Vocational interventions to improve employment participation of people with psychosocial disability, autism and/or intellectual disability: A systematic review

I Weld-Blundell; M Shields; A Devine; H Dickinson; A Kavanagh; C Marck

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Vocational interventions to improve employment participation of people with psychosocial disability, autism and/or intellectual disability: A systematic review

I Weld-Blundell, M Shields, A Devine, H Dickinson, A Kavanagh, C Marck

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | MDPI | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212083

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Abstract

Objective: To systematically review interventions aimed at improving employment participation of people with psychosocial disability, autism, and intellectual disability. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, ERIC, and ERC for studies published from 2010 to July 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions aimed at increasing participation in open/competitive or non-competitive employment were eligible for inclusion. We included studies with adults with psychosocial disability autism and/or intellectual disability. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias II Tool. Data were qualitatively synthesized. Our r..

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Marissa Shields Author

Alexandra Devine Author

Anne Kavanagh Author

Claudia Marck Author

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Improving employment outcomes for Australians with disability

This project aims to provide evidence about how to improve employment outcomes for people with disability. Nearly one in five adult Australi..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This Systematic Review was commissioned by Australia's National Disability Insurance Agency in order to understand the evidence-base on the effectiveness of vocational interventions targeted towards people with psychosocial disability, autism and/or intellectual disability. The project was also supported by the ARC Linkage study LP150100077.