Rehabilitation scholarship program: A solution to personnel shortages in the vocational rehabilitation system

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-277
Author(s):  
Tammy Jorgensen Smith ◽  
Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga ◽  
Chih-Chin Chou ◽  
Deveney Ching ◽  
Amanda Weston
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
Personnel Shortages

Vocational Programs and Services in Canada

1991 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette J. Cochrane ◽  
Paula Goering ◽  
Joy M. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Vocational Programs ◽  
Employment Preparation ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Employment Programs

This paper offers an overview of the psychiatric vocational rehabilitation system using brief descriptions of Canadian program models to describe employment preparation services and vocational programs. The psychiatric rehabilitation literature clearly demonstrates that persons with psychiatric disabilities are potentially employable if they are provided with appropriate services, employment programs, and support. Although vocational programs are proliferating in all provinces across Canada, there are strong indications that more programming and funding is urgently needed.

Psychological Effects of Early Versus Late Referral to the Vocational Rehabilitation Process: The Case of Mexican Origin Industrially Injured Workers

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Fierro ◽  
Anita Leal
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Personality Research ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Late Referral

This study presents results of research that examines the psychological effects on industrially injured workers of Mexican origin of early versus late referral to the California workers' compensation vocational rehabilitation system. The findings of this study showed that depression, self-esteem, and dependency as measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-168 (MMPI-168), the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), and the Personality Research Form E (PRF-E) respectively were significantly affected by the length of time of referral between injury and vocational, rehabilitation services. Depression and dependency scores were significantly lower and self-esteem scores were higher for the early referral group compared to the late referral group.

An Exploratory Investigation of Rehabilitation Counselors' Perceived Readiness to Undertake Substance Use Disorder Screening in Vocational Rehabilitation

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret K. Glenn ◽  
Joseph Keferl
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Preliminary Information ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Rehabilitation System

Screening for problems related to substance use occurs routinely in many systems of care and human services. However, at present, there is no universally accepted process for performing such a screening in the state-federal vocational rehabilitation system. This exploratory study analyzes data obtained from rehabilitation counselors participating in a substance use disorder screening implementation initiative. The responses provide preliminary information regarding rehabilitation counselors' perceived readiness to undertake such an initiative and potential barriers to its successful implementation.

An exploration of Asian Americans in the state vocational rehabilitation system by disability type

Work ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-294
Author(s):  
Jina Chun ◽  
Sukyeong Pi ◽  
Eun-Jeong Lee ◽  
Jinhee Park
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
The State ◽  
Rehabilitation System

Engaging ethnically diverse individuals with disabilities in the Vocational Rehabilitation system: Themes of empowerment and oppression

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Taylor-Ritzler ◽  
Fabricio E. Balcazar ◽  
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar ◽  
Robert Kilbury ◽  
Francisco Alvarado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation System

Phase I development of the SGA Model: Use of administrative data and expert opinion to identify key components of the SGA Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Foley ◽  
Kelly Haines ◽  
Linda Mock
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Disability Income ◽  
Social Security Disability

BACKGROUND: The SGA Model Demonstration tested a coordinated team approach that integrated specific components of vocational rehabilitation services to determine if the model would increase earnings outcomes of Social Security Disability income beneficiaries who sought VR services in Kentucky and Minnesota. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides details on the first phase of development of the SGA intervention. METHODS: Researchers combined a Delphi process, key informant interviews, and administrative data review to identify practices that were high priority for inclusion in the model. RESULTS: Researchers reached a consensus on the high priority components to construct a testable intervention under the control of the vocational rehabilitation system. CONCLUSIONS: The SGA Project team identified three practice domains to guide an intensive case study for Phase II development of the intervention. These included pacing of services, work incentives counseling, and strategies for employment service delivery.

The Influence of State-Level Contextual Factors on State/Federal System Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Outcomes for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury

2022 ◽  
pp. 003435522110675
Author(s):  
Charles Edmund Degeneffe ◽  
Mark Tucker ◽  
Meredith Ross ◽  
Emre Umucu
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
State Level ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Hierarchical Logistic Regression ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Veteran Status

The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop a preliminary understanding of the influence of state-level contextual factors predictive of employment outcomes for State/Federal Vocational Rehabilitation System (State VR) participants with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 5,213 individuals with TBI with Individualized Plans for Employment closed during Federal Fiscal Year 2016. A four-step hierarchical logistic regression model (5.6% explained variance) containing five demographic, three state-level economic, six state TBI service climate, and nine State VR service variable expenditures correctly classified 57.0% of cases as attaining or not attaining an employment outcome at closure. Significant predictors associated with an employment closure were (a) education, veteran status, and presence of a secondary area of disability impairment; (b) state-level per-capita income; (c) State VR specialized acquired brain injury (ABI)/TBI service and state TBI Implementation Partnership grant funding; and (d) State VR service expenditures on diagnosis and treatment, occupational or vocational training, on-the-job training, job readiness training, transportation, maintenance support, and benefits counseling. The practice, policy, and research implications of these findings are presented.

Agency Type as Predictor of Employment Outcomes for Persons with Visual Impairments: Current Trends and Considerations

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Eniko Rak
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration

Persons with visual disabilities receive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services through general, combined or separate agencies within the public system. Currently there are 32 combined, 24 separate and 24 general agencies in the United States (US). This study examined the role of agency type in predicting employment outcome of persons with visual impairments using the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) data, which is a comprehensive database of clients exiting the public vocational rehabilitation system. The study compared separate and combined agencies. Persons with blindness and other visual impairments exiting public vocational rehabilitation during four fiscal years (2008 – 2011) participated in this study. Outcomes of binary logistic regressions indicate that agency affiliation is not a significant predictor of successful closures when controlling for employment status at application and major demographic variables. Implications of these findings, limitations of the current study and future research recommendations are discussed.

Predictors of Successful Closure in the State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation System: Findings from a Sample of Persons with Disability and Substance Use Disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary McAweeney ◽  
Joseph Keferl ◽  
Dennis Moore ◽  
Joseph Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Accurate Assessment ◽  
Secondary Diagnosis ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Work Disincentives

Numerous studies have focused on the predictors of successful closure of state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) applicants. However, there appears to be only one study focused solely on the predictors of employment with persons who were deemed eligible for services based on their alcohol or drug abuse diagnosis. This retrospective study examined the predictors of employment among this population. A sample of 940 persons with a primary or secondary diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse and a closure status of 26 or 28 was randomly selected from the 2005 Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA) 911 data. A combination of consumer characteristics, VR service variables, and work disincentives predicted employment. Knowledge of these predictors suggests ways for counselors to better serve consumers via accurate assessment, appropriate planning, and efficient case coordination.

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