Human Resource Development: An Examination of Perceived Training Needs of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors

The purpose of this study was to investigate human resource development needs of certified rehabilitation counselors. A sample of 1,535 rehabilitation counselors who renewed their certification between March 1991 and October 1992 reported development needs in Vocational Services; Medical and Psychosocial Aspects; Case Management and Services; and Social, Cultural, and Environmental Issues. Significant differences in development needs were found across job levels, job settings, and job titles. Consideration of such counselor characteristics is recommended in human resource management.

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Rehabilitation Counseling in the State Sector: Do Job Descriptions Accurately Reflect Expected Duties?

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.27.2.14 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

Douglas Allen ◽

Joseph Turpin ◽

Gregory Garske ◽

Rebecca Warren-Marlatt

Keyword(s):

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Human Resource Development ◽

Human Resource ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Future Research ◽

Job Descriptions ◽

State Sector ◽

Entry Level ◽

Certified Rehabilitation Counselors

Job descriptions of entry level rehabilitation counseling positions advertised by state vocational rehabilitation agencies were examined in order to determine if states are effectively conveying expected duties to potential employees. Duties described in published state job listings were compared to areas of human resource development perceived to be significantly important by certified rehabilitation counselors in public settings. Results indicate that state descriptions do appear to reflect expected duties to potential employment of candidates. Discussion addresses the need for description standardization, limitations of the study, and suggested direction for future research.

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Human Resource Development's Role in Communicating the Risk of Climate Change and Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavioural Changes

Handbook of Research on Climate Change and the Sustainable Financial Sector - Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7967-1.ch010 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 144-170

Author(s):

Kiosha Ramlachan ◽

Andrisha Beharry Ramraj

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Human Resource Development ◽

Human Resource ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Resource Development ◽

Environmental Challenges ◽

Behavioural Changes ◽

Current Century

The notion of climate change has been identified and described as one of the foremost pressing environmental challenges of the current century. A large portion of credible scientists have agreed that climate change threatens irreversible and dangerous consequences on the earth's ecosystem as a whole. The mitigation of these potential consequences and impacts demands immediate, significant, as well as sustained changes and actions. Given the importance of the above, it is promising that various human resource development (HRD) researchers have taken an eager interest and fascination in environmental issues as well as sustainability.

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