Behavioral Treatment of Test Anxiety in a Drug Abuse Vocational Rehabilitation Day Program

Numerous studies have focused on the predictors of successful closure of state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) applicants. However, there appears to be only one study focused solely on the predictors of employment with persons who were deemed eligible for services based on their alcohol or drug abuse diagnosis. This retrospective study examined the predictors of employment among this population. A sample of 940 persons with a primary or secondary diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse and a closure status of 26 or 28 was randomly selected from the 2005 Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA) 911 data. A combination of consumer characteristics, VR service variables, and work disincentives predicted employment. Knowledge of these predictors suggests ways for counselors to better serve consumers via accurate assessment, appropriate planning, and efficient case coordination.

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Effect of Treatment Rationale and Problem Severity upon Therapeutic Preferences

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1984.55.1.207 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 207-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Steven G. Fox ◽

Janet P. Wollersheim

Keyword(s):

Test Anxiety ◽

Behavioral Treatment ◽

Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽

Psychological Help ◽

Psychoanalytic Treatment ◽

Effect Of Treatment ◽

Problem Severity ◽

Therapeutic Preferences ◽

Seeking Psychological Help ◽

Undergraduate Men

Undergraduate men and women ( n = 172) initially indicated their preferences for behavioral or psychoanalytic therapy. Participants then read a case description of either test anxiety or paranoid schizophrenia followed by a behavioral or psychoanalytic treatment rationale tailored to the problem. They rated the credibility of the treatment rationale and then once again indicated their preference so that changes in preferences could be assessed. Behavioral treatment rationales received significantly higher credibility ratings than psychoanalytic rationales. Behavioral rationales were seen as significantly more credible than psychoanalytic rationales for test anxiety, and the two rationales received similar credibility ratings for paranoid schizophrenia. Rationales significantly affected therapeutic preferences. Women were more internally oriented, gave higher credibility ratings, and were more willing to consider seeking psychological help than men. The modifiability of therapeutic preferences is discussed.

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse: A Content Analysis of the Rehabilitation literature

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.21.4.9 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 9-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

John J. Benshoff ◽

Timothy P. Janikowski ◽

Patrick F. Taricone ◽

Jerald S. Brenner

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Literature Base ◽

Alcohol And Drug Abuse

The major rehabilitation journals were examined from 1978 through 1988 to determine the prevalence and content of articles related to alcohol and drug abuse. Of the 1,743 articles examined, 20 were identified that addressed alcohol and drug issues, primarily in traditional vocational rehabilitation counseling areas. Implications and suggestions for expansion of the rehabilitation literature base in alcohol and drug abuse are discussed.

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