Professionals with Psychiatric Disabilities Served in Private Disability Rehabilitation: Implications for Rehabilitation Counselor Preparation

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Accordino ◽  
Connie McReynolds ◽  
Denise B. Accordino ◽  
Christine Bard
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Counselor Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Employment Retention ◽  
Minimal Research

Minimal research is available regarding employment retention and return to work for professionals with psychiatric disabilities in the private disability rehabilitation sector. This article describes return to work barriers faced by professionals with psychiatric disabilities, and it provides recommendations to prepare rehabilitation counselors at the preservice level to better serve professionals with psychiatric disabilities.

Professional Bereavement: A Qualitative Examination of Rehabilitation Counselors in Grief

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Davis ◽  
Shawn Saladin ◽  
Sandy Hansmann ◽  
Nicole Velgersdyk
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Counselor Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Need For Support

This article describes qualitative research related to rehabilitation counselor bereavement. Nine rehabilitation counselors who had experienced the death of a client volunteered to participate in structured interviews. The results were transcribed, analyzed, and found to contain six major themes. The themes were (a) profound impact, (b) self-questioning, (c) need for support, (d) questions regarding etiquette, (e) counselor preparation for the death of a client, and (f) need for self-care. Participants also offered suggestions for rehabilitation educators and administrators of State-Federal vocational rehabilitation programs.

Rehabilitation Counselor Preparation to Work With LGBTQ Persons Living With Chronic Illness/Disability: A Qualitative Content Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Franco Dispenza ◽  
Nikki C. Elston ◽  
Mary E. Huffstead ◽  
Mackenzie G. Suttles ◽  
Nedeljko Golubovic
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Counselor Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors

Purpose:To identify meaningful educative experiences that contributed to the development of rehabilitation counselors’ abilities to provide effective rehabilitation counseling services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons living with chronic illness/disabilities (CID).Method:This was a secondary analysis of a larger qualitative data set that examined the educational experiences and practices of 12 certified rehabilitation counselors working with LGBTQ persons.Results:Using a qualitative content analysis methodology, 5 categories were identified: (a) formal didactic education, (b) affirmative supervision and consultation during practica/internship, (c) extracurricular-related training, (d) identification, and (e) family of origin.Conclusion:To help facilitate future counselors’ self-perceived abilities to provide effective services to LGBTQ persons living with CID, rehabilitation counselor educators should place more emphasis on LGBTQ-related issues in their curriculum and provide practical (experiential) learning opportunities for their students.

Secondary Transition Personnel Preparation in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Plotner ◽  
Allison R. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Instructional Time ◽  
Secondary Transition ◽  
Personnel Preparation ◽  
Counselor Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Transition Issues ◽  
And Training ◽  
Do So

Rehabilitation counselors are increasingly called on to provide services to transition-aged youth. However, preparation and training efforts are not sufficient to ensure that counselors have the required knowledge and skills to adequately serve these students and young adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate how secondary transition-content is infused in rehabilitation counseling programs. Specifically, (a) which transition-related competencies are considered to be most important; (b) how much instructional time is devoted to transition content; and (c) to what extent faculty believe that graduates of their program are prepared to serve transition-aged youth. Results indicated that transition issues are touched on in rehabilitation counselor preparation, but the extent to which this content is infused varies. Students are pursuing fieldwork and employment experiences serving transition youth, but educators reported varied perceptions on how prepared they are to do so. Finally, there were significant differences between the perception of importance and preparation of students regarding domains of knowledge in transition. Implications for counselor preparation and additional areas of research are presented.

Supervisors' Role in Successful Job Maintenance: A Target for Rehabilitation Counselor Efforts

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Gates ◽  
Sheila H. Akabas ◽  
Warren Kantrowitz
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Management Effort ◽  
Ongoing Support

This paper explores the role of supervisors in the process of return to work and job maintenance of workers with disabilities and the implications of this role for the work of rehabilitation counselors. To evaluate the role of supervisors in the adjustment process a comprehensive disability management effort at one worksite was studied in-depth. Surveys were completed by 25 workers with disabilities and their supervisors about the functional limitations caused by the disabling conditions and responsiveness of the supervisors to these limitations. Results show that successful adjustment to work is affected by the ability of supervisors to make accurate assessments of when conditions interfere with job performance, identify problems caused by disabling conditions, develop appropriate accommodations, monitor accommodation effectiveness and facilitate communication between workers with disabilities and their co-workers. Rehabilitation counselors can help to prepare the worksite for client return, assist with the communication and accommodation processes and provide ongoing support for the workers with disabilities.

Colorecta I Cancer and Rehabilitation Counseling

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hewes ◽  
Bernard J. Graney
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Lead Author ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

In 2011, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that 141,210 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, affecting approximately 1.1 million people. One of those individuals was the lead author of this article, who was diagnosed with colon cancer in December, 2011. As such, this article offers a unique perspective on cancer recovery and rehabilitation from a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who experienced a transverse colostomy and colectomy. Rehabilitation counselors playa critical role in recovery and return to work following cancer surgery and treatment. Implications for rehabilitation counselors will be examined including surgery and treatment options, psychosocial effects, functional concerns and colostomies, and return to work.

Rehabilitation Counselor Preparation for Working with Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Mellin ◽  
Brandon Hunt ◽  
Dawn C. Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Counselor Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor

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.

AIDS: An Overview for Rehabilitation Counselors

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
David A. Reichert ◽  
Robert A. MacGuffie
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Contaminated Blood

This article presented an overview of AIDS. The disability involves three diagnoses: HIV Antibody Positive Tests, AIDS Related Complexes and AIDS. AIDS is transmitted through sexual intercourse, sharing unclean needles and use of contaminated blood. AIDS is incurable although the use of Azidothymidine (AZT) has shown some promise. Three categories of clients involving four stages of reaction are presented. Rehabilitation counselor interventions and vocational implications are discussed.

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.

Three Theoretical Aging Frames of Reference: Implications for a Rehabilitation Counselors' Model

1974 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Maynard
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Frames Of Reference ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Older Person ◽  
White House ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Older Citizens

The rehabilitation counselor has an important role in working with the older individua1. This role has gained in importance as the number of elderly people has increased in our society along with demands for additional services. This paper recommends a re-focusing of interest for those rehabilitation counselors who feel they have little to offer this age group by proposing a model for counseling and involving older people in productive programs. Three aging frames of reference suggest certain postulates which indicate a need for further study in this area. With the 1971 White House Conference on Aging and the post conference in 1973 supporting a strong rehabilitation program for our older citizens, it is the purpose of this paper to stimulate the consideration of up-dating programs and approaches in working with the older person.

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