With changes in the student body and in society, the author states that the role of business education should be expanded to: enlarge the clientele served, particularly adults; expand the scope of the subject matter taught; and include more services in the areas of counseling and placement. The author offers suggestions for implementing these…

The campus interview touches more than the individual student. As a result, an organization's recruiting practices may be more important than imagined. (Author)

The paper addresses four steps critical to the successful vocational rehabilitation of the psychiatrically disabled: determination of client need, development of a rehabilitation plan, training in work adjustment, and placement. (CL)

The evaluation of effectiveness was conceived with three college communities in mind. Surveys of students, faculty, and recent alumni produced data showing patterns of use and support. This approach recognizes that the career planning office's existence is also tied to the support of faculty and administration. (Author)

With a little extra effort from placement and recruitment, disabled persons can overcome not only physical restraints but society's restraints as well. (Author)

Described is the Vocational Rehabilitation Field Services Program within the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped, which incorporates orientation and mobility for the blind and competitive vocational placement. (Author/IM)

Guidelines for a state-mandated employment counseling and placement program are discussed. (Author)

This paper speaks to the counselor who is interested in refining his or her placement skills and who is ready to give up some tired attitudes and worn-out practices. Practical operating principles and genuine, tried-and-true approaches are offered. (Author)

This paper describes the development and implementation of a selective job-placement system in the Michigan Vocational Rehabilitation agency. A number of specialized units in the system were created to facilitate both job development and job placement. (Author)

An experimental study that evaluated an innovative approach to job placement is presented. Rehabilitation clients in the experimental group were taught job-seeking behaviors on an individual and self-help basis. The percentage of the experimental group who obtained jobs was much higher than control groups. (Author)

It is proposed that rehabilitation researchers have traditionally examined the process of job placement from a one-sided perspective. In relying solely on a positivistic research perspective, investigators have failed to develop methods of inquiry that could provide an internal view of the placement process by those people who have experienced it.…

A coded recording system used in conjunction with student research and field placement courses is shown to contribute to ending the long-standing estrangement of research from practice in undergraduate social work education. It can contribute to making research relevant to practice, among other benefits. (Author/LBH)

Describes the staff, clients and program components of the interagency Community Reentry Program, which is designed to facilitate the transition of multi-problem adolescents from institution to community. Program components include vocational counseling, job placement and milieu activities simulating a community-based setting within the…

The article reviews the rules and regulations of the United States Fair Labor Standards Act in relation to school-based vocational programs and emphasizes the payment of wages across different training and placement options. (Author/CB)

Reports on the relationship between educational credentials and the ways in which employers assign promotions. States that educational credentials are more important for entry into an organization than for advancement within it, and that experience is highly valued by managers who hire from the outside and promote from within. (Author/GEA)