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Abstracts from the Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 66, No. 2 April/May/June 2000 Manuscript Characteristics Affecting Reviewers' Decisions for Rehabilitation Counseling Related Journals Richard J. Coelho Clinton-Eaton-Ingham Community Mental Health Board Jan La Forge Wright State University ABSTRACT: Professional journals are responsible for attracting and evaluating new contributions to knowledge. Peer review is the system used to determine what will be published in professional journals and thus become part of the accepted body of scientific knowledge. This study offers practical information on the editorial peer review process. One hundred and sixteen manuscript reviewers from five prominent rehabilitation counseling related journals completed a 63 item questionnaire designed to obtain information on common reasons for manuscript acceptance or rejection. Thirteen manuscript characteristics were found to be important determinants of reviewer acceptance or rejection. Reviewers identified particular aspects of the editorial review process used in their personal evaluation style and provided valuable advice for enhancing the current peer review system. Ethical Rehabilitation Counseling in a Managed-Care Environment Larry G. Kontosh The Ohio State University ABSTRACT: The influence and pervasiveness of managed-care organizations (MCOs) on ethical rehabilitation practice presents a major challenge for our field. This article discusses ethical problems that rehabilitation counselors (RCs) face as they practice within a managed care environment. Ethical concerns are historically reviewed and the unified code of ethics is discussed. The evolution of MCO cost-containment practices is highlighted and critical vocational rehabilitation (VR) issues are examined. Implications for practice are presented. Equitable Treatment in the Rehabilitation Process: Implications for Future Investigations Related to Ethnicity Jeanne Boland Patterson University of North Florida Tamara Bibb Allen Linda Parnell Robert Crawford Roxana Lizzraga Beardall Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation ABSTRACT: Although Section 21 of the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments describes patterns of inequitable treatment of African Americans with disabilities in state vocational rehabilitation agencies, most of the empirical investigations related to this phenomenon have utilized state-wide data. The present study, which also found state-wide differences, extended the investigation to the district level, and in some cases, to the counties that comprise the districts. The differences in the district and county findings indicate that this may be a useful approach for vocational rehabilitation agencies and may assist the agencies in determining appropriate interventions that can be used to eliminate the inequitable treatment of African Americans with disabilities in the state-federal rehabilitation system. Predictors of Employment Outcome for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Review of the Literature Since the Mid '80s Hector Tsang Paul Lam The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bacon Ng Castle Peak Hospital Odelia Leung Kwai Chung Hospital ABSTRACT: Employment outcomes of patients and their significant predictors has been an area of intensive study in mental health research. A literature review shows that, due to conflicting results of research studies, researchers are still not sure whether or not some clinical and demographic variables are consistent predictors of future vocational performance of psychiatric patients. This paper reviews controlled studies since the mid 80's pertaining to the identification of significant predictors of employment outcome of the psychiatric population. A total of 35 relevant studies (screened from a collection of 921 articles extracted from PsycLit, Medline, Allied Health and Nursing Abstracts, and Social Work Abstract) were reviewed by a panel of three university professors and three senior clinicians in the field. The review shows that functioning before the onset of mental illness, work history, and social skills are consistent predictors that are similar to previous studies. Symptomatology which refers to abnormalities in moods, thoughts, and behaviors resulting from the mental illness and diagnosis continued to have contradictory results. The results were discussed in the context of research design, method, and data analysis strategies. Some relatively neglected aspects, such as cognitive function and family relationship, were found to be significant predictors and were discussed. Implications for rehabilitation professionals and recommendations for further research are made. Predicting Rehospitalization of Persons with Severe Mental Illness Masaki M. Yamada Maurice Korman University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Carroll W. Hughes University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Terrell State Hospital ABSTRACT: Patients with severe and persistent mental illness who were discharged from a state hospital were followed for approximately four years to identify predictors of rehospitalization. Length of time in the community between discharge and readmission was the main outcome variable. Clinical interviews, hospital medical records, and a statewide data communications network which tracks client movement throughout the service delivery system were used to collect data. Race, number of prior psychiatric hospitalizations, type of aftercare residence, and assignment to a residential program were all predictors of who remained in the community the longest. Severity of psychopathology, diagnosis, and degree of family support were not good predictors of community stability. Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer: The Role of Coping Strategies Hanoch Livneh Portland State University This paper reviews the literature on the role of coping styles and strategies in psychosocial adaptation to cancer. Following a brief discussion of coping and its function in the context of coping with chronic illnesses and disabilities, the research literature on coping with cancer is reviewed. The paper concludes with a summary of the findings on coping with this life threatening condition and provides rehabilitation-related clinical and research implications. Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy: Vocational Aspects and the Best Rehabilitation Practices Malachy Bishop Molly K. Tschopp Michael Mulvihill University of Wisconsin-Madison Multiple sclerosis and epilepsy are among the most common neurological disabilities. The episodic nature of these disabilities and the associated psychosocial effects often seen in people with these disabilities can create a number of challenges, particularly in the area of employment. This paper discusses the vocational aspects of these episodic neurological conditions, including common employment related problems and the rehabilitation best practices that have emerged to deal with these problems. A Short Course in Leadership Skills for the Rehabilitation Team Patrick W. Corrigan Sarah E. Lickey John Campion Fadwa Rashid University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a short course on leadership training based on Bass' (1990, 1997) model of transformational leadership. Twenty-seven leaders of rehabilitation teams participated in a daylong leadership seminar. They completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) prior to and following participation in the seminar. Results showed significant improvements in MLQ factors related to individualized consideration and active management-by-exception. Implications of these findings for brief training programs are discussed. Order this issue! Issue Abstracts 2005 Vol. 71, No. 1 2004 Vol. 70, No. 1 Vol. 70, No. 2 Vol. 70, No. 3 Vol. 70, No. 4 2003 Vol. 69, No. 1 Vol. 69, No. 2 Vol. 69, No. 3 Vol. 69, No. 4 2002 Vol. 68, No. 1 Vol. 68, No. 2 Vol. 68, No. 3 Vol. 68, No. 4 2001 Vol. 67, No. 1 Vol. 67, No. 2 Vol. 67, No. 3 Vol. 67, No. 4 2000 Vol. 66, No. 1 Vol. 66, No. 2 Vol. 66, No. 3 Vol. 66, No. 4 |
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