Vocational Services

Social Workers ◽

Physical Disability ◽

Best Practice ◽

Supported Employment ◽

Community Life ◽

Community Based ◽

Vocational Services ◽

Rehabilitation System

Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, provided through a jointly funded state–federal rehabilitation system and available in each state, help people with disabilities prepare for, secure, and sustain employment. Since 1920, VR Programs have helped 10 million individuals with disabilities reach employment. Anyone with a mental or physical disability is eligible for VR services. While a range of services is provided, the services most consistent with VR goals are those, such as supported employment, that promote full integration into community life. Social workers are essential to community-based VR services; however, a challenge for the profession is to assume new roles to meet best practice vocational standards.

Community-based vocational rehabilitation (CBVR) for people with disabilities: experiences from a pilot project in Nigeria

British Journal of Special Education ◽

10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00345.x ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 143-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eunice B. Alade

Keyword(s):

Pilot Project ◽

Community Based

Community-Based Nonwork Supports: Findings From the National Survey of Day and Employment Programs for People With Developmental Disabilities

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1352/2008.46:456-467 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 456-467 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski ◽

John Butterworth ◽

Dana Gilmore

Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

National Survey ◽

Supported Employment ◽

Community Based ◽

Paid Employment ◽

Employment Programs ◽

Day Services ◽

Survey Responses

Abstract This article presents findings on community-based nonwork (CBNW; activities that do not involve paid employment but take place in the community) from a 2001 survey of state intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities agency directors. Survey responses indicated that CBNW is a considerable and growing part of the day services mix but that it is loosely defined with respect to requirements, activities, populations served, and goals. Although CBNW has the potential to enhance the lives of people with disabilities, these findings raise some concerns, including how quality can be assured when supports are loosely defined, how CBNW can be provided without taking resources away from supported employment, and whether community connections can be made when people are supported in groups.

Community-based rehabilitation

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872804046253 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 455-468 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Elizabeth Lightfoot

Keyword(s):

Social Workers ◽

Disability Services ◽

Community Based ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Community Based Rehabilitation ◽

The World

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a fast-growing model of providing services to people with disabilities. This article introduces the underlying philosophy and structure of the CBR model; the strengths and weaknesses of the model; and its implications for social workers in the field of disability services throughout the world.

Community-Based Vocational Rehabilitation: Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Proposed Program Model

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01822.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 452-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Judith Jaeger ◽

Stefanie Berns ◽

Judith Jaeger ◽

Stefanie Berns ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Service Use ◽

Supported Employment ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Rehabilitation Program ◽

Relative Cost ◽

Community Based ◽

Patient Interview ◽

Cost Impact

Objective: To study the vocational, service use and relative cost impact for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder of an innovative community-based vocational rehabilitation program. Method: Participants were consecutive enrollees in a community-based vocational rehabilitation program who had remained in the program for at least 1 year. Lifetime vocational history and mental health service utilization for 2 years prior and up to 4 years subsequent to program enrolment were studied. Retrospective data were collected using a questionnaire completed by the patient and available family and case workers, patient interview and chart review. Results: Months in paid work increased after enrolment, while earned income did not (most work was low wage and/or part-time). Annual inpatient days decreased precipitously, a change which could not be explained by hospitalization trends during the same period. Average relative cost units, based on charges for mental health services used, dropped over 70% following enrolment. Conclusions: Community-based vocational rehabilitation may be cost-effective in this population, largely as a result of its impact on hospitalizations and utilization of the most costly services. Such programs represent an important alternative to supported employment that may be particularly suited to cognitively or functionally impaired patients unwilling or unable to work in a competitive environment.

Characteristics of Three Consumer Cohorts in Vocational Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Consumers with Dual-Diagnosis, Psychiatric, or Substance Use Related Disorders

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.42.1.15 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 15-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Antony R. White

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Dual Diagnosis ◽

Best Practice ◽

Assessment Practices ◽

Services Sector ◽

The Public ◽

Vocational Services ◽

Dual Diagnoses ◽

Client Assessment

Longitudinal data were analyzed to evaluate prevalence, client demographics, services utilized, and vocational outcomes for persons with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders within the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) services system. Findings indicate that clients with dual-diagnoses were equally likely to complete vocational services, tended to utilize similar types of services, and had similar service outcomes compared to clients with either a substance use or psychiatric diagnosis. However, the results also suggest possible disparities in the types of services utilized by VR clients with mental health or substance use disorders. Additionally, the findings suggest that procedures related to client assessment as currently practiced within the public rehabilitation services sector underestimate the prevalence of clients with dual-diagnosis. Vocational rehabilitation best practice strategies that include targeted client assessment practices to screen for dual-diagnosis as an element of comprehensive services are discussed.

Marriage and Healthy Relationship Intervention

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.978 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Colita Nichols Fairfax

Keyword(s):

Social Workers ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Family Life ◽

Best Practice ◽

Conflict Theory ◽

Community Life ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Cultural Groups ◽

Social Scientists ◽

History Of

Marriage remains a central institution among all races and ethnic groups. Legalized marriages have become an important aspect of family life among LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, or intersex, asexual or allied) community. Given the cultural significance that marriages underscore in all communities, applied social scientists should have access to the most appropriate and affirming interventions. By having knowledge about and access to a wealth of marital interventions, social workers, family therapists, community developers, counselors will be empowered to attend to the needs of couples who desire to experience purposeful marriages. This in turn will strengthen family and community life for all who value intimacy. This article explores a brief history of marriage in America, specifics with regards to cultural groups, and a variety of interventions that may be reproduced in best practice approaches from a conflict theory lens.

A Role for OT Collaboration With Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Providing Individualized Community-Based Services to Younger Rural Veterans?

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.2021.75s2-rp252 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 7512510252p1-7512510252p1

Author(s):

Consuelo Kreider ◽

Zaccheus J. Ahonle ◽

Jennifer L. Hale-Gallardo ◽

Gail Castaneda ◽

Kimberly Findley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Veterans Health ◽

Promising Practices ◽

Community Based ◽

Vocational Services ◽

Community Based Services ◽

Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. An in-depth description is provided of the implementation of the Veterans Health Administration’s Rural Veterans Tele-Rehabilitation Initiative in supporting development and expansion of individualized community-based vocational services to rural veterans with disabling conditions. Promising practices and opportunities for OT collaborations with vocational rehabilitation specialists were identified. Primary Author and Speaker: Consuelo Kreider Contributing Authors: Zaccheus J. Ahonle, Jennifer L. Hale-Gallardo, Gail Castaneda, Kimberly Findley, and Sergio Romero