Job placement strategies used by community rehabilitation programs and client employment outcomesa study of three diagnostic categories

Abstract

This descriptive study surveys the placement methods used by Community Rehabilitation Programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin to place adults with Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, and Traumatic Brain Injury into integrated employment. Previous studies have shown that the Agency Marketing Approach with Supported Employment services is widely used, and that placement methods such as networking, which are designed around the individual are less common. This study of regional programs expects to find that the methods in use are similar to those described in the previous studies on a national level. The survey collected the results of each Program’s placement efforts for each diagnostic category, broken down according to four methods of obtaining employment. Data obtained and analyzed will include: 1) Percentage of referrals hired 2) Percentage Retaining employment 10 months later 3) Average hours worked weekly 4) Hourly wage and 5) Total months worked.