Supported Employment in The Netherlands for people with an intellectual disability, a psychiatric disability and a chronic disease. A comparative study

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hoekstra, E.J. | Sanders, K. | van den Heuvel, W.J.A. | Post, D. | Groothoff, J.W.

Affiliations: Health Sciences, Social Medicine, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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Abstract: The Dutch government and private agencies are striving to assist people with disabilities with employment. Job placement agencies in The Netherlands use various methods including a Supported Employment (SE) approach to achieve this result. This article examines similarites and differences in tasks performed and the amount of time spent on a task implementing SE across the following disability groups: people with an intellectual disability, a psychiatric disability and a chronic disease. Results revealed the greatest amount of time was expended on Job coaching activities for each group and that substantial time was expended on assessment and job seeking activities for persons with psychiatric or chronic disabilities.

Keywords: Supported Employment, Netherlands, employment, intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, chronic disease, return to work

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 39-48, 2004