Vocational Rehabilitation and Cultural Competency for Latino Populations: Considerations for Rehabilitation Counselors

This article examines vocational rehabilitation services to Latinos with disabilities living in the United States. As the number of Latinos increases, cultural competence is a must for rehabilitation counselors seeking to facilitate access to needed vocational rehabilitation services. More so, based on past research, minorities (a) tend to earn less when successfully rehabilitated than non-minorities, (b) are more likely to be unsuccessfully rehabilitated, and (c) are less likely to be found eligible than their non-minority counterparts when seeking vocational rehabilitation services. Related theoretical concepts and comparative data between minority and non-minority populations are discussed. Approaches to practice and program development are presented.

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Age, Work, and Disability: Rehabilitation at the End of the Worklife

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.38.1.20 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 20-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mary Barros-Bailey ◽

Jerome Fischer ◽

Jodi L. Saunders

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Older Workers ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

The United States ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Older Americans ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Delivery Options ◽

United States Labor Market

Older workers engaging in vocational rehabilitation services have received little attention in the vocational rehabilitation literature. However, older workers are the fastest growing sector of the United States labor market and they are predicted to become a greater proportion of vocational rehabilitation caseloads as they remain in the worliforce longer, or increasingly enter or re-enter the labor market. Research indicates that as people age, the probability of acquiring a disability increases dramatically. Regardless of when or how someone acquired a disability, understanding the elements particular to the rehabilitation counseling of older workers with disabilities is important. This paper explores the various demographics, issues, trends, and elements rehabilitation counselors could consider in working with older Americans with disabilities. Rehabilitation counselors need to become aware of these issues with older workers and retool in order to service this sector of the population more efficiently. Implications for the rehabilitation counseling practitioner and service delivery options are also presented.

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Managed Care Administrators' Opinion of Vocational Reahbilitation Services

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.27.1.42 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 42-44

Author(s):

Reginald L. Gibbs ◽

John M. Dodd ◽

Anton Hecimovic ◽

Elia Nickoloff

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Managed Care ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

The United States ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Short Term ◽

Managed Care Programs ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Managed Care Organizations

Rising health care insurance premiums have forced many businesses and institutions to examine cost-cutting measures to lower health care costs. Managed care is one measure that has become widespread throughout the United States. The problem was to learn how managed care administrators view the role and purpose of vocational rehabilitation services in their organizations and if these services will lower short-term and long-term use. A survey was sent to the administrators of fifty managed care organizations in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Twenty of the fifty administrators responded to the survey. Results show that only one of the managed care organizations offered vocational rehabilitation services to their enrollees. The results also show that three responded that short-term use and ten responded that long-term use of managed care programs would be reduced if vocational rehabilitation services were offered.

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Rehabilitation Counseling with the Deaf: Considerations for Counselors with General Caseloads

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.26.1.3 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

Amy Melick ◽

James T. Herbert

Keyword(s):

Career Development ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Cultural Communication ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Communication Assessment

Due to the lack of adequately trained and experienced rehabilitation counselors for the deaf, the majority of vocational rehabilitation services will be provided by counselors with general caseloads. For those counselors who are assigned deaf clients, information is provided to facilitate greater awareness of the cultural, communication, assessment, and career development needs of this clientele.

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Participatory Action Needs Assessment: A Unified Approach to Needs Assessment within the State/Federal VR System

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.26.3.55 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 55-58

Author(s):

Rick Houser ◽

Daniel Anderson ◽

Jerry Wang

Keyword(s):

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

The State ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Unified Approach ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Survey Instruments

A unified approach to conducting needs assessment by the state VR programs is suggested. The key to this unified approach is active participation by relevant stakeholders throughout the entire needs assessment process. Relevant stakeholders include: people with disabilities, rehabilitation counselors, employers, and personnel from agencies providing vocational rehabilitation services. Participation of relevant stakeholders in the entire needs assessment process would involve them in planning and developing survey instruments, actual implementation of the needs assessment, analysis and interpretation, and development of recommendations based upon the results.

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Effective Job Supports to Improve Employment Outcomes for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/jarc-d-20-00017 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. JARC-D-20-00017

Author(s):

Kayli Seagraves

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Employment Outcomes ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Competitive Employment ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Natural Supports

The unemployment rate of those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is staggeringly low. The low number of those with ASD in the competitive workforce can be connected to the complex and sometimes severe manifestations of the disorder. However, there are many supports and accommodations that individuals with ASD can use in order to alleviate the stress of finding and maintaining competitive employment. Natural supports can be provided through supportive supervisors, informed coworkers, and on-the-job trainings. Vocational rehabilitation services are provided in order to assess, prepare, and support individuals with ASD through their employment. Lastly, job modifications are used to alleviate any stressors that an employee with ASD may experience on the job. In this literature it was found that natural supports, vocational rehabilitation services, and job modifications were effective in improving the employment outcomes for individuals with ASD. Rehabilitation counselors can use the information found in this literature review to inform employers of successful and effective job supports for employees with ASD.

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Vocational rehabilitation services and employment outcomes for adults with cerebral palsy in the United States

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/dmcn.12224 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 55 (11) ◽

pp. 1000-1008 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

I-Chun Huang ◽

Jerome J Holzbauer ◽

Eun-Jeong Lee ◽

Julie Chronister ◽

Fong Chan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

The United States ◽

Employment Outcomes ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

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Meeting the Unique Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities: A Challenge to Rehabilitation Counselors in the 21st Century

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.31.1.40 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 40-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Nan Zhang Hampton

Keyword(s):

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Asian Americans ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Pacific Islanders ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Counseling Services ◽

Underserved Population ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Rehabilitation Needs

This article focuses on the unique rehabilitation needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) with disabilities. The prevalence of disabilities among AAPIs is reviewed based on the available data in the literature. Cultures of AAPIs and barriers preventing AAPIs with disabilities from seeking or receiving vocational rehabilitation services are discussed. Recommendations are presented on how to improve vocational rehabilitation counseling services in the 21st century for this underserved population.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Blind Persons: The Experience of Sibling Twins

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x9108500811 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 85 (8) ◽

pp. 341-342

Author(s):

L. Hale ◽

D.H. Smith ◽

M.J. Gandy

Keyword(s):

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Individual Experience ◽

Rehabilitation Process ◽

Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Rehabilitation Agency ◽

Blind Persons

Twin sisters, legally blind since birth, were provided services through Mississippi Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind. Their recollections of vocational rehabilitation indicate that their reactions and choices throughout this period were dissimilar, despite their close proximity. This article discusses the role of rehabilitation counselors, how they work with demanding clients, and how funding decisions are made. The results of the joint interview appear to substantiate the importance of variables such as personality, over which the rehabilitation agency has no control, and suggest that the rehabilitation process is an individual experience.

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