Rehabilitation Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes about Aging [and] Comments on Roberto, et al.

Roberto, Karen A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ521076

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Rehabilitation Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes about Aging [and] Comments on Roberto, et al.

Roberto, Karen A.; And Others

Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, v19 n1 p35-45,47-49 Feb 1995

A survey of 122 rehabilitation professionals reported a negative bias toward aging. Respondents stated that client personal characteristics, including both physical and psychological variables, were the most significant barriers to serving older clients. (Critiques of Roberto and others' article by Nacey and Wood are included.) (JOW)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Counselor Attitudes, Counselors, Evaluators, Older Adults, Rehabilitation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Available from Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, PO Box 19891, San Diego, CA 92159.