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- Reaching Out. MARCUM, PHIL // PN;Jun2010, Vol. 64 Issue 6, p26
The article focuses on the services provided by the national service officers (NSOs) of Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) Veterans Benefits Department in the U.S. to the veterans with spinal cord dysfunction. The NSOs refer clients to the counselors in PVA's Vocational Rehabilitation...
- Success Story. Davidson, Jennifer // PN;May2008, Vol. 62 Issue 5, p28
The article focuses on the Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) first Vocational Employment Counseling Center for veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Richmond, California. The goal of the center is to bridge the gap between veterans with SCI and the resources that can use their potential,...
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The article focuses on Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals. It discloses that the guideline is the 11th clinical practice guideline (CPG) published by Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and The...
- Counseling the client on wheels: A primer for mental health counselors new to spinal cord injury. Hayes, Richard L.; Potter, Carol G. // Journal of Mental Health Counseling;Jan95, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p18
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- HOUSE CALL. // PN;Dec2011, Vol. 65 Issue 12, p19
The article offers information on "telehealth" which is being referred to the use of telecommunications technologies for the exchange of health information and for providing healthcare services. It features various example of telehealth including videoconferencing, remote patient monitoring, and...
- Recognition. Pleva Sr., Randy L. // PN;Apr2009, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p8
The author offers information on the organization, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), in the U.S. He reflects on the activities during the PVA Awareness Week which included school visits, mall tours and other events of introducing PVA to the public. He also discusses the importance of the...
- Methods of a multisite randomized clinical trial of supported employment among veterans with spinal cord injury. Ottomanelli, Lisa; Goetz, Lance; McGeough, Charles; Suris, Alina; Sippel, Jennifer; Sinnott, Patricia; Wagner, Todd H.; Cipher, Daisha J. // Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development;2009, Vol. 46 Issue 7, p919
This article compares the methods of a randomized multisite clinical trial of evidence-based supported employment with conventional vocational rehabilitation among veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary hypothesis is that, compared with conventional vocational rehabilitation (i.e.,...
- veteran advisor. Weinstein, David // PN;Mar2006, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p66
The article answers a spinal cord injured veteran's question as to whether the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can terminate its van service after providing him with a wheelchair lift. The article replies that the VA may not do so, citing a federal code authorizing transportation at...
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The article highlights the sports programs of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). According to PVA, the aim of its sports programs was to provide quality healthcare to its members. The purpose of the wheelchair sports of PVA, which began in 1946, is discussed. The history of the...
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Presents normative and validity data for personal subtest of the Handicap Problems Inventory for persons with spinal cord injury. Level of adjustments; Degree of disability; Assessment on the validity of the test.
