Applying the Illinois Work and Well-Being Model to increase labor force participation among people with multiple sclerosis

Issue title: Special Issue: Health, Function and Employment of People with Multiple Sclerosis

Guest editors: Fong Chan and Phillip D. Rumrill Jr.

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Strauser, David R.^{a; *} | Rumrill, Jr., Phillip D.^b | Greco, Chelsea^a

Affiliations: [a] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA | [b] Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: David R. Strauser, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Work and Disability Lab., 213A Huff Hall, MC-588, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. Tel.: +1 901 481 6868; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this article is to introduce the Illinois Work and Well-Being Model as a framework that can be applied to facilitate the career development of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The model emphasizes the interaction of contextual and career development domains to improve participation in the areas of work, society, community, and home. CONCLUSION:A brief discussion of potential implications regarding vocational rehabilitation research, service, and policy is offered, with the overall goal of reinforcing career development as the foundation of vocational rehabilitation services for adults with MS and other chronic health conditions.

Keywords: Multiple sclerosis, vocational rehabilitation, career development

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-191021

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 11-20, 2019