Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program, Third Final Report: The Context of VR Services

Autor/inn/en	Hayward, Becky J.; Schmidt-Davis, Holly
Institution	Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (ED/OSERS); Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Titel	Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program, Third Final Report: The Context of VR Services
Quelle	(2005), (88 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Vocational Rehabilitation; Federal Programs; Program Evaluation; Participant Characteristics; Transitional Programs; Employment Services; Career Counseling; Disabilities; Employment Patterns; Income; Salaries; Counselor Characteristics; Organizational Culture; Work Environment; Agencies; Caseworker Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Handicap; Behinderung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Einkommen; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Unternehmenskultur; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This report is the third in a series of four final reports and several research briefs that present the findings of the Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program, a study that the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has conducted for the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), U.S. Department of Education. The broad purpose of the study is to assess the performance of the state-federal VR services program in assisting eligible individuals with disabilities to achieve positive, sustainable economic and noneconomic outcomes as a result of their receipt of VR services. This report contains findings regarding the context of VR services, including the local environment and local offices in which VR counselors and other staff arrange for or deliver services to VR consumers, and analyzes the influence of the environment and organizational characteristics of VR offices on the outcomes that VR consumers achieve as a result of VR services. It builds on the prior two reports by looking at the influence of contextual factors on consumers' short- and long-term outcomes. The report's organization is as follows. The introduction provides a brief overview of the longitudinal study, addressing the study's authorization, information goals, conceptual framework and plan for the series of final reports. Chapter 1 comprises an overview of the local environment in which the VR program delivers services to consumers, including information on the demographic characteristics of the local population; size and population density of the catchment areas of VR offices (i.e., the area surrounding the VR office from which the bulk of consumers served in the office are drawn); occupational and earnings profiles of employed persons; unemployment rate; and availability of needed resources such as service providers and transportation. Chapter 2 contains findings regarding the characteristics, operations and resources of local VR offices. Topics covered include office characteristics, such as basic caseload information, staffing, and case service resources; VR counselor characteristics, activities and perspectives; and organizational characteristics that include office climate and organization. Chapter 3 addresses the influence of context on VR consumers' services and outcomes. [For the first final report, see ED480180. For the second final report, see ED480181.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-245-7468; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01