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Abstracts from the Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 68, No. 1 January/February/March 2002 Barriers and Strategies in Addressing Abuse: A Survey of Disabled Women's Experiences Laurie E. Powers Mary Ann Curry Mary Oschwald Susan Maley Oregon Health and Science University Marsha Saxton Karyl Eckels World Institute on Disability ABSTRACT: Research suggests that women with disabilities are at increased risk for violence and abuse compared to non-disabled women. Abuse by personal assistance services (PAS) providers has been identified as a particular problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate women's experience of abuse, PAS behaviors women considered most harmful, barriers women perceived as impeding their response to PAS abuse, and strategies women perceived as most helpful for preventing or stopping PAS abuse. A survey was designed and administered to 200 women with physical, and physical and cognitive disabilities recruited through disability agencies and independent living centers. Findings suggested that women with disabilities experienced abuse at a higher rate than women without disabilities, and multiple barriers and strategies were critical to preventing or stopping abuse. Implications for further research are discussed. Competitive Employment and Mental Retardation: Interplay Among Gender, Race, Secondary Psychiatric Disability, and Rehabilitation Services Corey L. Moore Langston University Sonja Feist-Price University of Kentucky Reginald J. Alston University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ABSTRACT: Rehabilitation outcomes of persons with mild/moderate mental retardation were analyzed. Seven variables were used to predict one dichotomous and one continuous criterion variable: work status at closure and level of income, respectively. Findings indicated that consumers with mild/moderate mental retardation who received job placement services achieved competitive jobs at a significantly greater rate than those who did not. Results are presented for each criterion variable and the implications of the findings for service and research are discussed. The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy, Locus of Control and Work Personality David R. Strauser Kristi Ketz The University of Memphis Jeanmarie Keim The University of Arizona, South ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine Hershenson's theory of work adjustment by examining the relationship between work personality and work competencies. Specifically, this study examined the theoretical link and the reciprocal effect between the domains of work personality and work competencies, and the impact of certain demographic variables on work personality and work competencies. Participants included 104 job placement service recipients in a large Southern urban area. Findings showed that higher levels of work personality predicted an internal locus of control and higher job-related self-efficacy. The number of jobs a person had held was correlated with work personality and work persistence was correlated with education. Findings also indicated that individuals whose parents/guardians worked while they were growing up had more internalized locus of control. Results are discussed in light of current literature. Analyzing the Differences in Career Thoughts Based on Disability Status David R. Strauser Daniel C. Lustig Jeanmarie Keim Kristi Ketz Alvin Malesky The University of Memphis ABSTRACT: Research has suggested that an individual's career thoughts play a significant role in what an individual perceives as viable career options and how an individual makes specific career choices. This study examined the differences in career thoughts between 63 individuals with a disability and a convenience sample of 149 college students in a southern urban university. The results of independent sample t-tests suggested no significant differences between the groups on all four scales of the Career Thoughts Inventory. The authors discuss effect sizes, several possible explanations for the results, and limitations to the study. The results would also suggest that rehabilitation professionals working with individuals with disabilities should not assume that individuals with disabilities have a higher level of dysfunctional career thoughts. Instead, rehabilitation professionals should individually analyze an individual's career thoughts to determine implications for career development and rehabilitation planning. Rehabilitation Counselors' Knowledge of Hearing Loss and Assistive Technology Yael Bat-Chava Elizabeth Deignan Daniela Martin League for the Hard of Hearing ABSTRACT: Many employees who are hard of hearing or late-deafened can benefit from appropriate counseling by rehabilitation counselors about job accommodation and assistive technology. Two studies assessed the ability of rehabilitation counselors to assist these consumers. In one study, rehabilitation counselors were surveyed about their knowledge of deafness, issues related to people who are hard of hearing or late-deafened, and assistive technology. In another study, curricula of rehabilitation counseling programs were examined for what they teach students about people who are deaf, hard of hearing and late-deafened, and about assistive technology. Results demonstrate that with more specialized pre-service training and more in-service training hours, rehabilitation counselors know more about these issues. Nonetheless, many graduate programs fail to provide counselors with information needed to counsel clients who are hard of hearing or late-deafened. This paper offers suggestions for increasing counselors' knowledge in these areas to facilitate workplace accommodation of individuals with a hearing loss. Identifying Community Employment Program Staff Competencies: A Critical Incident Approach David Hagner University Of New Hampshire Ann Noll University of Florida Lara Enein Donovan Boston Children's Hospital ABSTRACT: A group of experienced community rehabilitation program staff in New England and Florida provided scenarios describing incidents in their work where the ability to respond appropriately is indicative of or critical to effective job performance. Scenarios were mailed to the group with a request for a narrative description of a recommended solution. The 44 narrative descriptions received were analyzed using qualitative methods to generate a list of 87 competencies in 12 areas. Implications for the design and implementation of community rehabilitation staff training are presented. 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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