Employment and Service System Challenges Affecting Persons with Cognitive Disabilities: A Qualitative Inquiry into Rehabilitation Counselor Perspectives.
The present study aimed to understand employment-related and service system challenges affecting people with cognitive disabilities from the perspectives of rehabilitation counselors with specialized training in cognitive disabilities. Participants included graduates of a Cognitive Disabilities Cert...
| Published in: | Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 17 - 28 |
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National Rehabilitation Association
Apr-Jun2021
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