ERIC Number: EJ764913
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Publication Date: 2007-Jun
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Achieving Community Membership through Community Rehabilitation Provider Services: Are We There Yet?
Metzel, Deborah S.; Boeltzig, Heike; Butterworth, John; Sulewski, Jennifer Sullivan; Gilmore, Dana Scott
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n3 p149?160 Jun 2007
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.
Descriptors: Employment Services, Developmental Disabilities, Supported Employment, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Vocational Rehabilitation, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Community Services, Institutional Research, Organizational Theories
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aamr.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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