Achieving community membership through community rehabilitation provider services: are we there yet?
Findings from an analysis of the characteristics and services of community rehabilitation providers (CRPs) in the early years of the 21st century are presented. Services provided by CRPs can be categorized along two dimensions: purpose (work, nonwork) and setting (facility-based, community). The number of individuals with disabilities present provides a third perspective for analysis. The majority of CRPs provided both work and nonwork services, and the majority of those that provide employment services offered both integrated and facility-based employment. Individuals with developmental disabilities were most likely to be supported in facility-based work (41%), followed by nonwork services (33%), and integrated employment (26%). Despite some changes in CRP characteristics, the goal of community membership has not yet been widely achieved.
Metzel
Deborah S
DS
Department of Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA.
Boeltzig
Heike
H
Butterworth
John
J
Sulewski
Jennifer Sullivan
JS
Gilmore
Dana Scott
DS
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012759:Sheltered Workshops / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*