TY - JOUR
T1 - Blending traditional vocational services and individualized placement and support for formerly incarcerated veterans
AU - LePage, James P.
AU - Crawford, April M.
AU - Cipher, Daisha J.
AU - Anderson, Kemol
AU - Rock, Avery
AU - Johnson, Julie A.Parish
AU - Washington, Edward L.
AU - Ottomanelli, Lisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Objective: This study compared two vocational programs: the About Face Vocational Program (AFVP), a traditional group-based vocational program created for formerly incarcerated veterans, and a hybrid program combining the AFVP with principles of individual placement and support- supported employment. Methods: The study evaluated 111 veterans with at least one felony conviction who had a mental illness, substance use disorder, or both. Veterans were randomly assigned to either vocational condition. Results: Veterans in the hybrid condition, compared with the AFVP alone, weremore likely to find employment, had higher rates of full-time employment, and earned significantly more money over the course of the study. A comparison of only participants who found employment showed higher rates of full-time employment for veterans in the hybrid condition but similarities between the two groups in other measures of employment success. Conclusions: Blended models of vocational services for veterans with mental illness, substance use disorders, or both are effective at returning formerly incarcerated veterans to competitive employment.
AB - Objective: This study compared two vocational programs: the About Face Vocational Program (AFVP), a traditional group-based vocational program created for formerly incarcerated veterans, and a hybrid program combining the AFVP with principles of individual placement and support- supported employment. Methods: The study evaluated 111 veterans with at least one felony conviction who had a mental illness, substance use disorder, or both. Veterans were randomly assigned to either vocational condition. Results: Veterans in the hybrid condition, compared with the AFVP alone, weremore likely to find employment, had higher rates of full-time employment, and earned significantly more money over the course of the study. A comparison of only participants who found employment showed higher rates of full-time employment for veterans in the hybrid condition but similarities between the two groups in other measures of employment success. Conclusions: Blended models of vocational services for veterans with mental illness, substance use disorders, or both are effective at returning formerly incarcerated veterans to competitive employment.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201900421
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201900421
M3 - Article
C2 - 32393158
AN - SCOPUS:85089125274
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 71
SP - 816
EP - 823
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 8
ER -