title: Pushing the employment agenda: case study research of high performing States in integrated employment.
abstract: Organizational variables, including policies, practices, collaborations, and funding mechanisms resulting in high performance in integrated employment, were described through case study research in 3 states. Findings address how contextual factors, system-level strategies, and goals of the system are related as well as how they sustain systems change. Strategies such as flexibility in funding and practices; communication of values through data, rewards, and funding incentives; and innovation diffusion through relationships and training were most successful when they were embedded within the context of a solid values base, a network of dedicated stakeholders, and clarity about systemic goals. Implications are presented with respect to state systems, community rehabilitation providers as partners in planning, and future leadership in the field.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA. Allison.Hall@umb.edu
authors.forename: Allison Cohen
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butterworth
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winsor
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metzel
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003142:Communication; D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009042:Motivation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States