In order to evaluate turnover and retention in the Information Technology (IT) Work Force (ITWF) we developed a tailor made questionnaire that addresses specific job and organizational design factors of importance to IT workers. Early analyses show the questionnaire to be reliable and valid. However, because some companies complained about the length of the questionnaire, we decided to develop ...

Psychometric evaluations were performed on a self-perceived localization disabilities and handicaps questionnaire. Twenty individuals with normal hearing bilaterally, twenty with profound unilateral hearing impairment (UHI), and ten with any degree of bilateral hearing impairment participated. Each subject completed the questionnaire. Comparisons of the responses of the subjects with normal hea...

BACKGROUND During the past several years, there has been a growing interest in the negative effects that providing therapy may have on therapists. Of special interest is a phenomenon called secondary traumatization, which can arise while working with traumatized clients. To develop a simple screening tool for secondary traumatization, a quantitative assessment instrument was constructed using a...