Resilience, in its simplest terms, results in people “bouncing back” from adversity and getting on with their lives. To infer resilience, two major steps must occur: (a) exposure to significant adversity (e.g., car accident), and (b) a positive developmental outcome afterwards (e.g., substantial psychosocial adjustment). The construct of resilience has recently been explored among individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). …
Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
“We can see people who have brain injuries. Their lives have been disrupted and so forth, and our response to them can be like, I’d be depressed, too. And so we can kinda think, like, it’s normal to be depressed, and that could lead to a lack of treatment for depression.” Dr. Chuck Bombardier, University of Washington’s TBI Model System …
FREE webcast via SEDL: VR Counselors’ use of EBP Involving Motivational Interviewing
Tim Tansey, a member of the RRTC-EBP VR research team, will be presenting in SEDL’s free webcast on the relationship between research and practice as it relates to the use of “motivational interview (MI)” techniques by VR counselors. Join Tim and other highly respected VR professionals for this FREE webcast on September 4, 2014 at 3 pm EDT. Visit SEDL’s …
The Art of Rehabilitation Counseling
A new video from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) focuses on the unique qualifications and exceptional abilities of rehabilitation counselors and their stories of success in working with individuals with disabilities.
Hope and Rehabilitation Counseling: Measuring, Building and Nurturing Goal Attainment in Clients
Many factors contribute to adjustment to disability; however, people with higher hope have been shown to adjust better to disability and the challenges that come with it. Often in rehabilitation counseling it may be difficult to understand why one client has successful outcomes, while another one does not. Since goals are what drive hope, and identifying and reaching goals are …
Using the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale to Assist People with Spinal Cord Injuries
Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) may experience functional limitations and societal barriers that affect their belief in their ability to perform daily activities and achieve goals. This belief, known as self-efficacy, helps individuals select goals and persist in attaining them. People with high self-efficacy tend to persevere in challenging circumstances, and people with low levels of self-efficacy are less …
Using Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Improve Employment Outcomes for Consumers Receiving Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Services
The evidence-based IPS program underscores competitive work, rapid job search, integration of rehabilitation and mental health services, attention to consumer preferences, consumer choice, and time-unlimited support. IPS has been widely studied to show positive outcomes among people with psychiatric disabilities who receive services from the state/federal vocational rehabilitation system. Despite this, these consumers often demonstrate shorter job retention rates and …
“Supporting Veterans in the Workplace” DOL online training
Learn how to help veterans address common re-adjustment issues in the civilian workplace using the Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment Toolkit.
Quality of Life as an Outcome Measure of Rehabilitation Service?
To ensure continued funding vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies must provide documentation that they deliver effective services efficiently. Although overall quality of life is an established goal of all VR services, short-term job placement has historically served as the primary measure of service outcomes. Despite its clear importance, job placement as an outcome measure provides little information about consumers and their …
How VR Services Affect Employment Outcomes for Adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is considered the most common childhood disability. It can result in lifelong speech and language impairments, sensory deficits, intellectual disabilities, behavioral problems, and seizures. Rates of employment for people with CP in the United States are reported to be lower than for those with other types of disabilities. The purpose of this research was to learn how …
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