Perspectives of vocational rehabilitation counselors on the factors related to employment outcomes of racial and ethnic minorities with disabilities

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 102-116

  Balcazar, Fabricio E ^a   Taylor Ritzler, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Empowerment approach; Ethnic minorities; Vocational rehabilitation counselors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77949354643     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15367100903200395     Document Type: Article

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