The reasons for, and the difficulties brought about by the use of support personnel in rehabilitation services are discussed. Background on the involvement of support personnel is given and the use of such paraprofessional types in other related professions is discussed. (Author)

The traditional counseling model which has evolved out of experiences with upper and middle class clients and presupposes a person who is verbal, self-insightful and motivated toward increased self understanding is not effective in helping the behaviorally disordered. Although these individuals who are usually poor, culturally deprived and have…

This report describes rehabilitation counselor perceptions of counselor characteristics which cause problems in counseling and vocational planning. Data were gathered as a part of a large scale survey of professional problems of rehabilitation counselors. Data specific to this study was obtained from counselor responses to a question concerning…

Describes rehabilitation implications associated with psychosocial factors, patient reaction, and family adjustment to coronary heart disease. Patient education and counseling must stress specific long-term care and follow-up and deal with family anxiety and depression. The rehabilitation counselor can help patients incorporate medical…

This study was designed to describe rehabilitation counselor perceptions of client characteristics which cause problems in counseling and vocational planning. Counselors were asked to identify barriers to effective rehabilitation which might be attributed to the client's characteristics. Each counselor was interviewed individually and was asked to…