Issue title: The Evaluation of the Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Ozaki, Rebecca Rude | Schneider, Jean Isip | Hall, Jean P. | Moore, Janice M. | Linkins, Karen W. | Brya, Jennifer J. | Oelschlaeger, Allison | Bohman, Thomas M. | Christensen, Kristin | Wallisch, Lynn | Stoner, Dena | Reed, Brian | Ostermeyer, Britta
Affiliations: Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA | Division of Adult Studies, University of Kansas, Kansas, USA | Desert Vista Consulting, Scottsdale, AZ, USA | The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, D.C., USA | Center for Social Work Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA | Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA | The Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Houston, TX, USA | The Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Rebecca Rude Ozaki, PhD, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Center on Disability Studies, 1776 University Ave., UA 4-6, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Tel.: +1 808 956 9376; Fax: +1 808 956 6270; E-mail: rozaki@hawaii.edu
Abstract: The national Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) projects examined whether providing comprehensive and coordinated health and employment services could help people with significant mental, physical and/or chronic health issues remain employed and independent of government benefits. Four states implemented interventions using different models that shared a person-centered approach. This paper describes how DMIE interventions were defined and implemented, compares models developed by states, and identifies factors that facilitated and/or limited their success.
Keywords: Person-centered planning, employment, case-management, navigation, life coaching, wellness, disability, chronic conditions, mental health
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2010-0537
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 83-95, 2011
