Evidence-Based and Related Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Counseling: A Metasynthesis.

Evidence-based practices are utilized in vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counseling when providing services. This study aims to articulate practices related to evidence-based practice and present literature-based definitions for these practices in the field. The research explored eviden...

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Published in:Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 334 - 358
Main Authors: Schuster, Ralf, Castillo, Yuleinys A.
Format: research systematic review tables/charts meta synthesis Journal Article
Published: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 2025
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          Schuster, Ralf
          Castillo, Yuleinys A.
        affil: Department of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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          Rehabilitation, Vocational
          Medical Practice, Evidence-Based
          Rehabilitation Counseling
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          Meta Synthesis
          Scoping Review
          Psychotherapy, Group
      ab: Evidence-based practices are utilized in vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counseling when providing services. This study aims to articulate practices related to evidence-based practice and present literature-based definitions for these practices in the field. The research explored evidence-based and related practices, definitions presented, and a model to represent their relationships. A scoping review, conducted as a metasynthesis, was used to identify primary sources defining evidence-based and related practices in these fields. Results revealed that evidence-based practice, first associated with vocational rehabilitation in 1998, originated from evidence-based medicine and mental health disciplines. Since then, nine additional nonevidence-based practices have emerged, including unestablished, strengths-based, best, evidence-based best, research-based, emerging, promising, and value-based practices. The review found that the best practices are the most common, though many lack empirical validation. A hierarchical model was developed to illustrate the relationships among these practices. The study concluded that the literature lacks consistent definitions of evidence-based and related practices, which undermines the empirical integrity of vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counseling. The dominance of loosely defined best practices highlights the need for future research to validate individual practices through rigorous experimental methods.
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