LePage James P, Washington Edward L, Lewis Avery A, Johnson Kim E, Garcia-Rea Elizabeth A
Department of Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Research and Development Service, Dallas, TX 75216, USA.
J Rehabil Res Dev. 2011;48(3):277-86. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2010.03.0032.
With the high number of incarcerated veterans with mental illness and substance dependence returning to the community annually, a significant need exists for technologies that will help them return to employment. This study evaluates three methods of assistance: (1) basic vocational services, (2) self-study of a vocational manual designed for formerly incarcerated veterans, and (3) a group led by vocational staff using the vocational manual. We evaluated 69 veterans to determine the number finding employment within 3 months after enrollment in the study. The group format was expected to be superior to self-study, and self-study was expected to be superior to basic services. Though the group format was found to be superior to both self-study and basic services, the results for self-study and basic services were statistically similar. Limitations and directions for future refinement are discussed.
每年有大量患有精神疾病和药物依赖的退伍军人刑满释放后重返社区，因此迫切需要有助于他们重新就业的技术。本研究评估了三种援助方法：（1）基本职业服务，（2）自学专为刑满释放的退伍军人设计的职业手册，以及（3）由职业工作人员带领使用职业手册的小组。我们评估了69名退伍军人，以确定他们在参加研究后3个月内找到工作的人数。预计小组形式优于自学，自学优于基本服务。尽管发现小组形式优于自学和基本服务，但自学和基本服务的结果在统计学上相似。本文讨论了研究的局限性和未来改进的方向。
