Incorporating Individualized Placement and Support Principles Into Vocational Rehabilitation for Formerly Incarcerated Veterans
| Autor: | Avery A. Lewis, Lisa Ottomanelli, April M. Crawford, Daisha J. Cipher, Julie A. Parish, Edward L. Washington, James P. LePage |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders medicine.medical_treatment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Employment outcomes Supported employment Veterans Rehabilitation business.industry Mental Disorders Prisoners Rehabilitation Vocational Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental illness 030227 psychiatry Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Diagnosis Dual (Psychiatry) Family medicine Vocational education Female Vocational rehabilitation 0305 other medical science business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 67(7) |
| ISSN: | 1557-9700 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the six-month outcomes of incorporating the principles of supported employment, specifically Individual Placement and Support (IPS), into the About Face program, an existing standardized group-based vocational program for previously incarcerated veterans.Participants (N=84) with a history of at least one felony conviction and a substance use disorder (88%) or mental illness or combination (59%) were recruited from a large urban veterans hospital. Veterans were randomly assigned to either the About Face program (AF) or to that program plus a modification of IPS (AF+IPS). Veterans were followed for six months. Employment outcomes, including time to employment, hours worked, and income earned, were evaluated with survival analyses and nonparametric tests.Rates of employment over the follow-up period were significantly higher for those receiving AF+IPS, with 21 of 46 (46%) finding employment, compared with only eight of 38 (21%) who received AF alone. As a group, those receiving AF+IPS worked more hours and earned more wages than those receiving AF alone.Incorporating many of the principles and techniques of IPS into an existing vocational program was associated with improved employment outcomes over the six-month follow-up period and should be considered a viable rehabilitation option when working with this vulnerable population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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