We anticipate that this chapter will offer practical utility to help expand rehabilitation
counselors'(RCs') and other mental health professionals' thinking about the various …

Concerns regarding the status of individuals with disabilities from traditionally underserved
populations (ie, African Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, Latino/Latina …

The profession of rehabilitation counseling has undergone various changes since its
inception in the early 1900s. The services it provides and the people it serves has expanded …

As the demographic transformation of the US population continues, the challenges of
multicultural and diversity-based considerations remain a central focus, as does the need to …

Historically, people with disabilities are a marginalized cultural group in that their lived world
is less well represented in mainstream services. The rehabilitation counseling profession …

A strong, yet unnoticed undercurrent exists today in the United States. This undercurrent is
nearly pervasive, affecting most of behavior, variations in thinking, and guiding people in …

At the present time, most graduate programs in rehabilitation counseling lack sufficient
training in working with culturally diverse clients/consumers. This article recommends that …

Become familiar with the demographic transformation currently under way in the United
States, where the population is getting older and becoming increasingly more diverse …