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Effectiveness of rehabilitation counseling in the adjustment to disability process of returning Iraq and Afghanistan military service members with disabilities
Title
Effectiveness of rehabilitation counseling in the adjustment to disability process of returning Iraq and Afghanistan military service members with disabilities.
Creator
Torres, Ayse, Frain, Michael, Graduate College
Abstract/Description
This article seeks to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation counseling in the adjustment to disability process of returning Iraq and Afghanistan military service members with disabilities. Psychosocial adaptation to disability is the process by which individuals respond to changes (e.g., functional, psychological, social) that occur subsequent to the onset of disability or chronic illness (Bishop, 2005). The ultimate goal of rehabilitation counseling, as it relates to psychosocial...
Show moreThis article seeks to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation counseling in the adjustment to disability process of returning Iraq and Afghanistan military service members with disabilities. Psychosocial adaptation to disability is the process by which individuals respond to changes (e.g., functional, psychological, social) that occur subsequent to the onset of disability or chronic illness (Bishop, 2005). The ultimate goal of rehabilitation counseling, as it relates to psychosocial adaptation to disability, is to help clients achieve a state of overall adjustment whereby they move beyond physical losses to value existing abilities (Livneh & Antonak, 1997; Wright, 1983). Veterans are one of the groups that benefit from rehabilitation counseling. Approximately 2.2 million U.S. military personnel have deployed as part of the Iraq and Afghanistan operations (Institute of Medicine March 2013 Report). It is estimated that for every military personnel killed in these wars, there are at least sixteen wounded, and many will return to the United Sates with some type of disability (Frain, 2010). Rehabilitation counselors work in numerous Department of Veterans Affairs settings: rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient clinics, and Veteran Benefits Administration’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program (Patterson, 2009). Through these services, rehabilitation counselors assist veterans with disabilities to prepare for and find jobs, or improve the quality of their lives. The research will explore the correlation between injured veterans’ adjustment to disability levels and participation in rehabilitation services. In this ongoing research the data is being collected through an internet survey.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005858
Format
Document (PDF)
Is Reflective Functioning a Mediating Factor in Secure Relationships between Parents and Children and can it prevent juvenile crime?
Title
Is Reflective Functioning a Mediating Factor in Secure Relationships between Parents and Children and can it prevent juvenile crime?.
Creator
Boklaga, Susan, Frain, Michael, Graduate College, Jones, Nancy Aaron
Abstract/Description
Memories of early relationships and attachments are coded into the brain as an internal working model These models include expectations, appraisals, and rules for processing or excluding information that remain throughout development. The process is also known as Mentalization and involves the child developing the capacity to correctly interpret the behavioral cues of others through use of reflective functioning. Children with secure attachments develop the capacity to mentalize and develop...
Show moreMemories of early relationships and attachments are coded into the brain as an internal working model These models include expectations, appraisals, and rules for processing or excluding information that remain throughout development. The process is also known as Mentalization and involves the child developing the capacity to correctly interpret the behavioral cues of others through use of reflective functioning. Children with secure attachments develop the capacity to mentalize and develop minimal psychopathology that follows them into adulthood. Insecure attachments in children are consequential due to the parent’s failure to incorporate their own reflective functioning capabilities into their child rearing practices which results in ineffective parenting.
Possible consequential long term effects include: child and adult psychopathology, learning difficulties, and overall societal decline as children repeat the negative trajectories of their parents due to the failure of the parent and child to effectively use their reflective functioning abilities. These children are high risk to develop adult personality disorders, particularly Borderline Personality Disorder

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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005138
Format
Document (PDF)
Family resiliency, social support and validation to determine the quality of life in caregivers and persons with Alzheimer's disease.
Title
Family resiliency, social support and validation to determine the quality of life in caregivers and persons with Alzheimer's disease.
Creator
Shroff, Havovi B., Frain, Michael, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361956
Subject Headings
Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Care, Resilience, Psychological
Format
Document (PDF)
Family resiliency, sense of coherence, social support and psychosocial interventions: reducing caregiver burden and determining the quality of life in persons with alzheimer’s disease
Title
Family resiliency, sense of coherence, social support and psychosocial interventions: reducing caregiver burden and determining the quality of life in persons with alzheimer’s disease.
Creator
Shroff, Havovi B., Frain, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and results in behavioral changes and lack of communication. Family members and caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease can assume added responsibilities and stress due to the progressive and degenerative component of this disability and places an added strain on the family system. This study was designed to...
Show moreAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and results in behavioral changes and lack of communication. Family members and caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease can assume added responsibilities and stress due to the progressive and degenerative component of this disability and places an added strain on the family system. This study was designed to examine predictors of quality of life of persons living with AD and to examine caregiver burden and predictors of quality of life of persons living with AD. This study hopes to empower the caregivers and test the resiliency model of family stress, sense of coherence and social support while incorporating individual patient and family needs by surveying caregivers involved with working with patients with AD. Specific aims of the study include validating relationships of the resiliency model while determining the importance of family resiliency, the sense of coherence, social support and the role of psychosocial interventions specifically Validation Communication Intervention (VCI), to reduce caregiver burden and to predict the quality of life in persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004228, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004228
Subject Headings
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships, Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care, Caregivers -- Conduct of life, Caregivers -- Family relationships, Caregivers -- Psychology, Quality of life, Stress management
Format
Document (PDF)
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing Training on Rehabilitation Counselors: Assessing Working Alliance and Client Engagement. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Title
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing Training on Rehabilitation Counselors: Assessing Working Alliance and Client Engagement. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Creator
Torres, Ayse, Frain, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) counselor training in a public vocational rehabilitation (VR) setting. Data were collected from a total of 347 participants (67 counselors and 280 clients) in the experimental and comparison groups, during the pre-and-posttests. The counselors in the experimental group received a 4-hour standardized MI training and a 4-week follow up coaching sessions. Results of this study indicated that counselors in the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to assess the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) counselor training in a public vocational rehabilitation (VR) setting. Data were collected from a total of 347 participants (67 counselors and 280 clients) in the experimental and comparison groups, during the pre-and-posttests. The counselors in the experimental group received a 4-hour standardized MI training and a 4-week follow up coaching sessions. Results of this study indicated that counselors in the experimental group demonstrated significant gains in their MI competence scores compared to the comparison group. The clients of the experimental group’s counselors significantly improved their engagement in VR services and working alliance with their counselors. Also, counselors’ education level and CRC status showed strong correlation with the posttest MI competence total scores. Finally, working alliance was found to be a significant predictor of client engagement. This study established the preparatory knowledge for the relationship between MI counselor training, client engagement, and counselor-client working alliance in a public rehabilitation setting. The results of this study contribute to the rehabilitation literature by providing evidence-based knowledge and tools designed to improve the quality of VR service outcomes, such as employment, for people with disabilities. With the findings of this research, there is evidence available to provide rehabilitation administrators to justify investing time and other resources into training rehabilitation counselors on the use of MI intervention.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004950
Subject Headings
Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Rehabilitation counselors--Training of, Motivational interviewing., Vocational rehabilitation., Therapeutic alliance.
Format
Document (PDF)
THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ON MINORITY CLIENTS IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Title
THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ON MINORITY CLIENTS IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
Creator
Khan-Jordan, Cindy, Frain, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
Motivation can foster engagement in the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program leading to benefits that can potentially result in sustainable employment. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Motivational Interviewing using the Motivation Curriculum for Vocation Rehabilitation Consumers (MCRC) on stages of change, self-determination, functional disability limitations awareness and life satisfaction on minority and non-minority VR clients with disabilities that had open cases...
Show moreMotivation can foster engagement in the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program leading to benefits that can potentially result in sustainable employment. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Motivational Interviewing using the Motivation Curriculum for Vocation Rehabilitation Consumers (MCRC) on stages of change, self-determination, functional disability limitations awareness and life satisfaction on minority and non-minority VR clients with disabilities that had open cases with The Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013324
Subject Headings
Vocational rehabilitation, Motivational interviewing, Minorities, Personal Autonomy
Format
Document (PDF)