title: Return to work for persons with traumatic brain injury: a supported employment approach.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284.
authors: P H
authors: PH
authors: Wehman
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Kreutzer
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: West
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Sherron
authors: N D
authors: ND
authors: Zasler
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Groah
authors: H H
authors: HH
authors: Stonnington
authors: C T
authors: CT
authors: Burns
authors: P R
authors: PR
authors: Sale
mesh_terms: 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