Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Mentally Ill: The Acceptance in Belief and Practice of a Theory of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Mentally Ill by Forty-Seven Facilities in New York City That Served the Mentally Ill in Whole or in Part, February 11, 1965
Abstract
Vocational rehabilitation lacks a crystallized theory because it is still in its infancy. The absence of such a theory is a problem area within the field of vocational rehabilitation, and it is upon this problem area that I focused the present study. This study will survey the acceptance in belief and practice of a theory of vocational rehabilitation services for the mentally ill. The theory will be one which I have abstracted from the literature in the fields of vocational rehabilitation and mental health. The beliefs and practices will be those of facilities in New York City whose services to the mentally ill contribute to their vocational rehabilitation. I shall discuss in more detail below the facilities which I have selected for this study. The beliefs and practices of those facilities were surveyed to determine whether they reflect the theory that have abstracted from the literature. The beliefs and practices will be those in effect in the facilities as of February 22, 1965. This study is limited to the theory of vocational rehabilitation services for the mentally ill. Theory that pertains exclusively to the vocational rehabilitation of the physically handicapped is excluded from this study. The focus of the study is on the acceptance of a theory. The reasons for its acceptance or non-acceptance are excluded from the study. Beliefs and practices maintained by the study group that do not pertain to the theory are likewise beyond the focus of the study. The study has two hypotheses. The major hypothesis maintains that the theory of vocational rehabilitation for the mentally ill as found in the literature will be accepted by the study group. The second hypothesis maintains that the theory will be accepted to a greater degree in belief than in practice. Answers will be sought to the following questions. To what degree is the theory accepted? To what degree do the sub-groups within the study group accept the theory? What beliefs and practices have the greatest acceptance? What beliefs and practices have the least acceptance? To what degree is there a gap between belief and practice? What services have the greatest gap between belief and practice? What services have the smallest gap between belief and practice?
Subject Area
Disability studies|Sociology|Social work|Vocational education
Recommended Citation
Goldstein, John, "Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Mentally Ill: The Acceptance in Belief and Practice of a Theory of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Mentally Ill by Forty-Seven Facilities in New York City That Served the Mentally Ill in Whole or in Part, February 11, 1965" (1966). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI29281871.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI29281871
