Article Details
| Citation: | Iwanaga, K., Lee, D., Hamburg, J., Wu, J., Chen, X., Rumrill, P., Wehman, P., Tansey, T.N., & Chan, F. (2023). Effects of supported employment on the competitive integrated employment outcomes of transition age and young adults with intellectual disabilities: A non-experimental causal comparative study. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58 (1), 39-48. |
| Title: | Effects of supported employment on the competitive integrated employment outcomes of transition age and young adults with intellectual disabilities: A non-experimental causal comparative study |
| Authors: | Iwanaga, K., Lee, D., Hamburg, J., Wu, J., Chen, X., Rumrill, P., Wehman, P., Tansey, T.N., & Chan, F. |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Journal/Publication: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-221223 |
| Full text: | https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-vocational-rehabil... | PDF |
| Peer-reviewed? | Yes |
| NIDILRR-funded? | Yes |
Structured abstract:
| Background: | Supported employment has long been recognized as one of the most effective services for individuals with the most significant disabilities in achieving competitive integrated employment (CIE) outcomes. |
| Purpose: | This study examined the effect of supported employment interventions on the employment outcomes of transition-age youth and young adults with intellectual disabilities served by state vocational rehabilitation agencies using a propensity score matching (PSM) approach. |
| Data collection and analysis: | We conducted a non-experimental causal comparative study with PSM to create a treatment group (n?=?2162) and a comparison group (n?=?2191) using the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report database (Program Year 2018). Chi-square test and t-test were used to analyze the differences between the treatment and control groups on employment outcomes, hourly wage and hours worked per week. |
| Findings: | Results demonstrated that transition-age youth and young adults with intellectual disabilities who received supported employment were more likely to achieve CIE, earn higher wages, and work longer hours weekly than the control group. |
| Conclusions: | These findings suggest that supported employment is an effective service for enhancing the vocational rehabilitation outcomes of transition-age youth and young adults with intellectual disabilities and provides valuable information for policy makers, health care providers, rehabilitation counselors, and educators. |
| Disabilities served: |
Cognitive / intellectual impairment Developmental disabilities |
| Populations served: |
Transition-age youth (14 - 24) |
| Interventions: |
Supported employment |
| Outcomes: |
Employment acquisition Full-time employment |