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Paul B Gold1, Cathaleene Macias, Paul J Barreira
1Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. pbgold08@gmail.com
Abstract:
Cumulative employment rates published by randomized trials are based on each enrollee's pre-planned 18-24-months of study participation. By contrast, community programs typically report employment rates for clients active in services during a calendar quarter. Using data from three supported employment programs in randomized trials, we show that trial cumulative employment rates are about twice as large as quarterly employment rates for the same program. Therefore, we recommend that administrators, service networks, and mental health authorities begin to publish quarterly employment rates, and quarterly median earnings, to allow policymakers to set realistic performance expectations for supported employment programs.
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