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Dear Colleagues:
I continue to collect data related to the use of psychometric instrument in forensic vocational rehabilitation services. The study will close in the near future. My goal is to reach an N=100, I am currently at N=34.
The research study is entitled:
"Psychometric Instrument Utilization in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation Practice".
The goal of this study is to collect data related to psychometric instruments utilized by forensic vocational rehabilitation experts in his/her practice. Data will be collected by instrument name, frequency of use, purpose of use, and the rationale for use of an instrument over other comparable instruments measuring similar characteristics. The survey is expected to take between 15-30 minutes to complete. The actual time will depend upon the number of instruments you report using in your practice.
The results will be submitted for publication in The Rehabilitation Professional. The results are expected to yield valuable insight in the scope and breadth of the use of psychometric instruments in forensic vocational rehabilitation practice.
There are no anticipated risks or discomforts anticipated from participating in this research. Your participation is completely voluntary and you are free to stop your participation at any time during the survey administration without consequence.
If you choose to participate in the study, it is important that you complete the entire survey. Data for this survey is being collected anonymously. Individual responses will be aggregated with all other responses and reported in summary form. At the end of the survey, you may choose to voluntarily provide an email address. If you provide an email address, it will be used to provide you a pre-publication executive summary of the study results as a benefit for your full participation in the study. If you choose to provide an email address, following distribution of the executive summary, your email address will be deleted.
To qualify for this study, you must meet each of two inclusion criteria:
1. You must be actively engaged in the practice of vocational forensic expert consultation
2. You must have been qualified at least one time as a vocational expert by a court of law or trier of fact within the United States
For the purpose of this study, a psychometric instrument is defined as a systematic procedure for observing behavior and describing it with the aid of numerical scales or fixed categories [Chrombach, L. (1990). Essentials of psychological testing (5th ed.). New York: Harper-Collins].
If you are interested in participating in this study and are qualified to do so, please follow these instructions:
1. Think of the psychometric instruments you routinely use in your forensic vocational evaluation work.
2. Write down the complete name (not the abbreviation or acronym) of each of the instruments you routinely use (you may enter a maximum of 25 instruments).
3. Click on the following link to be directed to the survey instrument: http://www.rwrehab.com/researchinput.html
Questions regarding this study should be directed to:
Rick Robinson, Ph.D., MBA,
LMHC, CRC, CVE, D/ABVE, CLCP, NCC
Robinson Work Rehabilitation
PO Box 40050, Jacksonville, FL 32203
Phone: (904) 813-4705 (904) 813-4705
Email: rick@rwrehab.com