Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community.

Objectives: Resilience, the ability to bounce back from a stressful situation, is a valuable asset for aiding adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in navigating the recovery process. People with SMI experience stress, including traumatic experiences at disproportionate rates. The purposes of this study were to examine the factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) among adults with SMI living in the community.

Ethics and assistive technology: Potential issues for AT service providers.

The purpose of this article is to report on the results of a survey intended to explore Assistive Technology Professionals' (ATPs') perceptions of what constitutes an ethical dilemma and their perceived confidence in addressing such issues. This study implemented an exploratory-descriptive design. A total of 214 ATPs responded to the ATP Ethics Survey.