Critical strategies for implementing supported employment | Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center

Authors:	Bond, G. R., Becker, D.R., Drake, R.E., Rapp, C.A., Meisler, N., Lehman, A.F., Bell, M.D., & Blyler, C.R.
Year Published	2007
Publication	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
Volume	27
Number	1
Pages	13-20
Publisher	IOS Press
Background	Supported employment is considered to be "the most effective approach to increase work opportunities for people with severe mental illness [3‚Äì5]" (p. 13). However, access to Supported Employment services is difficult to obtain.
Purpose	The paper offers "a review of experiences by six states and the District of Columbia in disseminating an evidence-based practice, supported employment (SE). Each jurisdiction had unique strengths and barriers to overcome to effectively implement supported employment services for people with severe mental illness" (p. 13).
Setting	"Project leaders from the original six states and the District of Columbia" provided information as to how they were able to increase "access to high-quality SE services in their areas" (p. 13).
Sample	Maryland, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Oregon, Vermont, Kansas, Connecticut
Data Collection	Seven states (including the District of Columbia) reported unique aspects of implementing supported employment. The approach used was similar to that of a case study.
Control	Control conditions varied across the studies. Conditions included Group skills training, enhanced vocational rehabilitation, psychosocial rehabilitation, diversified placement, train-place, sheltered workshop, brokered vocational rehabilitation, and traditional vocational services.
Findings	"Diverse strategies were used to augment implementation of supported employment services: a) Instituting state-level administrative procedures and reconfiguration of local staffing to enhance collaboration between mental health and vocational rehabilitation; b) Promoting SE services through the media, online training, and training by early adopters; c) Hiring benefits specialists; d) Teaching outcome-based supervision; and e) Building capacity for supported employment fidelity reviews" (p. 13).
Conclusions	"Dissemination of evidenced-based supported employment was enhanced when six states and the District of Columbia addressed special aspects. Supported employment implementation included different pathways to good employment outcomes" (p. 13).
URL	http://www.worksupport.com/kter/documents/pdf/CriticalStrategies.pdf
Disabilities	Emotional disturbance
Populations	Hispanic or Latino \| Asian \| Black / African American \| White / Caucasian \| Male & Female
Outcomes	Employment acquisition
NIDILRR Funded	Not Reported
Research Design	Case reports
Peer Reviewed	No

Year Published

2007

Publication

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volume

27

Number

1

Pages

13-20

Publisher

IOS Press

Background

Supported employment is considered to be "the most effective approach to increase work opportunities for people with severe mental illness [3‚Äì5]" (p. 13). However, access to Supported Employment services is difficult to obtain.

Purpose

The paper offers "a review of experiences by six states and the District of Columbia in disseminating an evidence-based practice, supported employment (SE). Each jurisdiction had unique strengths and barriers to overcome to effectively implement supported employment services for people with severe mental illness" (p. 13).

Setting

"Project leaders from the original six states and the District of Columbia" provided information as to how they were able to increase "access to high-quality SE services in their areas" (p. 13).

Sample

Maryland, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Oregon, Vermont, Kansas, Connecticut

Data Collection

Seven states (including the District of Columbia) reported unique aspects of implementing supported employment. The approach used was similar to that of a case study.

Control

Control conditions varied across the studies. Conditions included Group skills training, enhanced vocational rehabilitation, psychosocial rehabilitation, diversified placement, train-place, sheltered workshop, brokered vocational rehabilitation, and traditional vocational services.

Findings

"Diverse strategies were used to augment implementation of supported employment services: a) Instituting state-level administrative procedures and reconfiguration of local staffing to enhance collaboration between mental health and vocational rehabilitation; b) Promoting SE services through the media, online training, and training by early adopters; c) Hiring benefits specialists; d) Teaching outcome-based supervision; and e) Building capacity for supported employment fidelity reviews" (p. 13).

Conclusions

"Dissemination of evidenced-based supported employment was enhanced when six states and the District of Columbia addressed special aspects. Supported employment implementation included different pathways to good employment outcomes" (p. 13).

URL

http://www.worksupport.com/kter/documents/pdf/CriticalStrategies.pdf

Disabilities

Emotional disturbance

Populations

Hispanic or Latino | Asian | Black / African American | White / Caucasian | Male & Female

Outcomes

Employment acquisition

NIDILRR Funded

Not Reported

Research Design

Case reports

Peer Reviewed

No