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Investigated the effect of violating politically correct label protocol in a counselor-profession relationship. 75 practicing rehabilitation counselors, students of rehabilitation counseling, and administrators of rehabilitation counseling agencies were randomly assigned to complete a survey of attitudes toward people with disabilities that used either politically correct or politically incorrect labels. Results indicate that Ss responding to the politically incorrect survey expressed more positive attitudes (i.e., more similarity to people without disabilities) than did Ss responding to the politically correct attitude survey. Political correctness may be a potential source of bias in professional responses to direct measures of attitude.

Abstract
Employability assessment was developed to help claims professionals decide total and permanent disability insurance claims, yet it has not been empirically evaluated. This descriptive study sought formative knowledge about employability assessment from claims professionals working in the multibillion-dollar Australian life insurance total and permanent disability market. Claims assessors (n = 53) and technical advisors (n = 51) responded to a nationwide online survey. Participants found employability assessment was cost effective and very useful in deciding claims. Having an objective, realistic, and clear picture of a claimant's employment prospects was important. Highly rated components of employability assessment included transferable skills analysis; summary of education, training and experience; job match rationale; and labour market analysis with employer contact. Face-to-face claimant interviews were favoured by 56% of participants, particularly when there was legal involvement. Standardised provider training and certification were recommended to improve report quality and withstand scrutiny of the courts. Billing time estimates are higher than extant costs for assessment tasks. More than half (56%) the participants considered rehabilitation counsellors were best qualified to conduct employability assessments. The study findings contribute new knowledge to this emergent field and point to further research into quality and cost of employability assessment, and provider accreditation.

Fragmentation has been identified in the rehabilitation counseling literature as the cause of a crisis, and unification is forwarded as the cure. However, these terms are not well defined. Definitions are proposed here, providing a framework for a grounded theory study of inter- and intra-organizational communications among thirteen professional organizations via their websites. Two network models emerged from the analysis. The first described a political network that advocates for the profession. The second described a service-based network that responds to customer needs. The meaning of unification and fragmentation within these two models is explored. Authors find that the profession is more thoroughly unified in political advocacy than it is for advancing practice.

"Title Page" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Share Psychosocial Aspects of Disability: Insider Perspectives and Strategies for Counselors, Second Edition" -- "Part I: Disability From a Sociological Perspective" -- "1. The History of Treatment Toward People With Disabilities" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Patricia E. Moniot" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "2. Societal Attitudes and Myths About Disability: Improving the Social Consciousness" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Linda Napolitano" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "3. Culturally Different Issues and Attitudes Toward Disability" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Elvia Susana Prieto Armendariz" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "4. Attitudes Toward Disability by Special Interests and Occupational Groups" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Miriam Kimmelman" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "Part II: The Psychology of Disability Surrounding the Individual and Family" -- "5. Theories of Adjustment and Adaptation to Disability" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Michael Hoenig" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "6. Family Adaptation Across Cultures Toward a Loved One Who Is Disabled" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Francia Malone" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "7. Sexuality and Disability" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Jennifer L. Addis" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "8. The Psychosocial World of the Injured Worker" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Gino Sonego" -- "Discussion Questions and Exercise" -- "Part III: Pertinent Topics Concerning Psychosocial Issues of Disability" -- "9. Disability and Quality of Life Over the Life Span" -- "Insider Perspective: The Story of Richard Daggett