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Vocational Counseling

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Career counseling for individuals with disabilities; Rehabilitation counseling

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Vocational counseling includes professional and personal counseling that incorporates an additional focus on the theory and research of career development and the unique vocational needs of individuals with disabilities. The goal of vocational counseling is to assist and empower individuals with various disabilities (including neuropsychological) to achieve their career goals in the most integrated setting possible. Vocational counseling should be the central and guiding agent within the overall vocational rehabilitation process.

Current Knowledge

Vocational counseling for individuals with disabilities is, at its core, personal counseling – guided by the same fundamental theories, research, and practice methods as counseling in general. However, it is also particularly focused on theories and research of occupational choice, career development, and vocational behavior. Furthermore, it is...

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  • Goodman, J., & Gillis, S. (2009). Vocational guidance requests within the international scene. Career Development Quarterly, 57(4), 335–341.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner

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  1. Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner
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Correspondence to Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner .

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Kolakowsky-Hayner, S.A. (2018). Vocational Counseling. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_434

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