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Employment retention and career movement among individuals with mental retardation working in supported employment
M S Shafer1, P D Banks, J Kregel
1Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
Mental Retardation
|April 1, 1991
Abstract:
Results of a 24-month analysis of employment retention and replacement needs of a sample of 302 individuals placed into supported employment were reported. Supported employees experienced regular movement in and out of the labor market. Approximately 30% of them were still employed in their original employment situation 24 months following initial placement. An additional 20% were employed in subsequent employment situations, and over 31% had lost their employment and were returned to a referral pool to await replacement. Implications for future supported employment service delivery and funding were discussed.