Affiliations: [a]
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
| [c]
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
| [d]
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Fong Chan, PhD., Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology (Emeritus), Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Tel.: +1 224 227 5450; E-mail: E-mail: chan@education.wisc.edu.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Gainful employment has many psychological, social, and financial benefits. Helping young adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who have academic potential to attend college will increase their chances of finding a good job with benefits that can pave the way for a great career and a middle-class life. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of college and university training on employment outcomes and earnings of young adults with TBI. METHODS:We conducted a non-experimental causal comparative study using propensity score matching to create a treatment (n = 278) and a comparison group (n = 278) using the RSA-911 data. RESULTS:Results demonstrated that young adults with TBI who received college or university training have better employment and earning outcomes than young adults without college or university training. CONCLUSIONS:Implications for state vocational rehabilitation counsellors are discussed.
