This report resulted from a project designed to involve people with disabilities in the development of employment policies and rehabilitation services. The report presents recommendations addressing employment preparation, placement, postemployment, and support systems. The project, titled "National Agenda for the Employment of People with…

This booklet presents the principles for professional conduct developed by the College Placement Council, Inc., the national professional association for career planning, placement, and recruitment. It is noted that the principles are designed to provide practitioners with three basic precepts for career planning, placement, and recruitment: (1)…

A survey inventoried extant career development and job placement services offered for disabled students at New York State two-year colleges. Survey findings from 39 placement directors included (1) an assessment of the availability of 23 types of career development and job placement services for all students and those used by and/or with disabled…

Investigates the problem regarding contradictory reports concerning shortages and surpluses in the engineering industry. Appeals for more uniform reporting of demand and frank recruitment practices. (CP)

A diet that emphasizes the elimination of food containing artificial coloring and flavoring from meals served to hyperactive children has met with success in preliminary studies; college placement centers are advised to shift their emphasis from job research and counseling. (Author/MLF)

The organization and users of the Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations are described in the article, and three methods of identifying an occupation are explained. Special categories are described, and the second volume's use as an aid to career counseling and Manpower placement is then explained. (Author/AJ)

The role of the placement counselor is discussed in relation to psychological education. Placement counselors in the future will find their time divided between their job as counselor and their evolving role as educator. (Author/EK)

Implementation of section 13(b)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act pertaining to referrals of Employment Service applicants to private agencies was examined. It was found that the statute's language did not specifically require states, but only the U.S. Department of Labor, to make referrals. This study also determined whether additional actions might be…

The perceptions of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students about advising at the University of California, Davis, were surveyed in spring 1987. Of the sample of 1,565 students, 51.2% responded. Responses of Davis students were compared with norms derived from a sample of colleges with populations larger than 10,000 students that were…

The report reviews 415 documents (1969-1982) on rehabilitation of adults with learning disabilities (LD). The vast majority of the literature reviewed emphasizes LD in children and/or education. A summary of content focuses on five major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): legislation and regulations (eligibility of LD individuals 16 and…

The Bilingual Vocational Instructor Training (BVIT) project at California State University at Long Beach was established to teach instructors to communicate with limited English speakers in specialized skill areas. An evaluation of the program was conducted after its third year of operation to assess the placement of graduates and the…

Ex-convicts are given rehabilitation and are extended employment opportunities through a Chicago project known as DARE (Direct Action for Rehabilitation and Employment). (DS)

This document presents the summary results of the 1976 employment survey of physics and astronomy graduates of the class of 1975-76 as conducted by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Data presented include employment status 6-18 months after graduation; background characteristics of doctoral, master's and bachelor's level physicists; time…

Although there is a shortage of jobs for the severely impaired, there is a manpower shortage in the field of micrographics. The Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Micrographics Training Program attempts to solve both of these problems by training and placing in competitive employment individuals with severe physical disabilities.…