Beginning Rehabilitation Counselors' Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons

Autor: Martin, William E., Scalia, Vincent A., Gay, Dennis A., Wolfe, Richard R.
Zdroj: Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling; 1982, Vol. 13 Issue: 2 p14-16, 3p
Abstrakt: The attitudes of beginning rehabilitation counselors toward disabled individuals in Federal Region VIII were studied using the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) Scale, Form A as the criterion measure. The purpose of the study was to assess beginning counselors' attitudes, establish regional attitudinal norms and measure the effects of education and age upon their attitudes. Overall, the attitudes were positive and higher than A TDP-A norms. Contrary to previous studies, males expressed significantly more positive attitudes than females. Counselors with degrees in rehabilitation showed significantly more positive attitudes than those with degrees in other fields. Older beginning counselors reflected less positive attitudes than younger counselors. Additional research was recommended to further explain these findings.
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