State Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Employment Outcomes for Asian Americans with Psychiatric Disabilities
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ORIGINAL PAPER
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Employment Outcomes for Asian Americans with Psychiatric Disabilities Eun‑Jeong Lee1 · Jinhee Park2 · Jina Chun3 · Sukyeong Pi3 Received: 21 November 2018 / Accepted: 2 January 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract One major concern of Asian Americans with psychiatric disabilities is underutilization of services, furthermore their service needs and accessibility have been significantly understudied. This study examined the effects of the public vocational rehabilitation (VR) services on employment outcomes for Asian Americans with psychiatric disabilities in the United States. This study investigated which individual characteristics, work disincentives, and VR service types were related to competitive employment outcomes among Asian Americans with psychiatric disabilities and compared the findings to other racial/ ethnic groups. Logistic regression analyses were used to analyze a sample of RSA-911 data from fiscal year 2013. The results provided empirical support regarding VR services and employment outcomes for Asian Americans with psychiatric disabilities. Specifically, level of education, work experiences, and receipt of health insurance benefits were significantly related to employment outcomes among the Asian American group. Regarding VR services, job placement assistance, on-the-job supports, maintenance, miscellaneous training, and other services also predicted employment outcomes. Future research needs to address the impact of specific cultural factors on access to VR services, service utilization, and employment outcomes. Keywords Asian americans · Psychiatric disabilities · Employment · Vocational rehabilitation services
Introduction Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing racial groups in the United States (Humes et al. 2010). By the year 2050, Asian Americans may grow to 40 million and constitute roughly 10% of the projected U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau 2011). There are quite a few significant issues related to Asian Americans such as a high prevalence of domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and significant mental health issues (Tang 2007). The limited nature of knowledge about the prevalence of mental health problems among Asian Americans has been consistently reported in the literature (Sue et al. 2012), yet a few investigations have given * Eun‑Jeong Lee [email protected] 1
Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3424 S. State St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
some indication of prevalence rates. The National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) reported that 17.4% of Asian American men and 17.2% of women had a lifetime prevalence of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse disorders according to the clinical criteria of the DSM-IV (
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