Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin articles

Recent articles from Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

The impact of sense of coherence on career thoughts for individuals with disabilities.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This study examined the effect of sense of coherence on the career thought process. Sense of coherence is the global orientation that the world is comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful. A sample of individuals with disabilities completed the Sense of Coherence Scale and the Career...

The effect of frequency and type of internet use on perceived social support and sense of well-being in individuals with spinal cord injury.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This article examines the effect of frequency and type of Internet use on perceived social support and sense of well- being in persons with spinal cord injury. The results show that Internet use is not significantly related to perceived social support. Bivariate analysis indicates that there...

Unintended consequences of state and federal antidiscrimination and family medical leave legislation on the employment rates of persons with disabilities.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Although some writers have suggested that the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), contrary to its intent, was responsible for a decline in employment for persons with disabilities, there is little strong empirical support for such an assertion. This study is an attempt to demonstrate that,...

Content analysis of the advisory opinion archive of the commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.(Ethical Consultation)(Report)
April 1, 2008... Rehabilitation counselors are taught to use the Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors in conjunction with ethical decision-making models to resolve ethical dilemmas. In this article, the authors underscore the importance of consultation in the process of ethical decision...

The effects of psychosocial factors on quality of life among individuals with chronic pain.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This study investigated the psychosocial factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) of 171 individuals with chronic pain. Participants completed a battery of self-rated inventories measuring three sets of predictor variables-- demographic (age, gender, income, marital status), pain-specific...