Applicability and Efficacy of a Behavioral Approach to Rehabilitation Counseling

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-245
Author(s):  
Steve Biggs ◽  
James T. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counseling Literature ◽  
Counseling Model

The choice of a counseling model frequently presents a dilemma for the rehabilitation counselor. The authors present a case for the utilization of the behavioral approach in rehabilitation counseling. Literature reviewed includes research in the efficacy of reinforcement procedures in rehabilitation settings, applicability of the behavioral approach to rehabilitation clients, and ethical and moral considerations of the behavioral approach.

Counselors as Change Agents in Rehabilitation of the Socially Disadvantaged

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-247
Author(s):  
James E. Trela ◽  
Richard O'Toole
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Disadvantaged Community ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Rehabilitation Technology ◽  
Traditional Counseling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Social Minorities ◽  
Counseling Model

The problems faced by social minorities are fundamentally different and appear to require new ameliorative strategies. We have asked whether rehabilitation technologies developed for the physically and psychologically impaired are appropriately transferable to the socially disadvantaged. To answer this question we have examined the traditional counseling model and the disjuncture between rehabilitation technology and the problems of the socially disadvantaged. Some dimensions of an alternative model have been suggested. The kinds of strategies that appear to be most appropriate, however, underscore the uncertain relationship between the future of rehabilitation counseling (and the rehabilitation movement in general) and minority poverty. If counselors are to have an impact on the expansion and structure of helping arrangements in the disadvantaged community, basic decisions must be made concerning the objects and direction of change at both the individual and societal levels; the kinds of facilities and programs that need to be developed; the necessary and legitimate mechanisms for producing change and whether the rehabilitation counselor can and should function as a change agent in such communities. These decisions will cause discord within the rehabilitation movement, challenge its solidarity, and perhaps bring the movement into conflict with powerful sectors of the Society.

Diversity and Rehabilitation Counseling: A Historical Perspective of the Contributions of Minority Serving Institutions to the Field of Rehabilitation Counseling

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Bridget H. Staten ◽  
David Staten ◽  
Antoinette C. Hollis ◽  
Tyra Turner Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Tribal Colleges And Universities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Minority Serving Institutions

This article provides a historical overview of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). A review of the history of MSIs and their inception is covered. Also, trends in federal support for MSIs is provided to gain a better understanding of the importance of these institutions to the field of rehabilitation counseling. A historical perspective of rehabilitation counselor education programs is provided including the role of the Council on Rehabilitation Education. Implications for additional empirical research are provided.

Incorporating Feminism Into Rehabilitation Counselor Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mookyong Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Counselor Educators ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Diversity Issues ◽  
Gender Power ◽  
And Training

Purpose:The author describes how rehabilitation counselor educators can incorporate the feminist perspective in teaching rehabilitation counselors-in-training by exploring history, core values, and training methods of feminism.Method:Based on a literature review, the author compares philosophy and concepts of rehabilitation counseling and feminism, reviews the models of feminist supervision, and explores its applicability to rehabilitation counseling.Results:Feminism coincides with the philosophy of rehabilitation counseling in that both share similar perspectives that emphasize equity and justice. When incorporating feminism, the philosophical and conceptual tenets of rehabilitation counseling can be effectively trained through the practices of the rehabilitation counselor such as empowerment and advocacy for clients. Specifically, as a method to disseminate the core values of rehabilitation counseling, feminist supervision provides a structured model to train rehabilitation counselors-in-training.Conclusions:The feminist approach can be incorporated as a viable training method for rehabilitation counselor educators in that feminism provides a useful framework in which not only to view gender, power, and diversity issues but also to train philosophy and core values of rehabilitation counseling.

Rehabilitation Counselor Knowledge, Comfort, Approach, and Attitude Toward Sex and Disability

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanna N. Pebdani
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
Attitudes Toward Sex ◽  
Sexuality Training

This study examined the effect of rehabilitation counseling students’ age, sex, disability status, geographic location, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, and level of sexuality training on knowledge, comfort, approach, and attitudes toward the sexuality of people with disabilities. Participants were 312 rehabilitation counseling master’s students in Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accredited programs all over the United States. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analyses demonstrated that Knowledge scores were affected by intensity of training. Other subscale scores indicated that rehabilitation counseling students had generally negative attitudes toward sex and disability and low levels of comfort with approaches from clients. Results demonstrate the importance of rehabilitation counselor educators incorporating the topic of sex and disability in training programs so that graduating students have the knowledge and comfort necessary to discus sex with their clients with disabilities.

Factors Contributing to Rehabilitation Counselor Success in the Private Sector in Michigan

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Martha H. Chapin ◽  
Michael J. Leahy
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Major Theme ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Fair And Equitable Treatment ◽  
Equitable Treatment ◽  
Insight Into

This study sought to gain insight into the behaviors and perspectives of exemplary rehabilitation counselors and how they interpret best practices in the private sector. Twenty rehabilitation counselors nominated as exemplary were interviewed using a semi-structured, conversational approach. A qualitative approach for identifying thematic lines was used to analyze the data. Results and findings from this qualitative design are discussed and implications identified for the major theme of professional maturity. Two sub-themes were additionally identified (1) a belief in fair and equitable treatment of clients and (2) understanding the limitations of the roles and responsibilities of a private rehabilitation counselor. The client-counselor relationship was also emphasized as important to rehabilitation counseling practice in the private sector.

VR Online in Rehabilitation Counseling Preparation: An Integrative Pilot Initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Charles Bernacchio ◽  
Josephine Wilson
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Video Conference ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration

This collaboration involves VR Online research at Wright State (WSU) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (VRC) Long-term Training Project at University of Southern Maine (USM). The NIDILRR-funded VR Online research team developed and piloted online resources for vocational rehabilitation (VR) consumers and counselors using an online portal to meet consumers via videoconference. To address VRC shortages in state VRs and community rehabilitation providers, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) funded Northern New England VRC project which provides graduate education to VR employees in order to increase the number of qualified VRCs throughout the rural northeast. This article will examine a partnership of these two projects to provide training and technical assistance to VRC students during internships, which includes: use of tele-rehabilitation technology in delivering VR services; integration of video conference technology into rehabilitation counselor education (RCE) graduate level curriculum during internship; trainee supervision and preparation applying HIPPA compliant, webbased, video-conference technology; and assessing benefits and limitations using advanced technologies in internship experiences and process considerations to improve VR Online application in practice.

Influential Publications and Authors in Contemporary Rehabilitation Counseling Literature

1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Elliott ◽  
E. Keith Byrd ◽  
Raeona K. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Reference Sections ◽  
Counseling Literature ◽  
Frequency Counts

Frequency counts were made by author from the reference sections of articles published in Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (Volumes 25-27) and Journal oj Applied Rehabilitation Counseling (Volumes 13-15). Several influential publications and authors in current rehabilitation counseling research were identified.

Finding A Job in Human Services: The Value of Rehabilitation Counselor Competencies

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-150
Author(s):  
Michael E. Scofield ◽  
Jane A. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Human Service Agencies ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor Education ◽  
Counselor Education Program ◽  
Manpower Needs ◽  
Service Agencies

A graduate follow-up and manpower needs assessment were conducted for one rehabilitation counselor education program. Results indicated that employment opportunities exist in a variety of human service agencies for people with training in rehabilitation counseling. Practical suggestions are offered to rehabilitation counselor education graduates for applying their competencies to work with many client groups and intervention programs when seeking a job. The reasons for this broad job market and implications for the rehabilitation profession are also discussed.

Validation of Rehabilitation Counseling Accreditation and Certification Knowledge Areas: Methodology and Initial Results

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Mora Szymanski ◽  
Donald C. Linkowski ◽  
Michael J. Leahy ◽  
Esther E. Diamond ◽  
Richard W. Thoreson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Ongoing Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Times Series ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Certification And Accreditation ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Initial Results

The purposes of this article are (a) to describe the methodology of an ongoing study to validate and update the knowledge for rehabilitation counseling accreditation and certification, and (b) to describe initial results of one facet of the study. The ongoing study uses descriptive, ex post facto, and times-series designs and uses three sampling frames, which are related to the certification and accreditation processes. Participants in the facet of the study reported herein were 1,025 counselors who renewed their certification in 1991. Validity of the knowledge standards of rehabilitation counselor certification and accreditation was supported by the finding that 52 of the 55 knowledge standards were rated as at least moderately important to professional practice.

Certified Rehabilitation Counselors: A New Era

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-232
Author(s):  
Roger H. Livingston ◽  
James R. Engelkes
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
New Era ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors

The professional status and future of rehabilitation counseling, as a profession, has been enhanced through the certification of rehabilitation counselors. Since July, 1974, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification has certified more than 8,000 individuals in the profession. These professionals are located throughout the United States, its territories, and three foreign countries. Beginning in July, 1975, extensive demographic information was collected on each applicant resulting in a composite profile on slightly over 50% of the Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC's) certified during the “grandpersoning” period.

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