PREDICTION OF VOCATIONAL OUTCOME BASED ON CLINICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS AMONG VOCATIONALLY READY CLIENTS

This study examined the clinical and demographic correlates of work sk ills and vocational outcome for persons with psychiatric disabilities. The same clinical, demographic, work skills, and vocational outcome i nstruments were administered to 275 persons working toward their vocat ional goals at three psychosocial rehabilitation centers. Data regardi ng vocational outcomes were collected quarterly over a period of 3 1/4 years. Using multivariate statistical techniques, clinical and demogr aphic variables that predict work skills and future vocational outcome s were identified. The implications of the findings for program admini strators, system planners, and researchers are discussed.