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Strategies And Barriers To Work Behavior Changes: Perceptions Of Prevocational Rehabilitation Professionals, Yuleinys A. Castillo, Kathryn Rinehart, Jerome Fischer, William Weber

School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

Adequate work behavior can increase job retention and job satisfaction for employees with disabilities. Employment modification strategies are practicable tools to address challenging work behavior negatively affecting employment of individuals with disabilities in rural areas. The purpose of this study was to conduct a phenomenological qualitative study of prevocational rehabilitation professionals in a focus group concerning rehabilitation services and training needs for rural vocational services for people with disabilities. Three themes emerged: (a) strategies to improve employment retention; (b) strategies to develop employment skills; and (c) barriers to the implementation of strategies provided. Results also suggested that training rehabilitation programs …

Rehabilitation Services, Self-Advocacy And Psychosocial Adaptation As Determinants Of Employment Among Persons With Spinal Cord Injury, Veronica I. Umeasiegbu, Malachy L. Bishop

School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that determine employment in adults with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Methods: Participants were community-dwelling adults with SCI from three states of the United States. Participants included 101 adults who have lived with SCI for at least one year before the onset of the study. Cross-sectional design through the use of questionnaire was used in this research. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and path analysis were used to analysis the study data.

Results: The results of this study suggest that age, education, and …