A total of 97 studies are reported in this review of research in vocational rehabilitation. Projects were selected on the following criteria: (1) pertinence to rehabilitation counseling practice, (2) research approach, (3) broad generalizability, and (4) supported by the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration for a one-to-five-year period and…

Counselors' perceptions of problems encountered in the delivery of rehabilitation services to handicapped persons, were surveyed by the University of Wisconsin's Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute. The survey schedule, based on a twofold concept of the rehabilitation process: (1) characteristics of the counselor, agency, clients and…

Surveyed job satisfaction of 757 rehabilitation practitioners using Rehabilitation Job Satisfaction Inventory. Results indicated higher degree of intrinsic (satisfaction with the work itself) over extrinsic (satisfaction with administration, work environment, supervision) satisfaction. (Author/NB)

Examined attitudes of administrative personnel in rehabilitation agencies (N=64) concerning the effectiveness of rehabilitation counselor education (RCE) programs. Findings suggested that administrators perceived RCE graduates to have moderate skill attainment. Job placement or job development and vocational assessment areas were viewed as needing…

Reports on relative importance to rehabilitation counselors of professional competencies, as measured by the Rehabilitation Skills Inventory (RSI). Draws implications for counselors, supervisors, educators, agencies, and clients. Lists 114 items on RSI and ranks items within 10 clusters according to importance scores. (Author)

Assessing specific information for value, one of the processes in information retrieval, is accomplished in this annotated bibliography by selection of the documents themselves and identification of the information therein. A new classification scheme for use in information retrieval was developed. This classification is a modification of…

Through an analytic technique this monograph studies the economic impact of the ratio of benefits to costs of the vocational rehabilitation process. The primary purpose of the research was to compare the relative value of the rehabilitation for the culturally disadvantaged to that of the medically disabled by benefit-cost analysis. The results of…

Benefit-cost analysis was used in this study to compare the relative value of rehabilitation for the culturally disadvantaged to that of the medically disabled. The Wood County Project, which was designed to demonstrate the potential benefits of extending services to all handicapped persons, was evaluated in terms of the impact on clients, the…

This paper describes methods developed by the University of Wisconsin Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute (UW-RRRI) to help identify difficult and challenging rehabilitation cases before services begin. Several scales are described in the paper; the first, the Handicap Problems Inventory, a forerunner to UW-RRRI measurements, is published…

This study is first component in nationwide survey of rehabilitation educators' self-perceived skill levels, and importance respondents placed on specific competency areas within rehabilitation. Identified demographic characteristics of educators and university programs. Examined trends that may influence future development of rehabilitation…