Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Substance Abuse, Disability, and Employment.
This project has completed its research activities and is now closed. Check REHABDATA for documents.
Wright State University. School of Medicine, Substance Abuse Resources and Disability Issues (SARDI). 3171 Research Boulevard, Room 255. Kettering, OH 45420.
E-mail:mary.huber@wright.edu. URL(s):http://www.med.wright.edu/citar/sardi/rrtc_about.html. Principal Investigator: Dennis C. Moore, EdD. Public Contact: Mary Huber. Public Contact Phone: 937/775-1484 (V/TTY). Fax: 937/775-1495. Project Number: H133B040012. About grant numbers. Start Date: December 1, 2004. Length: 60 months. NIDILRR Officer: Leslie J. Caplan, PhD. NIDILRR Funding: FY 04 $699,998; FY 05 $699,983; FY 06 $699,981; FY 07 $699,984; FY 08 $699,989; FY 09 $0 (No-cost extension through 11/30/2010); FY 10 $0 (No-cost extension through 11/30/2011). Abstract: This rehabilitation research training center builds on previous findings to positively impact persons with disabilities who also experience substance use disorders, as well as the service providers upon whom they depend. The highly integrated program of research addresses the following goals and objectives: (1) Promote widespread use of substance use disorder screening among persons with disabilities who utilize disability-related employment services. This is accomplished by developing and validating a new substance abuse screener called the "SASSI-VR". Following two stages of development and validation, the SASSI-VR is evaluated in three vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs on a statewide basis. (2) Conduct a randomized clinical trial of a model of supported employment, Individualized Placement and Support, to test its efficacy among persons with traumatic brain injury or other severe disabilities that also have a substance use disorder. The two trial sites are affiliated with rehabilitation programs in the Wright State and Ohio State medical schools. (3) Research policy and practices relative to their impact on VR services for persons with a disability and coexisting substance abuse. Serving as a critical complement to the first project, the roles of policies, statutes, guidelines, and VR service delivery practices are investigated within the larger community of public agencies. (4) Investigate factors that specifically contribute to unsuccessful case closure among consumers of VR services. This component studies recent unsuccessful closures and their VR counselors, and the study has particular sensitivity to the role of "hidden" substance abuse among unsuccessful closures. Descriptors: Emergent disabilities, Employment, Substance abuse, Vocational rehabilitation.
