Effect of Supported Employment on Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes of Transition-Age Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Case Control Study

Autor/inn/en	Wehman, Paul; Chan, Fong; Ditchman, Nicole; Kang, Hyun-Ju
Titel	Effect of Supported Employment on Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes of Transition-Age Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Case Control Study
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 52 (2014) 4, S.296-310 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9491
DOI	10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.296
Schlagwörter	Supported Employment; Youth; Mental Retardation; Developmental Disabilities; Vocational Rehabilitation; Adolescents; Young Adults; Regression (Statistics); Classification; Employment Level; High School Graduates; Autism; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Geistige Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Beschäftigungsgrad; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Autismus
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of supported employment intervention on the employment outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by the public vocational rehabilitation system using a case-control study design. Data for this study were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) database for fiscal year 2009. The sample included 23,298 youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities aged between 16 and 25 years old at the time of application. The classification and regression tree (CART) method was used to estimate propensity scores and to adjust for selection bias on the basis of all prominent covariates relevant to the dependent variable (i.e., competitive employment). Results yielded six homogeneous subgroups, and receipt of supported employment was found to increase the employment rates across all of the groups. The effect of supported employment was especially strong for youth who were Social Security beneficiaries, special education students, and individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism who were high school graduates. These findings suggest that supported employment is an effective service for enhancing the vocational rehabilitation outcomes of young adults and provides valuable information for policy makers, health care providers, rehabilitation counselors, and educators. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10