Journal article
Differential vocational rehabilitation service patterns related to the job retention and job placement needs of people with diabetes
Journal of vocational rehabilitation, Vol.42(2), pp.177-185
2015
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-150734
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is clear that the chronic progression of diabetes, as well as other socio-environmental factors, act as barriers to individuals seeking to maintain employment. Long-term employment outcomes of people with diabetes can be improved by providing customized interventions to help individuals retain their current employment. OBJECTIVE: This investigation examined differential vocational rehabilitation (VR) service patterns between two groups of clients with diabetes, those who were employed at the time of application and those who were unemployed. METHODS: Quantitative descriptive research design using multiple discriminant analysis (MDS). Participants included 5,427 individuals with diabetes whose VR cases were closed in Fiscal Year 2011. RESULTS: MDS revealed that the employed applicants group had higher propensities than the unemployed applicants group to receive assessment, diagnosis and treatment, counseling and guidance, rehabilitation technology, and on-the-job supports as part of the VR process. The unemployed applicants group had higher propensities to receive occupational/vocational training, job readiness, job placement, and other services. CONCLUSION: These differential service patterns suggest that the client's employment status at the inception of his or her VR program is taken into close consideration during the case planning and goal-setting phases of the VR process. Implications for future research and VR service delivery are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Differential vocational rehabilitation service patterns related to the job retention and job placement needs of people with diabetes
- Creators
- Chung-Yi Chiu - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USASeneca Sharp - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USAJoseph Pfaller - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USAPhillip Rumrill - Kent State University, Kent, OH, USAGladys Cheing - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong KongJennifer Sanchez - University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX, USAFong Chan - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of vocational rehabilitation, Vol.42(2), pp.177-185
- DOI
- 10.3233/JVR-150734
- ISSN
- 1052-2263
- eISSN
- 1878-6316
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9983993329202771
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