Addressing the Needs of Lesbian and Gay Clients with Disabilities

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie C. McAllan ◽  
Deb Ditillo
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Comprehensive Rehabilitation ◽  
Practical Information

Practical information is presented to assist rehabilitation practitioners to work more effectively with clients who are gay or lesbian with disabilities. The authors address the question, “Are we evolving into a profession which truly embraces diversity in the broadest sense and responds with sincere compassion and understanding to all who request services?” Rehabilitation professionals have a body of knowledge and experience that helps to reduce stigma for people with disabilities which can be applied to working with persons who are gay or lesbian. Practical applications addressed in this article include 1) understanding and countering myths, 2) understanding the reality of what it means to be gay or lesbian, 3) learning about ourselves and our biases, 4) learning skills and resources available, and 5) returning to the roots of comprehensive rehabilitation practice. Rehabilitation counselors are reminded of the basic philosophical roots of what they learned as counselors.

A Personal Narrative Conveying Human Flourishing

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Wise ◽  
Keith Barney
Keyword(s):  
Personal Narrative ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Therapeutic Recreation ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Narrative Method

Human flourishing is gaining recognition and support as a central aim of therapeutic recreation (TR) services. However, missing from the extant scholarly literature are concrete, extensive depictions of people with disabilities who are living well. This is a critical omission because people need to be aware there are a multitude of avenues that lead to flourishing and that what flourishing looks like can differ from person to person. Furnishing portrayals of living well helps people grasp the diversity associated with flourishing and enables them to select and pursue a particular portrayal or meld multiple portrayals into a composite best suited to them and their environments. This article begins addressing the deficit by presenting a detailed portrait of human flourishing via a personal narrative. The text also discusses practical applications associated with using the personal narrative method and concludes with future objectives.

scholarly journals An Overview of Corpus Linguistics Studies on Prepositions

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Norwati Roslim ◽  
Jayakaran Mukundan
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Language Corpus

Studies on prepositions have been explored in corpus linguistics. They have been studied in various perspectives mainly in relation to frequency and collocational information. In order to look at the developments of these studies, this paper will focus on the development of sequence of studies of prepositions in three decades as observed by the authors. In keeping up with the developments, this paper will also look into the scenario of English language corpus work in Malaysia. Based on these review, this paper will then further add to this body of knowledge by providing a more tangible and practical applications in dealing with prepositions from the perspectives of the teaching and learning of prepositions.

Self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-430
Author(s):  
Ebru Tuncer Boon
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers in Turkey ( N = 222). This study also investigated whether self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers differed according to their gender, academic year, daily practice hours, and most recent instrument exam grade. The data were collected through the Self-Regulated Learning Skills Scale developed by Turan. Analyses revealed that statistically significant differences were found between the Planning and Goal Setting subscale and gender variable. The female students had higher planning and goal setting compared to the male students. The results also showed that the male students were more dependent learners. Students whose instrument exam grade was between 76 and 100 had higher planning and goal setting skills. Prospective music teachers who practiced their instruments more than 3 hr a day showed higher self-regulated learning skills than those who practiced less. Implications for future research and practical applications are also discussed.

Exploring the Costs of Providing Assistive Technology as a Reasonable Accommodation

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Elisabeth B. Simpson ◽  
Beth Loy ◽  
Helen P. Hartnett
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Job Placement ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Reasonable Accommodation ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Job Accommodation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Cost

The provision of assistive technology (AT) as an accommodation is often associated with a cost. Employer concerns about the cost of providing AT can be a barrier for individuals with disabilities (IWD) who are seeking employment. Rehabilitation counselors & students should be prepared to address employer concerns regarding the cost of an accommodation in order to facilitate successful job placement and/or retention of IWD. This study evaluated the average cost of providing AT in the workplace compared to the average cost of providing other types of accommodations, as reported to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) by employers. Results of this study show that there is no significant difference in the cost of providing AT in comparison to the cost of providing other types of accommodations (N=72). Rehabilitation professionals can use this information when exploring strategies for negotiating for the use of assistive technology by consumers as an accommodation.

A Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Responding to a Multi-agency Need

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Leech
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Graduate Study ◽  
University Of South Carolina ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
The University

This article explores key areas for academic emphasis in the training of rehabilitation counselors and other professionals to work with individuals with severe, long-term mental illnesses. The author identifies a set of knowledge areas and skills for psychiatric rehabilitation professionals emerging from an extensive literature review. The rationale and course content of a Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation from the University of South Carolina is presented.

Employment Attitudes and Mental Health of Long-term Unemployed People with Disabilities: Implications for Rehabilitation Counselors

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Pernice
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
High Distress

Employment attitudes and mental health of long-term unemployed people with disabilities were investigated in a cross sectional study. During an interview, people selected themselves into four employment attitude groups, those who wanted employment (28%), those who were not able to work (35%), those who had alternatives to employment (30%) and those who were interested in training (7%). Mental health was assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). The results indicated that mental health was low with high distress and low self-esteem scores evident in the four groups. Implications for rehabilitation counselors are discussed.

Enforcing Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act: Horton Hears A Who

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra LeBlanc
Keyword(s):  
Title I ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Positive Difference ◽  
American Society

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. Disability advocates were certain that the ADA would make a positive difference in the lives of those with disabilities and in some cases it has. Inasmuch as work is highly valued in American Society, Title I of the ADA becomes a significant indicator of acceptance or non-acceptance of the rights of people with disabilities and the continuing stigma they experience as they attempt to find and hold jobs. Title I and its enforcement is particularly relevant to the work conducted by Rehabilitation Counselors. As people with disabilities and their advocates attempted to enforce Title I of the ADA, an unexpected pattern developed. This paper outlines the processes and pitfalls of ADA enforcement, including court interpretations and decisions; the media's negative portrayal of the ADA; and suggestions for rehabilitation counselors to consider in their role as advocates for people with disabilities.

Enhancement of the Work Personality: A Transition Priority

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Roessler ◽  
Virginia Anne Johnson ◽  
Kay Fletcher Schriner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Employment Success ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
School Programming ◽  
And Training

Traditional educational programs have not resulted in vocational sophistication and employment success for disabled youth. For this reason, rehabilitation professionals must contribute to school programming designed to enhance the student's work personality. This article describes a series of employability assessment and intervention packages recently developed by the Arkansas Research and Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. Counselors can incorporate the employability products into transitional services in order to increase student social, vocational problem-solving and decision-making, on-the-job coping, and job seeking skills.

Transplantations: Implications of the Heart Transplantation Process for Rehabilitation Counselors

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Houser ◽  
Varda Konstam ◽  
Marvin Konstam
Keyword(s):  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Medical Advances ◽  
Transplant Complications

There have been remarkable medical advances over the past two decades and these advances have impacted upon the rehabilitation counselor's approach to working with people with disabilities. One area in which impressive and exciting advances have occurred has been in organ transplantation, including heart transplantation. Rehabilitation counselors can play an effective role in the rehabilitation of those who have gone through the heart transplantation process. Having knowledge of the medical, psychological and vocational implications of heart transplantation, rehabilitation professionals can facilitate return to work through the rehabilitation process. In this article the medical aspects of the heart transplant; complications; functional limitations; psychological implications; and vocational implications are discussed.

Client Feedback: A Valuable Source of Counselor Development

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Emener ◽  
Denise Placido
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Counselor Development ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Conference Program ◽  
Client Feedback ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals

Professional literature documents the importance of consumerism in rehabilitation service delivery. It is proposed that the use of systematic client feedback in the evaluation of rehabilitation counselors is a valuable, but untapped, source of counselor development. A proposed-, systematic-, client feedback-, rehabilitation counselor evaluation model, its potential strengths and weaknesses, prototype instrumentation based on information gathered from a sample of 25 rehabilitation clients, and the pro's and con's of implementation alternatives, are presented. The opinions and recommendations of 52 rehabilitation professionals attending a National Rehabilitation Counseling Association Conference Program, and concluding recommendations for research and implementation are offered.

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