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Identification and Validation of Competencies Needed by Practitioners Working in the Field of Rehabilitation Employment Services


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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Clarence D.
dc.contributor.advisorLarkin, Vivianen_US
dc.contributor.advisorMcDaniel, Randallen_US
dc.contributor.authorTew-Washburn, Suzanneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-23T15:52:26Z
dc.date.available2009-02-23T15:52:26Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-15en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/1318
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to identify and validate the competencies needed by individuals working in the field of rehabilitation employment services to perform their jobs effectively. Through an on-line survey, specialists (practitioners and educators) determined which aspects of performance were essential (or at least important) to the vocation of rehabilitation employment services. The results indicated five competency domains (History and Legislation; Employer Development and the Work Environment; Job Matching and Placement; Employment Supports; and Other) were perceived as important or very important in the field of rehabilitation employment services. The two highest rated competency domains (Job Matching and Placement, and Employer Development and the Work Environment)suggest the value of a two-client model in which direct services are provided to both rehabilitation consumers and employers (Bissonnette, 1994; Fabian, Leucking, & Tilson, 1995; Marrone, Gandolpho, Gold, & Goff,1998). Employment position practitioner or educator) was found to have no significant effect on the perceptions of competency in rehabilitation employment services. This finding implies the integration of theory with actual best practices in the field; however, additional research is warranted to determine if the essential competencies validated by this study are ordinarily included in rehabilitation curriculum.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsEMBARGO_NOT_AUBURNen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitation and Special Educationen_US
dc.titleIdentification and Validation of Competencies Needed by Practitioners Working in the Field of Rehabilitation Employment Servicesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.embargo.lengthMONTHS_WITHHELD:36en_US
dc.embargo.statusEMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2012-02-23en_US

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