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Reported Use of and Satisfaction with Vocational Rehabilitation Services among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons
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Dispenza, Franco; Hunter, Tameeka – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
Purpose: Reported use of and satisfaction rates of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services among a small sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons living with various chronic illness and disability (CID) conditions in the United States were explored. Method: Data were pulled from a larger data set that was collected via the…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
Minority Stress across the Career-Lifespan Trajectory
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Dispenza, Franco; Brown, Colton; Chastain, Taylor E. – Journal of Career Development, 2016
Sexual minority persons (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer) are likely to encounter "minority stress", such as discrimination, concealment, expectation of rejection, and internalized heterosexism. Minority stress occurs alongside one's lifespan and has considerable implications in the context of the career lifespan trajectory.…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Stress Variables
Validating Work Discrimination and Coping Strategy Models for Sexual Minorities
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Chung, Y. Barry; Williams, Wendi; Dispenza, Franco – Career Development Quarterly, 2009
The purpose of this study was to validate and expand on Y. B. Chung's (2001) models of work discrimination and coping strategies among lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons. In semistructured individual interviews, 17 lesbians and gay men reported 35 discrimination incidents and their related coping strategies. Responses were coded based on Chung's…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Coping, Homosexuality, Minority Groups