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A comparative study of the work performance of forty-two handicapped member-employees, Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida, July 1957 - September 1959.
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Chohany, Albert S., Foeckler, Merle M., Florida State University
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"The purpose of this study was to compare the work performance of two groups of handicapped veterans. One group had diagnosed psychiatric handicaps, and the other group physical handicaps. All of the veterans were member-employees on the Member-Employee Program at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida, between July 27, 1957 (the inception of the Program), and September 30, 1959. Selected evaluative items defining work performance were compared for possible differences...
Show more"The purpose of this study was to compare the work performance of two groups of handicapped veterans. One group had diagnosed psychiatric handicaps, and the other group physical handicaps. All of the veterans were member-employees on the Member-Employee Program at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida, between July 27, 1957 (the inception of the Program), and September 30, 1959. Selected evaluative items defining work performance were compared for possible differences between the two groups"--Introduction.
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Date Issued
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1960
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Identifier
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FSU_ahj0502
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A role description of the professional people invovled in the rehabilitation and hospital industries program in effect at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Lee, Saralyn, Levine, David L., Florida State University
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"The focus of this study is the operation of the Rehabilitation and Hospital Industries Program in effect at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida. More specifically, the study will be focused on the inter-related and interacting professional roles of the team members involved in administering the Program. A review of the literature pertaining to the development of the idea of work as a method of therapy in the rehabilitation of the mental patient will be presented....
Show more"The focus of this study is the operation of the Rehabilitation and Hospital Industries Program in effect at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida. More specifically, the study will be focused on the inter-related and interacting professional roles of the team members involved in administering the Program. A review of the literature pertaining to the development of the idea of work as a method of therapy in the rehabilitation of the mental patient will be presented. Interviews with the five team members--Physician, Coordinator, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist, and Counselling Psychologist--who comprise the study group, will be presented and used as a basis of inductive analysis. The professional roles will be described in detail, both self-perceptions and perceptions of other members of the team"--Introduction.
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Date Issued
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1959
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Identifier
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FSU_ahn3744
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