This correlational study examined study examined the relationships among counseling competencies of Florida Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselors and the self-sufficiency level of Florida Vocational Rehabilitation clients whose cases were closed as successfully rehabilitated. The study examined the attained counselor competencies based on self-ratings on the Rehabilitation Skills Inventory (RSI), developed at the University of Wisconsin by Wright, Leahy, Shapson, to the output and outcome levels of client self-sufficiency based on Kaufman's Organizational Elements Model (OEM). A single level of output for the agency was used: the number of rehabilitated clients cases closed as successfully employed in competitive employment. The outcome self-sufficiency level was defined as earnings of the client exceeding the Federal Poverty Level for a single person household 60 days following employment. / The study examined the differences between counselors with high numbers of clients achieving economic self-sufficiency and those counselors with lower numbers of clients achieving self-sufficiency. Differences were examined in areas of demographic characteristics, ratings of counselor competencies as high on importance and on attainment, numbers of successful clients' cases closed, CRC certification, and performance evaluation ratings of counselors. The final regression model identified 10 predictor variables accounting for 67% of the variance in client self-sufficiency. The model included ten predictor variables. The number of successful closures and seven of the competency items had a positive relation to self-sufficiency, while educational degree and one competency item were negatively related. Implications for further research using the OEM planning model in counselor education and training are provided. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-12, Section: A, page: 4663. / Major Professor: Roger Kaufman. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1995.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77618 |
| Contributors | MacGillis, Paula W., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 200 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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