Roush Sean
Abacus Program, Yamhill County Health and Human Services, 625 N. Evans, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA.
Work. 2009;34(1):45-51. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0901.
The purpose of this study was to determine the vocational outcomes at the Abacus Program, a Menu Approach supported employment program designed to assist individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) achieve competitive employment.
A summative evaluation method was used to determine the vocational outcomes between the years 2000-2006 at the Abacus Program. Data was gathered from existing Abacus Program records and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 15.0 was used to calculate outcomes.
The Abacus Program served 264 clients during the study period. Within those clients, there were 140 cases of vocational services that met study criteria which resulted in 83 successful instances of employment (59%).
Initial data from a single site indicate that the Menu Approach to supported employment produces successful employment outcomes comparable to other published studies. Further research is warranted in order to confirm the initial results of this study in other settings. Randomized controlled trials should be conducted in order to compare the outcomes of the Menu Approach to other methods of providing supported employment services to individuals with SMI.
本研究旨在确定算盘项目的职业成果。该项目是一种菜单式辅助就业项目，旨在帮助患有严重精神疾病（SMI）的个体实现竞争性就业。
采用总结性评估方法来确定2000年至2006年间算盘项目的职业成果。数据从算盘项目的现有记录中收集，并使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）15.0来计算成果。
在研究期间，算盘项目为264名客户提供了服务。在这些客户中，有140个职业服务案例符合研究标准，其中83例成功就业（59%）。
来自单一地点的初始数据表明，菜单式辅助就业方式产生的成功就业成果与其他已发表研究相当。有必要进行进一步研究，以在其他环境中证实本研究的初始结果。应开展随机对照试验，以比较菜单式方法与向患有SMI的个体提供辅助就业服务的其他方法的成果。
