JOE PLACEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES IN SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

The purpose of the study was to predict the likelihood of job placemen t for individuals with psychiatric disabilities as compared to those w ith severe learning disabilities and mental retardation during the fir st 6 months of participation in an employment program. The most signif icant finding was that within each of the disability categories an age by gender interaction contributed to differential placement probabili ties. In early adulthood, the probability that men would obtain a job was greater than for women, however this probability reversed after ag e 35 when women were more likely to obtain a job than men. Overall, in dividuals with psychiatric disabilities had a lower chalice to be plac ed than either those with learning disabilities or those with mental r etardation.