Person-Centered Employment Planning Teams: A Demonstration Project to Enhance Employment and Training Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities Accessing the One-Stop Career Center System

摘要

The 1998 Workforce Investment Act legislation created the One-Stop Career Center system out of a fragmented federal, state and local employment and training system. Among many changes, One-Stop Center staff is now expected to serve individuals with disabilities, a population previously underserved by the former employment and training system. The person-centered, employment planning team (PCEPT) demonstration project was developed to help One-Stop staff work more effectively with one another in serving persons with disabilities seeking job and training placement. This project examines the employment and training trajectory of a self-selected sample of One-Stop customers with psychiatric disabilities. Sixty-five percent were ultimately placed in a job or training program. The PCEPT process appears to fill an important service gap for a minority of individuals with severe disabilities seeking services within the One-Stop System. Replication issues are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]