Beginning with an in-depth description of Job Analysis, its uses and principles, the Revised Handbook for Analyzing Jobs is filled with over 300 pages of useful information for the rehabilitation professional. This fourth revision also includes chapters on worker function, work fields, MPSMS, GED, SVP, Aptitudes, Temperaments, GOE, and Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions. The reader is familiarized with such topics as writing job summaries, task descriptions, and Job Analysis Reports. Other helpful resources include organization and workflow charts along with a step-by-step guide to the Narrative Report. May be used with the ADA Job Analysis Worksheet. Corresponds with the 1991 DOT and the revised list of 72 worker traits. (1991,165 pp.)
Vocational Assessment: Evaluating Employment Potential is a completely revised fourth edition of the earlier popular text first published in 1982, 1994, and 2001. Topics include a review of vocational assessment systems and approaches, the VDARE process, occupational and job survey information, and expanded sections on brain-injury assessment and the ADA. (Havranek, Field & Grimes, 4th Ed., 2005, 200 pp.)
This manual contains two main sections: (a) Test Reviews and (b) Special Issues in vocational evaluation and assessment. The first section, Test Reviews, covers major categories of tests including Interest Inventories, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Personality Assessments, Intelligence Tests, Learning Style Assessments, Dexterity Tests, Work Samples, and Computer Adapted Testing. The section pertaining to special issues focuses on other factors impacting vocational evaluation such as the use of accommodations on testing and assessment of persons with sensory impairments. An added feature of the manual is th separate contributions made by individuals with expertise in test construction and techniques. The target audience is undergraduate and graduate rehabilitation students and practitioners. The manual is intended to supplement a course textbook in assessment as well as offer practitioners an up to date resource by which to make decisions pertaining to appropriate selection of tests and/or matching assessment instruments to the populations they serve. (Roberts, ed., 2005, 448 pp.)
The Last Minute Guide to Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
The Last Minute Guide references tests in the areas of neuropsychology, psychiatry, and psychology. This resource, developed by Dr. Paul Lees-Haley, a clinical psychologist, lists and reviews nearly two hundred different tests, each of which is fully described. There are hundreds of references that collectively reflect the research and development of each test. An excellent briefcase resource for the practicing consultant and expert. (1993, 178 pp.)
Forensic Rehabilitation: A Resource for Vocational Experts
This manual is a combination of new information and ideas and selected sections from previous writings. With Dr. Havranek as the lead writer, a fresh approach and treatment of forensic rehabilitation has emerged that includes topics as follows: history of forensic services, forensic case management, job analysis and assessment, social security and workers' compensation, civil suits, the ADA, life care planning and related economic issues, and assistive technology. Included in the appendices are forms and worksheets, multiple references and a glossary. (Havranek, Blackwell, Dillman, Field, Grimes & Weed, 1997, 472 pp.)
The Valuation of Household Production in Cases of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
The Valuation of Household Production in Cases of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death is a completely new publication on this important topic. In 1989, as part of the Professional Reader series, the booklet titled The Value and Worth of Housewives and Household Activities (which has been out-of print for the last few years) became a successful resource for rehabilitation consultants working in personal injury cases in this area. The contents of this new resource is comprehensive, well-documented, and very well-written. While the content certianly does not advocate any one approach, the authors have offered a balance of views and considerations from a wide variety of authors and court cases. The sections on References and Further Readings provide even more resources for professionals working on cases in this important area. The Material will be useful and informative for purposes of developing proper foundation for opinion and testimony. (Reagles & Rynd, 2003, 64 pps)
The Quick Desk Reference for the Forensic Rehabilitation Consultant
The resource is a comprehensive listing of hundreds of words, phrases, constructs, and areas of information. Exact definitions are provided from a wide variety of sources, and sometimes from more than one source. A "must" publication for the practicing VE who needs to rely upon published definitions and descriptions of words and phrases used in the profession today. Identifying standard and widely used concepts, each is referenced by author and source for easy reference. The resource is designed and sized for easy access and carrying in the briefcase for when quick references are needed. Sources of information are drawn from a variety of authors, journals, book, government websites, including specific references to laws, regulations, and standard references. (Multiple authors and contributors, 2005, 181 pp.).
This publication is a compilation of the best material from four previously published texts: Field & Sink (1982), The Vocational Expert; Blackwell (1990), The Vocational Expert Primer; Blackwell, Field & Field (1992), The Vocational Expert Under Social Security; and Field & Huberty (1995), The Rehabilitatin Consultant as a Social Security Claimant's Representative. Material that was considered out-of-date was deleted, while new and relevant material added. An excellent resource for the beginning vocational expert, especially for guidance and information in the social security area. (Field, Kelsay, Johnson, Neulicht & Blackwell, 2005, 236 pp.)
Strategies for the Rehabilitation Consultant: Transferability, Loss of Employment, Lost Earning Capacity, and Damages
Strategies for the Rehabilitation Consultant is a reflection and compilation of the work of Tim Field over the last twenty years. This resource is a revised treatise on the critical areas of transferable work skills, loss of employment due to injury (labor market access), lost earning capacity, a brief discussion of Daubert, and damages (or the cost of being disabled for the remainder of one's life). The text includes a discussion with illustrations of "how" to complete each of these steps in the decision-making process. (Field, Revised, 1999, 196 pp.)
Approaches to Estimating Lost Earnings: Strategies for the Rehabilitation Consultant
This publication contents papers which were presented at a national seminar on the general topic of estimating lost earnings. Presentations included: factors in estimating LEC (Slesnick), functional capacity assessment (Field), RAPEL (Weed), earnings capacity vs. expected earnings (Horner), and duration, base, inflation and discounting in LEC (Dillman). Choppa, Grimes and Jayne were group leaders in a modified group process whereby information was solicited from all who attended the seminar. Results of the group process are included, in addition to a list of the professionals who chose to be identified as a contributor to the group results. (Dillman, Field, Horner, Slesnick & Weed, 2002, 122 pp.)
The CRC Exam Guide to Success (8th Edition) is a study resource for the Certified Rehabilitation Consultant exam. People using this resource have had great success in completing the exam. Context is based on survey information from persons who have already taken the exam. A must for those pursuing the goal of becoming a certified rehabilitation counselor. (Weed & Hall, 2004, 200 pp.)
This resource contains materials, content and format that address the worker trait variables in the DOT and the critical points of the ADA law. Several detailed worksheets are included within the text along with an easy and straightforward guide to completing the entire job analysis process. (Blackwell, Conrad & Weed, 1992, 160 pp.)
Court Decisions Involving the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Resource Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
The ADA law has been in the news in recent years as several federal court cases seek to clarify relevant issues related to interpretation. Vierling presents an excellent overview of the ADA law and how it differs from other related disability laws. Discussion of cases is presented (many of them being addressed by the US Supreme Court) involving private employers, the definition of disability, and several related aspects to the application of the law in the workplace. The appendices include a comprehensive listing of references related to ADA court cases and related literature. Section of laws related to ADA are included as well (The Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and the Civil Rights Act of 1991). This resource in a must for any pro fessional working with clients with disabilities or cases related to the ADA. (Vierling, 2002, 110 pp.)
Science vs Non-Science and Related Issues of Admissibility of Testimony by Rehabilitation Consultants
Drs. Field and Stein debated issues related to the admissibility of science vs. non-science testimony at a national conference. The papers included in this publication are: the admissibility of soft science testimony (Field), the importance of scientific testimony (Stein), a summary of cases admitted/not admitted under Daubert/ Kumho (Babington), the concept of peer review (Caragonne), a reaction to Caragonne (Growick & Johnston - journal editors), and Daubert and the legal nurse consultant (Oldknow). (Field & Stein, 2002, 130 pp.)
Medical, Psychosocial and Vocational Aspects of Disability
The totally new version of the popular medical text contains 34 chapters of current information on all aspects of medical and psychosocial disability. Each chapter is written by a different psysician (occassionally an educator) and includes a section on the vocational aspects of each disabling condition. This text is widely used by both colleges and universities (Rehabilitation Counselor Training Programs), and individual rehabilitation professionals working in the field. This text is a MUST resource for a comprehensive overview of medical and psychosocial conditions of people who are disabled. (Brodwin, Tellez & Brodwin, 2002, Revised edition, 440 pp.)
Forensic Casebook: Illustrations of How to Report Findings
A resource containing contributions of several different vocational and economic experts on actual cases that have been litigated in forensic settings. Read how the experts prepare a case for deliberation in a variety of settings. This is an excellent resource for both the experienced expert and especially for the beginning forensic expert. (Field, ed., 1998, 312 pp)
The Interview Worksheet is a comprehensive and easy-to-use form that includes personal, family, military, education & training, employment, physical & medical, and financial data as well as specific vocational experience and observational comments.
The FCC is a listing of 165 behavior and descriptive statements regarding an evaluee's physical functioning such as strength, vision, hearing, movement, and various daily activities. This checklist can be self-administered to reading evaluees or administered by the counselor or evaluator. (Burke & Dillman, 1984).
The LCP worksheets were originally drafted by Paul Deutsch and come in five sets of 18 different worksheets. Excellent resource in developing a life care plan.
An eight-page worksheet, the ADA Job Analysis is an excellent tool to use as a guide in developing a comprehensive job analysis. Formatted in such a way as to remind the user of important ADA-related information.
This four-page worksheet is designed to methodically survey many of the everyday activities that persons without disabilities take for granted. Mobility, feeding, hygiene, dressing, wheelchair, communication, environmental control, attendant needs, orthotics/prosthetics and bed activities are included. Forms are coded for efficiency of space with ample room for specific individualized data about the activity including the time required to perform the action. (Weed, 1990).
This two-page form can be used to summarize information pertinent to a client's rehabilitation. Methods used include publications, personal contacts and a listing of specific information obtained from employers or contact persons. This form can be used in conjunction with the Rehabilitation Consultant's Handbook. (Weed & Field, 1994).
A six-page worksheet designed to assist the professional in making a reasoned and accurate assessment of a client's earning capacity. Rational and discussion of the worksheet is contained in M. Shahnasarian's Assessment of Earning Capacity (2nd Ed).
