Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Indicators of Successful Rehabilitation for Persons with Mental Retardation

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey L. Moore ◽  
Carl R. Flowers ◽  
Darrell Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
The Public ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes

From its inception, the public vocational rehabilitation program has focused on efforts to assist Americans with physical and mental disabilities, through a variety of services, to become gainfully employed and self-reliant. This article describes a study in which the rehabilitation outcomes (i.e., closure status & weekly earnings) of persons with mental retardation were analyzed. Six predictor variables were used to predict one dichotomous and one continuous criterion variable: closure status and weekly earnings. Results are presented for each criterion variable, and the implications of the findings for service and research are discussed.

Employment Outcome Rates of African American Versus White Consumers of Vocational Rehabilitation Services: A Meta-Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey L. Moore ◽  
James Micheal Ferrin ◽  
Nineveh Haysbert ◽  
Sharon Brown ◽  
Paul Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Case File ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration ◽  
Race Ethnicity

This research examined the relationship between race/ethnicity and rehabilitation outcomes as measured by closure status for VR consumers across two different target populations: persons with mental retardation and those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing. The researchers employed a meta-analysis to test the association between the predictor and criterion variables using select Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) driven studies. Data analyzed represent consumer case file information collected during the fiscal years of 1995-1996 through 1997-1998, the time period following passage of the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments and implementation of the resulting Rehabilitation Cultural Diversity Initiative. The meta-analysis identified a significant relationship between race/ethnicity and closure status for each target population. African Americans with hearing loss and those with mental retardation were significantly less likely to achieve closure success when compared to Whites with respective disabilities. These findings and several implications for practice/service and disability policy are discussed.

Prediction of Vocational Outcomes for Workers' Compensation Claimants with Back Injury

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry L. Blackwell ◽  
Stephen J. Leierer ◽  
Stephanie S. Haupt ◽  
Angeliki Kampitsis ◽  
Jennie R. Wolfson
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Back Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Employment Outcome ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Logistical Regression Analysis

This is a retrospective study that examined predictor variables for postinjury employment outcome of workers' compensation claimants with back injury. Vocational status (returned to work, not returned to work) was used to reflect employment outcome. Using a binary stepwise logistical regression analysis, we found that education, age, physical demands of the job at injury, and mandated vocational rehabilitation independently added information that enhanced the ability to predict claimants who would return to work. The findings support the position that providers of vocational rehabilitation services must be aware of the influence specific demographic and vocational factors may have on employment outcomes for workers' compensation claimants with back injury.

Vocational Rehabilitation for the Visually Impaired Diabetic

1978 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 374-376
Author(s):  
Frederick A. Silver
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Visual Condition ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
Center Staff ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Specialized Services

Describes the specialized services the visually impaired diabetic requires in addition to the usual vocational rehabilitation services. The diabetic must be trained in self-administration of insulin, in proper hygiene, and the correct diet must be made available. Counselor and rehab center staff must cooperate in handling the diabetic's unstable physical and visual condition and must be prepared to cope daily with new complications and possible emergencies.

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