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EFFECT OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT ON THE VOCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Author(s) -
Wehman Paul,
West Michael,
Fry Robyn,
Sherron Pam,
Groah Christine,
Kreutzer Jeffrey,
Sale Paul
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1989.22-395
Subject(s) - supported employment , intervention (counseling) , psychology , traumatic brain injury , vocational education , multiple baseline design , vocational rehabilitation , baseline (sea) , work (physics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , rehabilitation , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , oceanography , neuroscience , geology , engineering
This paper reports the job placement of 5 males with severe traumatic brain injury. An individual placement model of supported employment was used. All individuals were placed in competitive employment and received staggered intervention over time by trained employment specialists. A multiple baseline design across persons was used to evaluate results. All individuals had been unable to work consistently or at all in competitive work environments. The range of wages was $4.25 to $5.00 per hour with an average of 339 hours of employment specialist intervention time required per case. The major problems experienced by employment specialists were insubordinate and disruptive behaviors as well as other inappropriate social behaviors displayed at the job site.