How do early process milestones vary before a state vocational rehabilitation agency expands waitlist categories under order of selection? Evidence from Florida

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
David R. Mann ◽  
Heinrich Hock
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency

Vocational Rehabilitation Transition Outcomes of Youth With Disabilities From a Midwestern State

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Awsumb ◽  
Fabricio E. Balcazar ◽  
Francisco Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transition Program ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
System Level ◽  
Youth With Disabilities ◽  
Transition Outcomes ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Gender Type

Purpose: To examine the outcomes (rehabilitated vs. nonrehabilitated) of youth with disabilities (ages 14–22 years) participating in the transition program from a midwestern state.Method: Five years of vocational rehabilitation transition data (N = 6,252) were analyzed to determine what demographic and system-level factors were related to rehabilitated or nonrehabilitated outcomes.Results: Postsecondary and employment outcomes were predicted by race, gender, type of disability, office region, total number of services, and case expenditure. Hispanic youth had the highest percentage of rehabilitation; males faired significantly better than females and participants in small towns were significantly more likely to be rehabilitated than participants living in large urban areas.Conclusions: Based on the data findings, it was recommended that the vocational rehabilitation agency alters and updates its transition program. Strategies to help youth with disabilities achieve positive employment and postsecondary educational outcomes are discussed.

Launching and supporting the SGA Project in Kentucky and Minnesota: Experiences and perspectives of the Senior Technical Assistance Team

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Marrone ◽  
Russ Thelin ◽  
Linda Mock
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Competing Priorities

BACKGROUND: The SGA Project tested a rapid coordinated team approach in Kentucky and Minnesota. OBJECTIVE: The authors are members of a five-person Senior Technical Assistance (TA) Team that supported Kentucky and Minnesota as host sites in a l randomized controlled trial. METHODS: The TA team participated in a planning and implementation phase over the course of three years. At closeout, the TA team interviewed SVRA personnel on participation, recommendations, and challenges. RESULTS: TA was adapted to the needs of each state vocational rehabilitation agency to identify solutions to capacity challenges, staff training, concerns about randomization, and team approaches. In both Kentucky and Minnesota, the dedicated TA team balanced the fidelity of the model with the need to align solutions with agency priorities, goals, and culture. CONCLUSIONS: Provision of intensive TA to support state vocational rehabilitation agencies to participate in a research intervention requires a focus on counselor skills and expectations, attention to competing priorities and interests of State VR Agencies, and an ability to build relationships at multiple levels of the agency.

Functional Factors Related to Vocational Rehabilitation Outcome: Implications for Service Providers and Researchers

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
Ross K. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcome ◽  
Severity Of Disability ◽  
Functional Factors ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency ◽  
Counselor Performance ◽  
Relationship Of

This study investigated the relationship of functional and demographic factors to vocational rehabilitation outcome among a sample of legislatively mandated “severaly physically disabled” clients served by a public vocational rehabilitation agency. Critical functional and demographic factors were identified which were used to construct client typologies and their associated probabilities of vocational rehabilitation success. Implications of a prediction model based on functional factor are discussed in regard to rehabilitation plan development, Independent Living Rehabilitation, defining severity of disability, measuring counselor performance, and with respect to improving rehabilitation research and program evaluation techniques.

A Qualitative Analysis of the Potential for Collaboration between Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and Small Business Developers

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Colling ◽  
Nancy Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Economic Trend ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Small Business Development ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency

Self-employment is a significant economic trend. For a variety of reasons, self-employment may be particularly salient to people with disabilities. For a person working with a vocational rehabilitation agency, collaboration with a business consultant is an important component of the business development process to help insure success. However, quite often this step is not included in the process or is overlooked. This article reports on a qualitative study conducted to learn about collaborative efforts between Vocational Rehabilitation and business consultants such as Small Business Development Centers, and to assess the potential for strengthening resources available for persons with disabilities who wish to pursue entrepreneurship. Focus groups were conducted using knowledgeable and experienced participants from both service entities, as well as people with disabilities who are self-employed. Analysis of these data is presented, along with recommendations based upon the findings and the empirical literature on professional collaboration.

A Systematic Review of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency-Based Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Boeltzig-Brown ◽  
Allison R. Fleming ◽  
Miriam Heyman ◽  
Martha Gauthier ◽  
Julisa Cully ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rehabilitation Services Administration ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency ◽  
Collection Methods

Purpose:To conduct a systematic review (SR) of 550 studies produced between 1970 and 2008 that focus on programs and/or services provided by state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies believed to impact client and/or program outcomes.Method:Authors used a 5-step SR protocol to evaluate and summarize study content and outcomes, study design, and data collection methods.Results:Results indicate that the VR research base is highly varied in terms of the research focus with respect to programs and services, populations, and outcomes and that it spans across a wide range of research designs and data collection methods.Conclusions:The majority of the studies included in this review relied on administrative data, particularly Rehabilitation Services Administration data, and surveys. Only a small number of studies employed some type of experimental design, suggesting a lack of application of this type of research design. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.

National Survey of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and Veterans Affairs Interagency Collaborations: An Emerging Conceptual Framework for Co-Serving Veterans of Color with Disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Jean E. Johnson ◽  
Corey L. Moore ◽  
Fariborz Aref ◽  
Andre L. Washington ◽  
Courtney Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Americans ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
National Study ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Alaskan Natives ◽  
Rehabilitation Agency ◽  
Future Evaluation

This national study examined the perceptions of state vocational rehabilitation agency (SVRA) administrators (N = 39) about SVRA and United States Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA-VR&E) Program co-service practices that could facilitate improved employment outcomes among veterans of color (i.e., African Americans, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives, Latinos, and Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders) with disabilities. The investigators collected data using a survey of promising co-service practices and collaborations, and their subsequent analysis yielded 11 key themes that were catalogued into the following five domains; job placement services, referral services, cultural diversity, co-service agreements, and co-agency procedures. Generated findings informed the development of an emerging conceptual framework for a new “SVRA and VA-VR&E Co- Service Model” presented herein that could be considered for future evaluation and adoption by these agencies.

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