TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing supported employment for veterans with traumatic brain injury through remote counseling during COVID-19
AU - Pogoda, Terri K.
AU - Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Christina J.
AU - Keleher, Virginia
AU - Might, Ryan
AU - Marchany, Katelyn
AU - Yee, Jonathan
AU - Zogas, Anna
AU - Carlson, Kathleen F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 National Rehabilitation Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Supported Employment (SE) program provides a highly individualized vocational rehabilitation service. To deliver SE, providers traditionally spend most of their time meeting in-person with veterans, employers, and clinicians. This article explores the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of SE programs for veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury. In interviews with 29 SE providers and their nine Compensated Work Therapy managers across 10 VHA medical centers, we analyzed stakeholders' descriptions of how they adjusted their practices during the pandemic. These included switching from in-person to telephone or video communications, identifying new jobs created by COVID-19 conditions, focusing on work-from-home opportunities, and finding other modalities for collaborating with clinicians. Implications for rehabilitation practice are discussed.
AB - The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Supported Employment (SE) program provides a highly individualized vocational rehabilitation service. To deliver SE, providers traditionally spend most of their time meeting in-person with veterans, employers, and clinicians. This article explores the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of SE programs for veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury. In interviews with 29 SE providers and their nine Compensated Work Therapy managers across 10 VHA medical centers, we analyzed stakeholders' descriptions of how they adjusted their practices during the pandemic. These included switching from in-person to telephone or video communications, identifying new jobs created by COVID-19 conditions, focusing on work-from-home opportunities, and finding other modalities for collaborating with clinicians. Implications for rehabilitation practice are discussed.
KW - Covid-19
KW - Remote rehabilitation
KW - Supported employment
KW - Traumatic brain injury
KW - Veterans
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109311078
SN - 0022-4154
VL - 87
SP - 64
EP - 70
JO - Journal of Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Rehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -