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Abstracts from the Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 68, No. 4 October/November/December 2002 Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities in the Social Context of Dating and Marriage: A Comparison of American, Taiwanese, and Singaporean College Students Roy K. Chen Michigan State University Martin G. Brodwin California State University, Los Angeles Elizabeth Cardoso Hunter College Fong Chan University of Wisconsin-Madison ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of American, Taiwanese, and Singaporean students toward people with disabilities in the general context, as well as the specific social context of dating and marriage. The participants include 212 Taiwanese, 115 Singaporean, and 186 American students. They were given the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale, Form A (ATDP-A) and the Attitudes Toward Dating and Marriage Scale (ATDMS); the results indicated significant differences between American and Asian students in both the general and specific social contexts. Female American students consistently revealed the most favorable attitudes toward people with disabilities. Implications for cross-cultural rehabilitation practice and research are discussed. Learning from Our Neighbor: Women with Disabilities in Oaxaca, Mexico Catherine A. Marshall Northern Arizona University Lourdes García Juárez Oaxaca, Mexico ABSTRACT: The Vecinos y [Neighbors and] Rehabilitation project involved five years of research in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. This article summarizes research from the fifth and last year of research -- research that focused on indigenous women with disabilities living in the urban capital of Oaxaca City. It also describes action intervention: the development of a non-profit organization in the United States, the Women's International Leadership Institute (WILI). WILI is working with women with disabilities in Oaxaca to meet needs identified through the Vecinos research. The research processes used in the Vecinos project, coupled with the action interventions being taken by WILI, can serve as a model for international collaboration between the United States and Mexico and as a demonstration of the need for a bi-national agreement to work together as neighbors in rehabilitation. Comparing Brain Injury Rehabilitation Practices: What Can North and South Americans Learn From Each Other? Thomas D. Upton Southern Illinois University of Carbondale Luis Fontan Paola Premuda Jorge Lorenzo Nila Quinteros Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay ABSTRACT: Brain injury is an epidemic that professionals worldwide are addressing. Brain injury professionals from North and South America (United States and Uruguay) discussed how each country is systematically serving persons with brain injury. More specifically, this article highlights common brain injury common deficits, reviews existent brain injury rehabilitation protocols in the United States and Uruguay, and culminates by proposing what brain injury professionals from North and South America may learn from each other to better serve persons with brain injuries. Disability and Rehabilitation in Zimbabwe: Lessons and Implications for Rehabilitation Practice in the U.S. Elias Mpofu The Pennsylvania State University and University of Zimbabwe Debra A. Harley University of Kentucky ABSTRACT: Rehabilitation in Zimbabwe is a combination of systems involving formal (scientific) and nonformal (traditional) systems. Sometimes, Zimbabweans with disabilities believe the traditional approach involving healers is more credible than the scientific approach. Similarly, some persons with disabilities from minority backgrounds in the U.S. trust and prefer a more traditional approach involving spiritual attributes. This article presents perspectives of rehabilitation in Zimbabwe and explores lessons that rehabilitation in the U.S. can incorporate from Zimbabwe. Job Accommodation Resources: Lessons From the Global Neighborhood Richard T. Walls D. J. Hendricks Denetta L. Dowler Anne E. Hirsh Louis E. Orslene Carmen L. Fullmer West Virginia University ABSTRACT: Over the past 20 years, there have been amazing strides toward integration of employees with disabilities internationally. The progress and barriers to such integration are described from an international perspective. Even though different nations have achieved differing levels of sophistication, the goals, processes, and barriers to full engagement are consistent around the world. Clinical and Non-clinical Predictors of Vocational Recovery for Australians with Psychotic Disorders Geoff Waghorn The Park, Centre for Mental Health David Chant Harvey Whiteford The University of Queensland ABSTRACT: Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery were examined among 782 Australians diagnosed with DSM III R psychotic disorders, using data from the study on low-prevalence disorders, part of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Australia 1997-1998. Of the six significant clinical predictors, self-reported course of illness emerged as a potentially practical predictor of vocational recovery. Five non-clinical variables, age, education and skills, marital status, premorbid work adjustment, and use of a vocational service in the previous year, also contributed to the prediction of vocational recovery. The implications of these findings for both rehabilitation professionals and researchers are discussed. The Chinese Version of the Becker Work Adjustment Profile (BWAP-CV) for Use by People with Developmental Disabilities Rebecca S. Y. Li Hector W. H. Tsang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ABSTRACT: The Becker Work Adjustment Profile (BWAP) is a situational observer rating instrument designed for assessing work behaviors of people with physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities. It was translated into the Chinese version for use in Chinese speaking societies. The revised version showed good internal consistency as indicated by Cronbach's alpha (.76 to .94, n = 98), excellent test-retest reliability (.90 to 1.00, n = 37, CI = 95%) and moderate to good inter-rater reliability (.55 to .67, n = 33, CI = 95%). Exploratory factor analysis results in a five-factor solution explaining 57.0% of total variance. The factor structure of the Chinese version has similarities as well as differences compared to the four-factor model of the original version. Implications for clinical use and future research are discussed. A Program to Assist People with Severe Mental Illness in Formulating Realistic Life Goals Bacon F. L. Ng Castle Peak Hospital Hector W. H. Tsang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ABSTRACT: This paper describes a clinical protocol (Goal Attainment Program, GAP) designed to assist people with severe mental illness to formulate realistic life goals. The clinical protocol adopted an individualized approach and was structured in a four-stage development sequence from affirming the individual's personal worth, imaging the new ways of living and establishing a sense of control to setting goals for the future. A pilot study with 25 psychiatric in-patients was promising as goal formulation and self-esteem increased. After completion of the program, most of the patients expressed a willingness to leave the hospital (92%) and planned to be engaged in competitive employment (72%). 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