Community service coordination for minority clients with disabilities: 10-step guidelines

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kim, Jeong Han^{a; *} | Barbir, Lara A.^b | Elder, Emily M.^c | Vo, Abigail K.^d | McMahon, Brian T.^a | Taylor, Tamala^e | Johnson, Krysta^f

Affiliations: [a] Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA | [b] Department of Psychology, Radford University, Radford, VA, USA | [c] Community Mental Health Center, Lawrenceburg, IN, USA | [d] Founder/Owner, RootQuest, Richmond, VA, USA | [e] Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Service, VA, USA | [f] Virginia Medicaid Enrollment Broker and Education Services, Richmond, VA, USA

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Jeong Han Kim, Ph.D., CRC, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980330, Richmond, VA 23298-0330, USA. Tel.: +1 804 827 0914; Fax: +1 804 828 1321; E-mail: jhkim3@vcu.edu.

Abstract: Although many resources are available to rehabilitation counselors to utilizing community resources for minority clients with disabilities, guidelines specific to service allocation are not easily available. The purpose of this article is to provide rehabilitation counselors with a simple, modifiable service allocation template for this purpose. A 10-step referral making process with real-world examples is presented. Special attention is given to ways in which counselors can appropriately allocate and monitor services when working with minority clients, followed by a case study demonstrating how the model may be applied.

Keywords: Service allocation, advocacy, minority populations, community service coordination

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-172662

Journal: Work, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 85-91, 2018