Research Database: Article Details
| Citation: | Grover, J. M. (2017). Bonding with your hard of hearing or late-deafened VR client. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 47 (1), 47-64. |
| Title: | Bonding with your hard of hearing or late-deafened VR client |
| Authors: | Grover, J. M. |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Journal/Publication: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-170882 |
| Full text: | https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-vocational-rehabil... |
| Peer-reviewed? | No |
| NIDILRR-funded? | Yes |
Structured abstract:
| Background: | The quality of the counselor-client relationship, as defined by the therapeutic or working alliance (WA), has long been known to impact therapeutic outcomes (Horvath, Del Re, Flückiger, & Symonds, 2011; Lambert & Barley, 2001). Within the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) process, a strong working alliance has likewise been shown to result in better vocational and/or independence outcomes (Lustig, Strauser, Rice, & Rucker, 2002) due to more active client collaboration in vocational planning and follow-through with planned services, a strong predictor of outcome in therapy (Gomes-Schwartz, 1978). |
| Purpose: | As bonding between therapist/counselor and patient/client is one essential element in the construct of the WA (Bordin, 1979), the sub-elements of bonding are considered in this review as they apply to the critical role of communication (Egan, 2013) between the generalist VR counselor (Cook & Bolton, 1997) and client who is hard of hearing or late-deafened. |
| Conclusions: | Communication challenges peculiar to these populations are explored, and how they impact the development of bonding and a functional relationship in the counseling setting. Finally, ways to reconsider and accommodate these challenges are reviewed. |
| Disabilities served: |
Deafness |
| Interventions: |
Other |