'We couldn't: Volunteering with a disability, the perspective of not-for-profit agencies

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Balandin, Susan ^a   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   Dew, Angela ^a   Ballin, Liora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication impairment; Focus groups; Long standing disability; Mentoring; Training

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; LONG-STANDING DISABILITY; MENTORING;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISABLED PERSON; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33748210010     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mrr.0000191850.95692.0c     Document Type: Article

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