Eugenics, euthanasia, and physician assisted suicide: An overview for rehabilitation professionals

Eugenics, euthanasia, and physician assisted suicide are controversial practices. These value-laden topics have polarized opinions across all segments of society. Advances in the Human Genome Project, increased knowledge of the Nazi atrocities against persons with disabilities, and recent court decisions regarding the right to die have combined to reignite old, or foster further debates about these practices. Rehabilitation professionals are noticeably absent from the discussion. Review of the literature reflects that the scholarly and popular writing on these topics lie outside the rehabilitation field. The present literature review provides the rehabilitation professional with a primer about these controversial topics, discuss models for conceptualizing the debate, reviews the implications for the field of rehabilitation and suggests areas for future research

The work environment of the private-for-profit rehabilitation counselor

The purpose of this study was to establish the prototype work environment for rehabilitation counselors employed in the private-for-profit sector through the framework of Holland\u27s career theory and the Position Classification Inventory (PCI). Data from a sample of 86 rehabilitation counselors employed in the private sector were analyzed following the administration of a web adaptation of the PCI. Results empirically establish the Holland code for the private sector work environment and examine its congruence with the prototypical rehabilitation counselor work environment. Implications for the education and training of qualified professionals are discussed

Effective data collection modalities utilized in monitoring the good behavior game: Technology-based data collection versus hand collected data

Abstract The Good Behavior Game (GBG) has been identified as an effective evidence-based class-wide management intervention to decrease maladaptive classroom behaviors. This study was a systematic replication and extension of previous research on GBG. This study looks at the continued effectiveness of the GBG on increasing appropriate student classroom behaviors and on increasing teacher behaviors specific praise statements to students. This research is also attempting to investigate teacher perception of the use of evidence-based interventions and data collection in the classroom, and the differences in accuracy in data collection and the GBG intervention while monitoring teacher\u27s usage of both hand calculated and computer-based data collection modalities

Parenting with a Disability and Child Mental Health: A Propensity Score Analysis

Little research has examined the impact of having a parent with a disability on child mental health. This study used data from 7,116 families of children who participated in the 2006 National Health Interview Survey and propensity score matching (PSM) to investigate this question. Prior to PSM, differences in Child Mental Health Brief scores were significant with a moderate effect size. After PSM, differences in Child Mental Health Brief scores were still significant, but the effect size was small. Results indicate that much of the mental health risk for children of parents with disabilities is connected to related issues. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC