Reviews and examines the professionalization, deprofessionalization, and reprofessionalization of rehabilitation counseling according to selected descriptors of professionalism. Presents recommendations designed to facilitate the continuation of rehabilitation counseling's professional development. (Author)

Describes how a supported work model of competitive employment can be used to help persons with traumatic brain injury obtain and maintain a job. Reviews literature related to vocational status of brain injured patients post-injury. Provides descriptive case study to illustrate how model can be effective in promoting competitive employment.…

Examines growth and interaction of head injury rehabilitation programs and case management practices, salient factors of case management for head-injured persons, and requirement for outcome orientation and long-term case management. Reviews existing research on the cost benefits of case management with recommendations for future research.…

Describes importance of a unified code of ethics to the evolution of professional rehabilitation counseling. Traces guiding principles and processes involved in the drafting of the code of ethics jointly endorsed by the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association, the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, and the Commission on…

Presents a model of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in post-acute treatment settings that is designed to address the multiplicity of deficits in cognitive, social, and physical functioning. Model described involves an integrated transdisciplinary team approach conducted in a functional retraining environment. (Author)

Outlines career opportunities and delineates appropriate personal characteristics for prospective head injury rehabilitation counselors. Provides preservice training requirements in terms of program of study emphases, and recommended electives and readings. (Author)

Suggests that chronic pain is a unique disability requiring the expansion of rehabilitation principles to include assessment and treatment. Identifies the components of pain, describes the impact of these factors on functional capacity, defines a process for rehabilitation planning, and reviews the literature for applications to rehabilitation…

Reviews efforts to develop computer-based, case-management simulations for use in training rehabilitation counselors. Describes exemplary systems. Discusses issues related to research and development of computer software in case-management training. (Author)

Proposes a model that identifies four elements contributing to coping that can be disrupted by disability and the type of intervention that each affected element may require: restoring or replacing assets and skills; reintegrating the self-image; reformulating goals; and restructuring the environment. Discusses functions of rehabilitation…

Suggests a method to encourage proponents of opposing models of alcoholism treatment to work together. Emphasizes relapse prevention skills; deemphasizes etiological arguments. Claims traditionalists and antitraditionalists can, by joining forces, create treatment programs which offer standard group processes, and new components for more specific…

Discusses licensure and credentialing in rehabilitation counseling in the context of larger professional and social movements. Introduces critical aspects affecting licensure movement for rehabilitation counselors; provides overview of history of counselor licensure and participation of rehabilitation counselors; and describes issues current…

Psychic battering can be defined as a continual condition of conflict-inducing happenings. In some professions that are high in psychic battering, mechanisms for accommodating battering are reinforced over time and become ingrained into the personality's modus operandi. A police officer can develop a conditioned emotional response which has as a…

Agoraphobia is a pervasive constellation of fears and avoidance behaviors relating to open spaces, crowds, being alone, and other everyday situations. Presents the case of a client with agoraphobia on a medical rehabilitation unit. Outlines psychological interventions, giving discharge and follow-up status. Literature review focused on possible…

Provides overview and critique of rehabilitation counselor roles and functions studies. Recommends future rehabilitation research efforts be directed toward solving more important theoretical and practical research questions. (Author/CM)

Presents description of one rehabilitation counseling client, examining her past experience and future goals. Information provided by the client in counseling sessions is discussed and plans for improving her situation are suggested. (NB)