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Abstracts from the Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 69, No. 4 Oct./Nov./Dec. 2003 The International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) and Its Application with AIDS Jeng-Liang Hwang York College, the City University of New York Susan M. Nochajski University of Buffalo ABSTRACT: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), currently developed by the World Health Organization, is a multidimensional classification system for human functioning and disability. The conceptual framework of the ICF offers a sound basis for demonstrating the different dimensions of disablement across national boundaries and cultures. Its systematic coding scheme along with the uniform terminology used may serve to promote communication between health care professionals, other sectors, and people with disabilities. To facilitate the understanding of the construct as well as the practical usefulness of the ICF, this article provides an explicit overview of the ICF and the examples of its application with persons living with HIV/AIDS. A number of the ICF codes are demonstrated for identifying the various areas of HIV/AIDS disablement. Psychiatric Disabilities: Challenges and Training Issues for Rehabilitation Professionals Connie J. McReynolds Kent State University Gregory G. Garske Bowling Green State University ABSTRACT: People with psychiatric disabilities require comprehensive services addressing a variety of psychosocial and emotional issues before they can focus effectively on vocational issues. Clients who have poor social skills, limited peer relationships, and who have difficulty adjusting to community living may require more than vocational counseling. However, as research has identified, many rehabilitation professionals lack adequate preparation to work effectively with individuals who have psychiatric disabilities. As such, rehabilitation counselor education programs and vocational rehabilitation agencies may need to explore ways of including training specific to psychiatric disabilities. This paper discusses psychosocial problems faced by persons with psychiatric disabilities, psychiatric rehabilitation strategies, and psychiatric rehabilitation training needs. Employment Retention by Persons with Schizophrenia Employed in Non-assisted Jobs David S. Salkever Eric P. Slade Mustafa C. Karakus Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ABSTRACT: This study examined indicators of socio-demographic, clinical, functional, and treatment status as predictors of job retention for 159 persons with schizophrenia who were employed at baseline in non-assisted jobs. Our outcome measure was employment at a 6-month follow-up. Bivariate and multiple regression relationships of predictors to outcome were tested. Approximately 30 percent of subjects were no longer employed at follow-up. Low educational attainment was the most important predictor of job loss. Employed persons with schizophrenia in non-assisted jobs are at high risk for job loss, and vocational services for these persons may increase employment stability. Job Placement: The Development of Theory-Based Measures Kenneth C. Hergenrather The George Washington University Scott D. Rhodes Wake Forest University Health Sciences Randal S. McDaniel Clarence D. Brown Auburn University ABSTRACT: The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was applied to understand the influences on the intention of public rehabilitation placement professionals to place consumers with disabilities into jobs. With a mean of 10 years experience in job placement, 155 public rehabilitation placement professionals completed the Rehabilitation Placement Survey. The survey results identified (a) ten outcomes of consumer placement, (b) three groups of persons influencing rehabilitation professionals when placing consumers into jobs, and (c) eight impediments to job placement. These findings suggest the utility of the TPB behavior in identifying factors for enhancing job placement outcomes. To Tell or Not to Tell; Disability Disclosure and Job Application Outcomes Veronica Pearson Frances Ip Heidi Hui The University of Hong Kong Nelson Yip K.K. Ho Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power Eva Lo The Chinese University of Hong Kong ABSTRACT: This article attempts to address partially the problem of ascertaining employers' decisions in the real world about hiring job applicants with a disability. Over a three month period, the research team responded to all (409) job advertisements for clerical positions that met certain parameters in the two major Hong Kong newspapers. Each advertisement received four application letters that were identical in every respect except one. One letter did not mention disability, one mentioned a hearing impairment, one mentioned walking with the assistance of crutches and one mentioned having recovered from a reactive depression. A positive outcome was judged to have occurred if the applicant was offered a job interview. A total of 1636 letters of application were sent and 331 positive responses were received. Multiple pairwise comparisons were made that demonstrated statistically significant differences between the non-disability group when compared with each of the disability groups. Comparisons of the disability groups with each other did not achieve levels of statistical significance. There was, however, a clear ranking of preference; people without a disability, followed by those with a hearing impairment, those using crutches to walk and finally, those who had had a depression. Discerning Characteristics and Risk Factors of People Who are Deaf and Low Functioning Kathy Wheeler-Scruggs Philander Smith College ABSTRACT: This article addresses ways in which service providers can identify people who are low functioning and deaf, thereby presenting additional challenges in becoming successfully employed. Although certain characteristics and risk factors have been identified, there have been no standard means by which to characterize this group. One-on-one interviews and quantitative and qualitative archival data from case files of people who are deaf and received vocational rehabilitation services were used to evaluate characteristics and risk factors. Order this issue! 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