaire for distribution to an extremely…