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...

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Published in:Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 17 - 28
Main Authors: Grenawalt, Teresa Ann, Friefeld Kesselmayer, Rachel, Degeneffe, Charles Edmund
Format: Article
Published: National Rehabilitation Association Apr-Jun2021
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          Grenawalt, Teresa Ann
          Friefeld Kesselmayer, Rachel
          Degeneffe, Charles Edmund
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          San Diego State University
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        Employment of people with disabilities
        Social support
        Practical politics
        Social stigma
        Qualitative research
        Phenomenology
        Interprofessional relations
        Resource allocation
        Employees' workload
        Vocational rehabilitation
        Needs assessment
        Industrial relations
        Cognition disorders
        Rehabilitation counselors
        Employee selection
        Thematic analysis
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          Employment of people with disabilities
          Social support
          Practical politics
          Social stigma
          Qualitative research
          Phenomenology
          Interprofessional relations
          Resource allocation
          Employees' workload
          Vocational rehabilitation
          Needs assessment
          Industrial relations
          United States
          Vocational Rehabilitation Services
          Other Individual and Family Services
          Cognition disorders
          Rehabilitation counselors
          Employee selection
          Thematic analysis
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        cognitive disabilities
        employment barriers
        rehabilitation counselor education
        service system
        vocational rehabilitation
        cognitive disabilities
        employment barriers
        rehabilitation counselor education
        service system
        vocational rehabilitation
      ab: 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 Certificate program. Findings suggest employment among persons with cognitive disabilities involve challenges concerning employer attitudes and willingness to hire in addition to vocational rehabilitation efforts to support persons with cognitive disabilities. Service system challenges included concerns of bureaucratic issues and professional collaboration, service provider training, and limited resources to support the needs of persons with cognitive disabilities. Implications for rehabilitation practice and research are provided.
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