Vocational Training for the Insanity Acquittee

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-555
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Cuneo ◽  
Terry B. Brelje ◽  
Stephen F. Miller ◽  
Frank Benedict ◽  
Violet Endee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Vocational Assessment ◽  
Vocational Training Program

An intellectual, scholastic, and vocational assessment of the NGRI acquittees housed in the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities was undertaken. In addition, age, sex, race, education, and type of crime were assessed. The results were analyzed. These findings and their implications in setting up a vocational training program for the NGRI are discussed.

scholarly journals Mini-ICF-APP Inter-Rater Reliability and Development of Capacity Disorders Over the Course of a Vocational Training Program—A Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Burri ◽  
L. P. Werk ◽  
A. Berchtold ◽  
M. Pugliese ◽  
B. Muschalla
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Work Ability Assessment ◽  
Vocational Training Program

AbstractThe Mini-ICF-APP is an established instrument in social medicine, especially in the context of work ability assessment. In this study, the 13 capacity dimensions of Mini-ICF-APP were tested for its inter-rater reliability in the context of a vocational training program for persons with chronic and mental health problems in Switzerland. Also, the development of capacity impairments was investigated over the course of the long-term vocational training programs.61 training reports on chronically ill persons with mental health impairments were collected within a vocational training program in 2018–2019. Capacity impairment of the trainees were assessed at the beginning of the intervention (t0), after three months (t1) and after 6 to 9 months (t2) by a job attendant and a consultant at each of the three time points. Inter-rater reliabilities for each time point have been calculated. Development of capacity impairment over the course of the vocational training were investigated by variance analysis with repeated measurements.The inter-rater reliability increased in all 13 Mini-ICF-APP capacity dimensions over the course from t0 to t2. Spearman correlation in each capacity dimension reached sufficient values (r = 0.55*–0.97**). There was no statistically significant change of capacity impairment over the course of the vocational training. Ten capacity dimensions showed a decreasing tendency, three showed a tendency to improve capacity levels.Through repeated application and training programs the capacity raters seem to be able to improve reliability of their assessments. The phenomenon of slight increase of capacity impairments over the time may be due to the fact that context and rater’s knowledge on participants and context demands changed over the time.

scholarly journals The Efficacy of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities at the Stage of Vocational Rehabilitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
AbdelAziz Sartawi ◽  
Owaisha Al Muhairy ◽  
Yasser Al Natour ◽  
Rawhi M. Obaidat
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Vocational Training Program

This study targeted investigating the efficacy of a vocational skill- based training program for people with intellectual disabilities. The program was set forth by the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs (2009) at UAE. Subjects were 10 male individuals, age 15-20, with intellectual challenges who receive vocational training in Dubai Rehabilitation Center, UAE and who had an IQ score of 55-69 on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (The Emirati Version). A control group was also recruited for the purpose of comparison (n=10). The Vocational Skill Scale as introduced by the investigators and was conducted before then after 8 weeks of the initiation of the training program in the academic year 2012/2013. Results showed significant differences between the scores obtained by the experimental group pre and post training, whereas there were no significant differences in the control group. The investigators recommended generalizing the vocational training program across centers of intellectual disability rehabilitation and expanding the program to include personal and social skill in addition to implementing the kills in a real work setting. 

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