This final part of a three-part series on mentoring, outlines the implementation of systematic mentoring: (1) determine the organization's readiness and goals for mentoring; (2) establish selection criteria for mentors and novices; (3) train mentors and novices; (4) match mentors and novices; (5) use coordinators to support mentoring; and (6)…

The authors describe the assumptions and characteristics of the Curriculum-Based Vocational Assessment approach in meeting the challenges contained in the Perkins Act's assessment mandate. They present a definition and characteristics of this approach. Such issues as personnel, cost considerations, and adaptability are considered, and…

Assessed counseling psychologists' (N=630) uses of and opinions about psychological tests. Found psychologists used both objective and projective tests, using objective tests more. Psychologists recommended counseling students learn about tests because they answer assessment needs and provide personality structure information. Found the…

A survey was conducted of 38 employers' expectations and evaluation of job performance of workers with mild intellectual disability in Hong Kong. Of 25 work-related attributes, employer ratings showed that employees with intellectual disabilities exceeded expectations in 7 aspects and performed below expectation in 5 aspects. (Author/DB)

Evidence is presented in support of psychometric "g," arguing that it accounts for most of the prediction of educational and vocational criteria that is possible from a battery of tests of cognitive tasks. Providing the best measure of "g" is explored. (SLD)

Examined tape recordings and transcripts of five interviews which consisted of sequence of conversational turns, called adjacency pairs, to establish credibility of test score report and its personal relevance for client. Found that, by skillful management of turn taking, counselors exerted influence on content of client's next turn and on…

Includes "Introduction" (McDaniels, Watts); "Frank Parsons: Promoter of a Progressive Era" (Watts); "Parsons' Contribution to Career Counseling" (Jones); "Light, Information, Inspiration, Cooperation" (Spokane, Glickman); "Parsons' Contribution to Career Assessment" (Zytowski, Swanson);…

Discusses the workplace-based accommodations that allowed a 45-year-old Southeast Asian woman with a moderate hearing deficit, who was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, to continue to perform her duties as a checkout operator. Emphasizes the importance of conducting workplace evaluations before providers offer advice on vocational matters. (CR)

This book provides an overview of vocational assessment for adults who have disabilities. It covers many tests and various populations encountered by the vocational evaluation professional. In addition to offering basic information for those who will assist clients in the rehabilitation process, this text provides up-to-date information to those…

The Index of Least Restrictive Employment is a vocational assessment instrument for use with individuals with disabilities. It focuses on job security, opportunity for advancement, job satisfaction, planning, earnings, and integration aspects of transition. The index is intended to provide a means of measuring the movement from more to less…

This literature review discusses supported employment as one aspect of the transitional linkage between school and work that can augment the quality of life for individuals with moderate and severe disabilities. It then focuses on job matching, one aspect of supported employment training programs within public school settings, with an emphasis on…

This study was conducted to determine the strength of the relationship between handicapped students who are mainstreamed into regular vocational education programs as a result of an evaluation recommendation and their retention in that program, as opposed to students who are enrolled without this recommendation. An individualized follow-up study…

The manual introduces the Work Personality Profile (WPP), an observational work behavior rating instrument for use in situational assessment in work centers, comprehensive facilities, and employment settings. The WPP assesses such abilities as work attitudes, values, habits, and behaviors that are essential to achievement and maintenance of…

The Vocational Personality Report (VPR) is a computer-generated report that provides information useful in vocational rehabilitation service planning. Input data required by the VPR are 16 raw scores from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire-Form E (16 PF-E), an inventory designed for persons with low-level language skills. The VPR…

This bibliography, which covers literature from 1947 through 1984, contains entries for 2,154 documents. Most documents are journal articles but they also include research reports, rehabilitation facility in-house materials, speeches, unpublished papers, and hardcover books. The bibliography serves as a reference to the literature in vocational…