Return to work for persons with traumatic brain injury: a supported employment approach.
Supported employment was used to place 41 persons into competitive employment during 30 months. All individuals had experienced severe head injuries; almost 70% of injuries were due to motor vehicle accidents. A mean of seven years had passed since injury for all referred clients, who had been unconscious a mean of 53 days. Only 36% of referred clients had achieved any competitive postinjury employment, compared with 91% of the same group who were competitively employed before injury. A job retention rate of 71% was reported, with most jobs in warehouse, clerical, and service-related occupations. A mean of 291 hours of job coaching was required to place and maintain all clients in supported employment.
Wehman
P H
PH
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284.
Kreutzer
J S
JS
West
M D
MD
Sherron
P D
PD
Zasler
N D
ND
Groah
C H
CH
Stonnington
H H
HH
Burns
C T
CT
Sale
P R
PR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*; D014829:Vocational Education