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Validity
Use: Research methodology
Verbal abuse
Use: Abuse
Veterans [SCOPE NOTE: Former members of the armed forces, includes veterans' benefits]
Related Terms: Military
Video cassette
Use: Audiovisual materials
Video tape
Use: Audiovisual materials
Violence [SCOPE NOTE: Includes acts of violent behavior as well as discussions of societal violence, etc. For systematic mental and/or physical harm inflicted on a person, use ABUSE or CHILD ABUSE. Term added July 1998]
Related Terms: Abuse, Behavior disorders, Behavior problems, Child abuse
Use for: Domestic violence
Viral infections
Use: Infections
Vision [SCOPE NOTE: Broad term; deals with the faculty of sight]
Narrower terms: Low vision
Related Terms: Visual impairments
Visual impairments
Narrower terms: Blind, Blindness, Deaf blind, Low vision
Broader Terms: Disabilities
Related Terms: Braille, Communication devices, Mobility training, Sensory aids, Vision
Vocational adjustment
Use: Work adjustment
Vocational counseling
Use: Counseling
Vocational education [SCOPE NOTE: Vocational training in a formal school setting; grades Kindergarten to twelve]
Broader Terms: Education
Related Terms: Employment, Special education, Vocational evaluation, Vocational rehabilitation
Vocational evaluation [SCOPE NOTE: Comprehensive process designed to assist individuals in vocational development by systematically utilizing work as the focal point for assessment and vocational exploration]
Broader Terms: Evaluation
Related Terms: Careers, Employment, Evaluation techniques, Functional evaluation, Job descriptions, Medical evaluation, Prevocational services, Psychological evaluation, Psychological tests, Vocational education, Vocational rehabilitation, Vocational training, Work adjustment, Work samples
Use for: Client evaluation, Performance evaluation, Work evaluation
Vocational potential
Use: Employability
Vocational rehabilitation [SCOPE NOTE: Provision of coordinated services appropriate to the needs of persons with disabilities, and designed to achieve objectives directed toward the realization of the individuals' maximum vocational potentials; use only for the vocational rehabilitation process in general, otherwise use more particular terms such as COUNSELING, EVALUATION, or PLACEMENT]
Broader Terms: Programs, Rehabilitation
Related Terms: Client assistance programs, Employment statistics, Private sector rehabilitation, Rehabilitation services, Rehabilitation success, Technology assistance programs, Vocational education, Vocational evaluation, Vocational training
Vocational training [SCOPE NOTE: Includes job skills training for persons with disabilities]
Broader Terms: Education, Training
Related Terms: Careers, Employment, Instructional materials, Job training techniques, Therapeutic training, Training materials, Vocational evaluation, Vocational rehabilitation, Work adjustment, Work study programs
Use for: Occupational training
Volunteers [SCOPE NOTE: Persons enter into or offer services willingly, without monetary compensation]
Broader Terms: Personnel
Related Terms: Leisure, Manpower, Paraprofessionals