Career development, employment, and disability in rehabilitation : from theory to practice

Career development, employment, and disability in rehabilitation : from theory to practice / David R. Strauser, editor.

This text provides, from a rehabilitation perspective, comprehensive coverage of the dominant theories and techniques related to the occupational development, vocational behavior, and the organizational factors that impact the career development and employment of individuals with disabilities. It is...

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Other Authors: Strauser, David R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2014]
Subjects:
People with disabilities > Employment.
Vocational rehabilitation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
People with disabilities > Employment
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the centrality of work for individuals with disabilities / David R. Strauser
  • Disability prevalence and economic outcomes / Andrew J. Houtenville, Purvi Sevak, John O'Neill, and Elizabeth D. Cardoso
  • Ticket to work and self-sufficiency program, and key employment and civil rights legislation : are they working for people with disabilities? / Debra A. Harley, David Beach, Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Reginald J. Alston, and Allison Fleming
  • The causal relationship between chronic poverty and disability / Daniel C. Lustig
  • Personality development, expression, and assessment for work adjustment considerations in rehabilitation contexts / Deirdre O'Sullivan
  • Theories of career development and work adjustment / Ellen Ritter, David Strauser, Deirdre O'Sullivan, Jenna Reid, Sara Khosravisnasr, and Tim Cronin
  • The career development of people with disabilities : a social cognitive perspective / Robert W. Lent, M. Ashley Morrison, and Ijeoma Ezeofor
  • Cognitive information processing theory / Debra S. Osborn, Denise E. Saunders, and Carrie Wilde
  • Empowerment through employment : job satisfaction theories and research / Barbara A. Fritzsche, Lindsay Y. Dhanani, and Jacqueline M. Spencer
  • Fundamentals of impression management : applications to the employment of individuals with disabilities / Qian Wang, David R. Strauser, Fong Chan, and Ming-Yi Wu
  • Vocational evaluation in rehabilitation / David R. Strauser, Fong Chan, Ming-Hung Wan, Ming-Yi Wu, and Maryam Rahimi
  • Work values : understanding and assessing motivation to work / Chris Murdock and James Rounds
  • Vocational interests / Rong Su and James Rounds
  • Occupational and labor market information / Mary Barros-Bailey
  • Computer-based vocational guidance systems and job matching / Jeffrey Truthan and Timothy F. Field
  • Understanding work analysis and its applications / Shanan Gwaltney Gibson
  • Career counseling with people with disabilities / Susann Heft-Sears, Ashleigh Jones, and David R. Strauser
  • Elements of effective job placement : environmental context, employer relationships, and understanding the job seeker / Wendy Strobel Gower, Hannah Rudstam, and Judy Young
  • Supported employment/customized employment / Paul Wehman, Pamela Targett, and Mike West
  • Vocational rehabilitation / Nicole Ditchman, Ming-Yi Wu, Fong Chan, Sandra Fitzgerald, Chen-Ping Lin, and Wei-Mo Tu
  • Private practice in vocational rehabilitation / Randall S. McDaniel and Scott Beveridge
  • Transition from school through process to outcomes / John S. Trach, Kathleen Marie Oertle, and Anthony J. Plotner
  • Youth and adults with psychiatric disabilities : improving career and employment / Monica Simonson, Ellen S. Fabian, and Glacia Ethridge
  • Career development and employment for persons with physical disabilities / Wendy Coduti, Michael J. Leahy, and Suparna Roy
  • Addressing the career-related needs of women with disabilities / Liza M. Conyers, Pia Smal, and Yung-Chen Chiu
  • Essential knowledge to improve employment of ethnic minorities with disabilities in the United States / Jennifer L. Burris, Allen N. Lewis, Jenelle Pitt, Mimi Getachew, and Reginald Alston.

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