Uses an integrated rehabilitation perspective to address career, vocational behavior, employment, and disability related theory and research.This highly regarded resource is the only book in rehabilitation counseling to provide comprehensive coverage of vocational behavior and employment theory and intervention techniques as they apply to individuals with disabilities. Scholarly yet practical, the second edition is updated with key information and research, delivering new employment statistics, employment rates, and poverty levels of people with disabilities. Woven throughout this new edition, is the Illinois Work and Well-Being Model, incorporating foundational theories and providing a framework for understanding the critical factors that impact the career development process. Chapters-written by leaders in the field-are consistently organized for ease of use. Each chapter includes an Overview of Major Constructs followed by Theoretical Foundations; Occupational Assessment, Information and Evaluation; Intervention Strategies; and Population and Settings. Case examples and discussion questions highlight and reinforce application of theories and techniques. New Sample Syllabi, Classroom Activities, PowerPoints, and a Test Bank are included for instructors. An eBook is included with the purchase of the print edition. New to the Second Edition: Provides new employment statistics, employment rates, and poverty levels of people with disabilities Reviews details of the Work Force Innovation Act Integrates the Illinois Work and Well-Being Model throughout as a framework for understanding critical factors impacting the career development process Links with CACREP standards Discusses relevant new legislation New Key Concept Boxes, Chapter Summaries, and Chapter Glossary increase accessibility of the new edition Includes sample syllabi, classroom activities, PowerPoint slides, and test bank Key Features: Addresses contemporary career, vocational behavior, employment, and disability related theory and research from an integrated rehabilitation perspective Written by well-respected practitioners and educators Organized to facilitate instructor flexibility in assigning chapters without losing course continuity
Part 1: Overview of Major Concepts Chapter 1: Introduction to the Centrality of Work for Individuals with Disabilities Chapter 2: Disability Prevalence and Economic Outcomes Chapter 3: Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, and Key Employment and Civil Rights Legislation: Are They Working for People With Disabilities? Chapter 4: The Causal Relationship Between Chronic Poverty and Disability Part 2: Theoretical Foundations Chapter 5: Personality Development and Adjustment Considerations in Vocational Rehabilitation Contexts Chapter 6: Theories of Career Development and Work Adjustment Chapter 7: Career Development and Disability: A Social Cognitive Perspective Chapter 8: Cognitive Information Processing Theory Chapter 9: Empowerment Through Employment: Job Satisfaction Theories and Research Chapter 10: Work Values: Understanding and Assessing Motivation to Work Chapter 11: Vocational Interests Part 3: Occupational Assessment Information and Evaluation Chapter 12: Vocational Assessment and Evaluation in Rehabilitation Chapter 13: Occupational and Labor Market Information Chapter 14: Computer-Based Vocational Guidance Systems and Job Matching Chapter 15: Understanding Work Analysis and its Application Part 4: Intervention Strategies Chapter 16: Career Counseling with People with Disabilities Chapter 17: Elements of Effective Job Development: Environmental Trends and the Work of Rehabilitation Professionals Chapter 18: Supported Employment/Customized Employment Part 5: Population and Settings Chapter 19: Public Vocational Rehabilitation Chapter 20: Private Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation Chapter 21: Results-Focused Service Delivery for the Transition from High School to Adult Life Chapter 22: Youth and Young Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities: Improving Career and Employment Chapter 23: Career Development and Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities Chapter 24: Facilitating Career Development for Women with Disabilities Using the Client-Focused Considering Work Model Chapter 25: Essential Knowledge to Improve Employment of Ethnic Minorities with Disabilities in the United States Chapter 26: Employment, Career Development, and Vocational Rehabilitation Considerations for People with Emerging Disabilities
