Following a brief statement on the background of severe disability, the vocational implications for people thus affected were discussed. Maslow's hierarchy of need theory was used as a basis for exploring the special needs of the severely disabled. In each of the needs in the hierarchy: physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem and self-actualization, an effort was made to relate these basic needs to five major vocational implications and to offer suggestions for rehabilitation staff on ways of assisting clients in moving towards freedom and independence in work adjustment and eventually in satisfactory employment.

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An approach to assertive training and assertive behavior development employed successfully with rehabilitation personnel is presented and discussed. The training program is a marathon (one-day) format which effectively combines systematic training in assertive behavior with a Rational Emotive Training encounter experience. A brief review of assertive training is included as well as a description of a typical training schedule. The approach to training is then discussed in detail along with several concerns of the authors that have arisen in the course of this training.