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 designed for the CORE-mandated required course on employment and career development for the Master’s Degree in rehabilitation counseling and for Licensed Professional Counselor certification. As the only book in rehabilitation and counseling that broadly addresses career development and employment of individuals with disabilities, it is a major contribution to the literature.
Topics covered include major constructs in career development and employment of disabled individuals, theoretical foundations, occupational assessment, information and evaluation, intervention strategies, and populations and settings. To facilitate learning and promote application of theories and techniques, each chapter includes chapter objectives, discussion and review questions, and case studies. An instructor’s manual is also included.
Key Features:- The only book in rehabilitation and counseling to provide comprehensive coverage of career development and employment and disability-related theory and research
- Fulfills CORE-mandated requirements and Professional Counselor licensure
- Authored by respected leaders in the field
- Provides chapter objectives, case examples, and discussion questions in each chapter along with instructor’s manual
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Part 1- Overview of Major Constructs
1) Overview of Occupational Development
2) Disability Statistics
3) Legislation Related to Disability
4) Poverty and Employment of People with Disabilities
Part 2- Theoretical Foundations
5) Personality and Occupational Development
6) Career Development and Work Adjustment Theories
7) Social Cognitive Career Theory
8) Career Decision Making Theories
9) Job Search
10) Work Motivation
11) Job Satisfaction
Part 3-Occupational Assessment, Information, and Evaluation
12) Vocational Evaluation
13) Values
14) Interests
15) Ability
16) Work Capacity
17) Occupational Information
18) Occupational Outcomes
19) Computer-Based Vocational Guidance Systems and Job-Matching Systems
Part 4- Intervention Strategies
20) Career Counseling with People with Disabilities
21) Job Analysis
22) Job Accommodation and Assistive Technology
23) Job Development and Placement
24) Supported Employment/Customized Employment
25) Demand Side Employment
Part 5- Populations and Settings
26) Public VR Program
27) Private/Forensic Programs
28) Transition High School to Work
29) Psychiatric
30) Physical Disabilities
31) Sensory Disability
32) Developmental Disability
33) Women and Disabilities
34) Minority Populations
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David R. Strauser, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he also directs the Work and Disability Lab.
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