Although the evidence-based Individual Placement and Support programme highlights the importance of the vocational rehabilitation (VR) counsellors' focus on competitive employment during career counselling, studies have shown that counsellors do not always target such jobs. This study examines which determinants affect the counsellors' intentions…

The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was applied to study the factors that influence the intention of public rehabilitation placement professionals to place consumers with major depressive disorder (MDD) in jobs. A sample of 108 public rehabilitation placement professionals in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States completed the MDD…

This study examined how desktop virtual reality environment training (DVRET) affected state anxiety and vocational identity of vocational rehabilitation services consumers during job placement/job readiness activities. It utilized a quantitative research model with a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design plus some qualitative descriptive…

Examines survey responses of state vocational-rehabilitation (VR) agency and rehabilitation-education program representatives in a federal Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) region on employment process-related issues of rehabilitation counselors. Suggests that barriers were present that impede the RSA goal of increasing employment of…

Surveyed were 81 vocational rehabilitation directors of general agencies and agencies for the blind concerning the nature of post-employment services for the handicapped. Questionnaires on the extent, basis, and monitoring systems of post-employment services were completed by 82 percent of the Ss. Analysis of the data indicated such findings as 87…

Intended as a manual for the Minnesota Satisfaction Scales, this monograph describes the development of the 28-item questionnaire designed to be completed by a worker's supervisor to assess the satisfactoriness of an employee. The scales were developed from supervisor ratings of 2,373 workers, and norms are provided for the occupational groups of…

Fifty-seven former vocational rehabilitation clients were interviewed regarding their employability skill training and job placement needs. The sample, which was balanced in terms of sex, type of disability, and area of residence (rural versus urban), was biased in favor of individuals having greater employability deficits (persons served by…

These 26 appendixes to the final report of the Vocational Technology for Cerebral Palsied Individuals Project contain various project-developed forms, assessment instruments, manuals, and bibliographies. Included are project informational literature, news articles, and the project presentation format. Sample intake forms, client referrals, and…

A study examined the distribution, use, and effects of 30 research and development products to improve vocational education for handicapped learners. These research and development efforts were studied through a mail survey returned from 321 respondents, telephone interviews with 100 respondents, and case studies of seven sites where these…