New Resource & Journal Articles

Supported and Customized Employment: Side by Side Referral Decision Guide

The Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE); Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and Griffin-Hammis Associates, and Utah State University (USU) partnered to develop a guide for rehabilitation professionals on supported and customized employment. This new Supported and Customized Employment Side by Side Referral Decision Guide can help in determining how to choose between these two services. Information is provided on:

• Definitions for supported and customized employment
• Descriptions of who it was designed for and defining features of each approach
• Steps to determine who may benefit from supported or customized employment
• A chart outlining how the employment planning process works within each service
• Key differences in job development for SE and CE
• A referral decision-making flow chart .

View the Supported and Customized Employment: Side by Side Referral Decision Guide

New Journal Articles on Customized Employment

Customized employment (CE) is a highly relevant but underused strategy for individuals with significant disabilities. It is important to examine how CE has been utilized in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs). SVRAs and providers could consider these findings to refine and improve their service delivery and policies/procedures particularly for customized employment.

Use of Customized Employment in State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs: A Retrospective Study 2017–2020

Kim, J., Inge, K., Keeton, B., Riesen, T., Castruita-Rios, Y. & Tansey, T. (2022). Read the Article

Customized employment as a pathway to competitive integrated employment: An analysis of RSA 911 data of state vocational rehabilitation agencies with the highest use of this intervention.

Kim, J., Riesen, T., Inge, K., Keeton, B., Weathers, M. & Tansey, T. (2022). Read the Article

The contents of these papers were developed with support from a grant from the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (Grant number: 64K200003) from the U.S. Department of Education; and a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Grant Number: 90DP0085), a center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.