Resilience, in its simplest terms, results in people “bouncing back” from adversity and getting on with their lives. To infer resilience, two major steps must occur: (a) exposure to significant adversity (e.g., car accident), and (b) a positive developmental outcome afterwards (e.g., substantial psychosocial adjustment). The construct of resilience has recently been explored among individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). …
The ABLE Act: Tax-Exempt Disability Savings Accounts
This is great news for people with disabilities who receive government benefits! The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a bill that would allow people with disabilities to save up to $14,000 annually without risking the loss of their government benefits. Read more here…
Using the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale to Assist People with Spinal Cord Injuries
Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) may experience functional limitations and societal barriers that affect their belief in their ability to perform daily activities and achieve goals. This belief, known as self-efficacy, helps individuals select goals and persist in attaining them. People with high self-efficacy tend to persevere in challenging circumstances, and people with low levels of self-efficacy are less …
Quality of Life as an Outcome Measure of Rehabilitation Service?
To ensure continued funding vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies must provide documentation that they deliver effective services efficiently. Although overall quality of life is an established goal of all VR services, short-term job placement has historically served as the primary measure of service outcomes. Despite its clear importance, job placement as an outcome measure provides little information about consumers and their …
How VR Services Affect Employment Outcomes for Adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is considered the most common childhood disability. It can result in lifelong speech and language impairments, sensory deficits, intellectual disabilities, behavioral problems, and seizures. Rates of employment for people with CP in the United States are reported to be lower than for those with other types of disabilities. The purpose of this research was to learn how …
Emphasizing the Positive: The Role of Attachment Style, Social Support, and Coping on Happiness in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
Approximately 19%, or 56.7 million, of people in the United States have a disability that affects how they function in their daily activities. These individuals’ attachment styles, approaches to coping, and levels and types of social support have been identified as indicators of how well they will positively adjust to disability. The purpose of this research was to examine how …
Measuring Adaptation to Disability: Validation of the Brief Adaptation to Disability Scale – Revised
Research suggests that individuals with higher levels of disability acceptance experience higher levels of functional independence and life satisfaction. Disability acceptance is an indication of readiness to pursue appropriate social and career goals, gain new skills, integrate disability into self-identity, and restore positive self-worth. This study was conducted to validate the use of the B-ADS-R to measure disability acceptance in …
Targeted Interventions to Increase Community Participation and Life Satisfaction in Consumers
Evidence from the past two decades suggests hope can act as a personal asset, particularly for people with disabilities, and result in increased community participation and life satisfaction. As proposed by Snyder’s theory, hope is open to change and can be taught. The purpose of this research was to evaluate Snyder’s hope theory as a motivational model of participation and …
Measuring Hope: Use of the Trait Hope Scale for People with Disabilities
Snyder’s Hope Theory states that hope results from a combination of believing there is a way to achieve personal goals and being motivated to take action to pursue those goals. Hope contributes to positive psychosocial adjustment outcomes, including academic achievement and physical and mental health, in people with chronic illness and disability. It also results in greater life satisfaction, self-esteem, and …
Positive Psychology Theory, Research, and Practice: A Primer for Rehabilitation Counseling Professionals
Abstract Positive psychology is a scientific study that explores what makes life most worth living and applies psychological theory to understand the human strengths that are important for enhancing overall well-being and happiness. The rehabilitation counseling philosophy shares a similar emphasis on personal strengths and the importance of enhancing what is good rather than merely addressing the negative aspects of …
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