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Self-employment Proficiency Scale for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: A Validation Study

Vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs aim to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion. While self-employment is recognized as a viable pathway to achieve these goals, it remains underutilized. One way to increase self-employment is to train professionals and measure specific proficiencies related to substantive service delivery. This study addresses the lack of research on vocational rehabilitation counselor (VRC) practices in self-employment implementation and is the first step to validating a VRC Self-Employment Proficiency Scale.

Riesen T, Sullivan M, Keeton B, Snyder A. Self-Employment Proficiency Scale for vocational rehabilitation counselors: A validation study. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. 2024;61(3):319-330. doi:10.1177/10522263241283640

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The National Center on Self-Employment, Business Ownership & Telecommuting announces a special issue on self-employment. The entire issue can be accessed at the following link.

https://content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-vocational-rehabilitation/59/1

 

Articles include the following:

Inge, K.J., & Keeton, B. (2023). An introduction to this special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation: Self-employment. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 1-5.

Avellone, L., Malouf, E., Taylor, J. P., Whittenburg, H. (2023). Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 7-24.

Hansen, K. & Keeton, B., & Jones, J. (2023). Understanding the provision of self-employment for people with disabilities in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program: A policy review. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 25-40.

Revell, W. G., Inge, K. J., Cimera, R., Keeton, B., Brinck, E. A. (2023).A summary of the self-employment outcomes in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program: Program years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 41-53.

Taylor, J. P., Inge, K. J., Malouf, E. (2023).Facilitating self-employment as a competitive integrated employment outcome: Results of a focus group study with vocational rehabilitation professionals. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 55-67.

Riesen, T., Sullivan, M., Snyder, A., Keeton, B. (2023). Identifying the knowledge, skills, and barriers for self-employment. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 69-79.

Riesen, T., Keeton, B., Byers, R., Snyder, A. (2023). An examination of vocational rehabilitation requirements for self-employment technical assistance and consultative services. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 81-89.