Student decision-making in selecting rehabilitation counseling programs and profession.

The current and ever-growing shortage of qualified rehabilitation counselors in the country has made recruitment a high priority among rehabilitation counseling programs. This study identified factors that influenced students' decisions to choose or not choose the rehabilitation counseling profession or a particular rehabilitation counseling program. Findings from this study should help rehabilitation counseling programs develop more effective recruitment strategies to attract qualified students into both the profession and their programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]