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Issue title: The Nature and Needs of Americans with Emerging Disabilities
Guest editors: Lynn C. Koch and Phillip D. Rumrill
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Davenport, Jennifera; * | Koch, Lynn C.a | Rumrill Jr., Phillip D.b
Affiliations: [a] University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA | [b] Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Jennifer Davenport, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA. E-mail: jkdavenp@uark.edu.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:This article examines the American chronic pain epidemic and its implications for vocational rehabilitation (VR) research and practice. OBJECTIVE:The incidence and prevalence of health conditions that result in or are characterized by chronic pain are presented, followed by a description of how mindfulness approaches in counseling can be used to help VR consumers with chronic pain cope with the effects of their conditions. CONCLUSION:Emphasis is placed on mindfulness strategies that can be applied in VR practice settings to help workers with chronic pain achieve job satisfaction, job satisfactoriness, job retention, and high levels of quality of life.
Keywords: Chronic pain, mindfulness, mindfulness-based approaches, vocational rehabilitation, employment, reasonable accommodations
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-170899
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 247-258, 2017
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