Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J77603

Journal:


Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 58, 1, 14-Mar

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Abstract:

Study demonstrated the application of a service designed to improve the job retention outcomes of adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The intervention combines: (1) the Work Experience Survey (WES), an assessment of areas of incompatibility between worker abilities and job demands; and (2) development of a job accommodation plan to increase worker productivity. Four individuals with TBI participated in an evaluation of barriers to their continued employment following graduation from college. In one telephone interview with a trained interviewer, each participant completed the six sections of the WES: background information, barriers to worksite accessibility, barriers to performance of essential job functions, job mastery concerns, job satisfaction ratings, and job accommodation plan (top priority barriers and feasible solutions). Issues pertaining to balance and light sensitivity emerged in the description of accessibility barriers. Participants reported a wide range of difficulties in performing essential functions of their jobs that have the potential to significantly affect their productivity. Job mastery problems reflected outcomes associated with TBI such as ‘believing that others think I do a good job’ and ‘having the resources (e.g., knowledge, tools, supplies, and equipment) needed to do the job.’ Participants reported high levels of job satisfaction. Results suggest the WES is a cost-effective needs assessment tool to aid health and rehabilitation professionals in providing on-the-job supports to workers with TBI.

Author(s):


Roessler, Richard T., Rumrill Jr, Phillip, Rumrill, Stuart P., Minton, Deborah L., Hendricks, Deborah J., Sampson, Elaine, Stauffer, Callista, Scherer, Marcia J., Nardone, Amanda, Leopold, Anne, Jacobs, Karen, Elias, Eileen

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