Reported Use of and Satisfaction With Vocational Rehabilitation Services Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons

Dispenza, Franco; Hunter, Tameeka

doi:10.1891/2168-6653.29.4.421

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“…Data for this study came from a larger quantitative and qualitative data set that initially examined the psychosocial and vocational experiences of sexual minority persons living with CIDs. One qualitative report (Dispenza et al, 2016) and a descriptive brief report (Dispenza & Hunter, 2015) were published from that data set. I have not previously published any paper using the variables presented in this study.…”

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Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life.

Dispenza¹

2023

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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This cross-sectional, correlational study examined the associations between proximal minority stress, psychosocial adaptation to chronic illnesses and disabilities (CIDs), and quality of life with a sample of 160 sexual minority persons. Data used in this study came from a larger online survey study conducted in the United States. Original survey procedures used targeted online sampling to recruit participants via Internet and social media venues directed toward sexual minority, gender minority, and disability communities. Participants were 29.65 years of age on average and reported living with either physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental, or psychiatric CID conditions. As part of the online survey, participants responded to measures of internalized heterosexism, stigma consciousness, outness, reactions to impairment and disability, and quality of life functioning. Findings revealed that proximal minority stressors are associated with poorer psychosocial adaptation and quality of life functioning for sexual minority persons living with CIDs. Clinicians should attend to proximal minority stress when providing clinical services to sexual minority persons living with CIDs.

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Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life.

Dispenza¹

2023

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…Furthermore, Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Hispanic people with disabilities have been identified as less likely to be found eligible for services, receive services, and achieve employment outcomes at case closure (Shaewitz & Yin, 2021). Similarly, although there are no data regarding the proportion of the rehabilitation counseling professionals (counselors, students, educators) who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, research demonstrates that this group is using vocational rehabilitation services only moderately (Dispenza & Hunter, 2015). Dispenza and Hunter (2015) identify that the intersection of being a sexual minority as well as a woman contributes to increased dissatisfaction with VR services, as compared to gay men.…”

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“…Similarly, although there are no data regarding the proportion of the rehabilitation counseling professionals (counselors, students, educators) who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, research demonstrates that this group is using vocational rehabilitation services only moderately (Dispenza & Hunter, 2015). Dispenza and Hunter (2015) identify that the intersection of being a sexual minority as well as a woman contributes to increased dissatisfaction with VR services, as compared to gay men. Notably, LGBTQ+ persons experience higher disability rates across the lifespan (Dispenza, Varney, et al, 2017).…”

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Diversity and Equity in Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations: An Evaluation of Current Perspectives and Future Directions

Levine

Ruiz

Becton

et al. 2022

Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal

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Historically, research on professional association consolidation in the rehabilitation counseling profession has not been inclusive of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There is a long history of professional associations in rehabilitation counseling struggling to meet the diversity needs of professionals within the field. It is essential for the viability of the profession and its associations that DEI is always present in such conversations. The current study analyzed the data from 613 qualitative responses to a prompt about whether participants would like to see an organization focused on multicultural diversity and equity included in a hypothetical, consolidated professional association in rehabilitation counseling. Implications for professional association leadership, educators, and researchers are discussed.

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A Content Analysis of Professional Development in Social Justice and Diversity in Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Levine,

Saia,

Guillermo

et al. 2024

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Code of Ethics has historically emphasized the importance of cultural competency for rehabilitation counselors. The newly revised Code explicitly delineates the ethical imperative of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRCs) to maintain personal awareness of anti-ableism, antiracism, social justice, cultural humility, and other central facets of socially just practice. Rehabilitation counselors must be exposed to social justice and diversity content during their training to meet the needs of disabled people and these ethical mandates. Professional conferences are a primary avenue to receive training related to social justice for counselors as well as the educators who provide pre-service training. The current study explores the social justice and diversity-related content provided to rehabilitation counselor educators through the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) annual conferences. Analysis of 1,137 conference sessions from 2014 to 2019 revealed that just under a third of the sessions in the selected conferences presented content that reflected multicultural competence, social justice, or social justice for a minoritized group of individuals. Approximately half of the coded sessions reflected multicultural content only, and the remaining were relatively evenly split between social justice and social justice for a specific population. Implications for rehabilitation counselor education and curriculum development are presented.

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Reported Use of and Satisfaction With Vocational Rehabilitation Services Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life.

Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life.

Diversity and Equity in Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Associations: An Evaluation of Current Perspectives and Future Directions

A Content Analysis of Professional Development in Social Justice and Diversity in Rehabilitation Counselor Education

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