Skip to Main Content

RHAB 5741: Employment and Career Development

a guide to library resources for students in RHAB 5741

Significance of work and employment

Legislation related to employment with disabilities

Career exploration and development with disabilities

Consumer-oriented and entrepreneurial approaches

Occupational and labor market analysis

Job analysis, work modification, and accommodations

Job seeking, matching, and accessibility

Customized employment strategies

Workers compensation, long-term disability, and social security

Return to work strategies

Roles and responsibilities of rehabilitation counselors

Job retention and career development

  • Ben-Shalom, Y. & Schimmel Hyde, J. (2018). Opportunities for Early Intervention to Avoid Prolonged Work Disability: Introduction to the Special Section. Journal of  Occupational  Rehabilitation, 28, 569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-018-9813-7  This reading not available via UNT Libraries or freely online. Request via Interlibrary loan: https://library.unt.edu/services/ill-document-delivery/ 
  • Gould-Werth A, Morrison K, Ben-Shalom Y. (2018). Employers’ perspectives on accommodating and retaining employees with newly acquired disabilities: an exploratory study. Journal of  Occupational  Rehabilitation,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-018-9806-6.  This reading not available via UNT Libraries or freely online. Request via Interlibrary loan: https://library.unt.edu/services/ill-document-delivery/ 
  • Mpofu, E., & Oakland, T. (2010). Assessment of vocational and work adjustment In E. Mpofu & Oakland, T. (Eds.), Assessment in rehabilitation and health (Chapter 20; pp. 324-336) Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson/Merrill.
  • Holwerda, A., van der Klink, de Boer, Groothoff, J. W., & Brouwer, S. (2013). Predictors of sustainable work participation of young adults with developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(9), 2753-2763.

Serving consumers from special populations

Personal growth and reflection

Barros-Bailey, M., Benshoff, J. J., & Fischer, J. (2009). Rehabilitation counseling in the year 2011: Perceptions of certified rehabilitation counselors. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 52(2), 107-113.

Peterson, D. B., Hautamaki, J. B., & Hershenson, D. B. (2006). Reflections on our past and prospects for our future: A survey of the members of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA). Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 50(1), 4-13.

Shaw, L. R., Leahy, M. J., Chan, F., & Catalano, D. (2006). Contemporary Issues Facing Rehabilitation Counseling: A Delphi Study of the Perspectives of Leaders of the Discipline. Rehabilitation Education, 20(3).