NCJ Number
19192
Editor(s)
R L FORNEY,
P F C MUELLER,
R A MOODY
Date Published
1969
Length
60 pages
Annotation
THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM EFFORT WAS ESSENTIALLY A SERIES OF PILOT STUDIES AIMED AT INVESTIGATING THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION METHODS TO A VARIETY OF CLIENTS UNDER A VARIETY OF PROGRAM CONDITIONS.
Abstract
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SELECTED FOUR AREAS FOR INVESTIGATION - PUBLIC OFFENDERS, ALCOHOLISM, MENTAL RETARDATION OR SLOW LEARNERS, AND THE MENTALLY ILL. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WERE SET UP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENTS HAVING PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS, I.E., PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, CORRECTIONS AND YOUTH AUTHORITY, AND MENTAL HYGIENE. PROGRAMS WERE RATED ACCORDING TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS - ANNUAL INCREASE IN EARNINGS AND STATE SALES AND INCOME TAXES, ANNUAL DECREASE IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, AND ESTIMATED SAVINGS BY ELIMINATION OF REINSTITUTIONALIZATION. SOME GENERAL EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAMS CITED INCLUDED AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES TO A LARGER CLIENT GROUP AND ENRICHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAMS OF COOPERATING DEPARTMENTS. THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN EACH AREA IS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY.