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A Counseling Plan for Randall
Author(s) -
Levinson Edward M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1993.tb00406.x
Subject(s) - anger , rehabilitation , brain trauma , psychology , plan (archaeology) , work (physics) , traumatic brain injury , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , neuroscience , engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology , history
The “Case of Randall” illustrates many common issues that underlie the provision of career counseling to individuals with brain injury. Often, brain‐injured individuals experience a diminished capacity to perform work‐related functions, and require anywhere from 6 months to 5 years of rehabilitation before they are ready for job placement. As Kay, Ezrachi, and Cavallo (1986) have noted, the rate of return to work among brain‐injured individuals is between 25% and 75%. Hence, the length of rehabilitation time required by Randall is not unusual. As is true with Randall, many individuals who have suffered brain injury have difficulty adjusting to changes in their cognitive and physical functioning. Frequently, these individuals experience anger and frustration, and have difficulty accepting and understanding their newfound limitations.