The various roles of the exercise program professional are discussed. The exercise professional needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. Graduate departments have developed professional programs to prepare students for work in various agencies. The admission standards, curriculum requirements, and internship programs are described. (JN)

The article describes how a rehabilitation center for the blind, aware that many clients were inept in dealing with society at large, instituted an assertive skills training program to improve client skills in this area. (Author/SBH)

Assertiveness training could be more widely used by vocational rehabilitation counselors who have emotionally disturbed clients. It is easily understood by clients and focuses on daily living experiences. It is effective for clients who have feelings of anxiety, depression, or inadequacy. Clients' response to this training can be used as an…

Dr. Leonard Mayo described rehabilitation of disabled people as "a philosophy, an objective and a method". Discusses Hawaii Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division (HVRSBD) within the context of Dr. Mayo's description. (Author)

Describes the Positive Approaches for Sex Offenders (PASO) program which attempts to provide a treatment alternative to incarceration for sex offenders. (Author)

A surge in adolescent alcohol and illicit drug use during the 1990s triggered renewed calls for evidence-based intervention programs and sparked an unprecedented federal investment in treatment-related adolescent research. This article discusses some of the major findings of this research with particular reference to their implications for the…

Describes Improving Academic Achievement through Success (IMPAACTS), a program designed to assist those first-time juvenile offenders who are participating in a deferred prosecution program to improve their academic achievement. Discusses the goals, procedures and future of the program. (Author/BH)

Cost data were analyzed for individualized models implemented at five rehabilitation agencies serving Canadian adults with mental handicaps. The analysis examined such items as average cost per client, ratios of clients to training staff, and amount of time training staff spent with clients. (JDD)

Used discriminant analysis of U.S. Employment Service (USES) Interest Inventory to correctly classify 34 percent (weighted) and 37 percent (unweighted hit rate) of male graduates (n=282) with severe handicaps from residential medical and vocational rehabilitation facility to employment into eight vocational training groups. Results support…

Case narratives of 104 clients were scored and interpreted to determine the proportions of employment-rehabilitation target words in context that indicated without client involvement or with client involvement. Content analysis of 15,436 sentences indicated that percentages for rehabilitants and post-plan participants were higher then for…

Study examined adverse effects of childhood sexual/physical abuse among substance-abusing women with children. Several significant differences between abused and nonabused women were found in service outcomes. Abused women had more problems relating to drug use and psychiatric/psychological adjustment at follow-up. Findings support a need for…

Reports on a survey sent to a sample of National Adolescent Perpetrator Network (NAPN) members. Results profile the educational and experiential backgrounds of juvenile-sex-offender-treatment providers, assessment tools used, treatment theories and interventions, client-presenting issues, and methods of evaluating success of treatment programs.…

Examines recidivism among 792 graduates of Arkansas' only boot camp. Results indicate that the primary predictors of recidivism were the type of offenses (drugs vs. others), race, and infractions while in boot camp. However, none of the predictors accounted for more than minor proportions of the variance in recidivism. (RJM)

Reviews major recent studies supporting the effectiveness of professional counseling, Alcoholics Anonymous, and specialty programs for treating alcohol and drug problems. Describes the American Society of Addiction Medicine's guidelines for referral to substance abuse services and examples of integrated treatment approaches. (Contains 35…