Providing effective early intervention vocational rehabilitation at the community level

Authors: Allaire, S. J., Niu, J., Zhu, Y., & Brett, B.
Year Published 2011
Publication Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Volume 54
Number 3
Pages 154-163
Publisher Hammill Institute on Disabilities
Background

The National Council on Disability noted that the number of persons with disabilities in the United States is increasing and that this is because our population is aging, and rates of disability increase with age.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the translation of positive research findings about a job retention intervention for persons with chronic illnesses to rehabilitation practice.

Setting

The setting was various rehabilitation counseling agencies.

Sample

The study sample included 57 individuals with chronic illness.

Data Collection

Data was collected by telephone within two weeks of the last meeting with the counselor and again at 6 months.

Control

There was no control or comparison condition.

Findings

Follow-up data indicated that the interventions should be more individualized. Short term outcomes evaluated in this study showed that consumer participants experienced significant improvement in awareness and confidence in ability to manage health related work problems and took actions recommended by the counselors.

Conclusions

The results indicate that job retention interventions can be effective when carried out in practice at the community level.

URL http://rcb.sagepub.com/content/54/3/154.full.pdf+html
Disabilities
Populations Male | Female
Outcomes Other
NIDILRR Funded Yes
Research Design Quasi-experimental
Peer Reviewed Yes