Use of Extended Employment Services by VR Consumers Dr. David Dean, University of Richmond Presentation to the Employment Services Organizations Advisory Committee Richmond, Virginia, February 8, 2011

Background Earlier analysis of supported employment (SE) focused on VR applicant cohort in SFY 2000 Reported on use of supported employment and job coach training services (JCTS) by VR consumers who applied in 2000 Examined VR service costs and employment outcomes (both pre- and post-closure) for those who received SE &/or JCTS

Background (cont.) Recently accessed DRS data on Extended Employment Services (EES) and Long-Term Employment Support Services (LTESS) for the SFY 2000 applicant cohort Currently examining just LTESS/EES data, before combining with VR services data for “big-picture” return-on-investment study

Current Analysis Includes VR applicants in SFY 2000 who subsequently received EES/LTESS for the first time through April 2010 Participants could receive long-term follow-along (LTESS) and/or extended employment services (EES) 596 individuals received only follow-along, 207 received only EES, 37 received both at some point through April 2010

Who Gets LTESS/EES ? Characteristic at Time of SFY 2000 Application Type of Services Received LTESSEES Age at Application for VR30.7 years34.1 years Percent Male56.5%51.7% Percent Caucasian60.7%70.0% Percent with HS Degree or More47.8%33.8% Percent on SSI at VR Application32.9%52.2% Percent on TANF at VR Application2.2%3.9% Percent Supporting Themselves12.2%2.4% Percent with Anxiety Disorder13.4%8.2% Percent with Cognitive Impairment44.0%48.8% Percent with Personality Disorder4.0%5.3% Percent with Schizophrenia/Psychoses15.3%16.9% Percent with Specific Learning Disabilities7.1%1.5% Percent with Other Disabilities12.3%16.4% Percent with Secondary Disability40.1%47.8%

VR Service Costs and Closure Status SFY 2000 “base” case Type of Services Received LTESSEES Cost of VR Purchased Services$3,976$2,828 % with Employment Outcome77.2%80.7% % with no Employment Outcome 13.4%14.0% % Dropout5.5%3.9% % Not Accepted3.9%1.5% % Competitively Employed63.9%16.9%

MeanMedianLowHigh Avg. no. months employed/served (out of approx. 120 mos.) Avg. per-person expenditures over the period $8,188$3,022$31$93,421 EES/LTESS participants who applied for VR in SFY 2000

Annual EES/LTESS Participation Rates, as reported by ESOs

Average Annual EES/LTESS Service Costs vs. Average Annual Earnings

Average Hourly Wages and Service Costs for LTESS Participants

Average Hourly Wages and Service Costs for EES

Calculating Benefit-Cost Ratios for EES/LTESS (SFY 2000 Applicants) LTESSEES Present Value* (PV) of Wages $860$394 PV of Services$ Net PV$618-$188 Benefit-Cost Ratio Note: PV calculated at 3% discount rate

Next Steps in Refining ROI Framework More comprehensive look at service costs: –VR service costs for ALL episodes of VR services (both in-house and purchased), –EES/LTESS service costs, and –“Similar benefits” provided by others Additional data on employment outcomes Examining subgroups of recipients with specific types of impairments Will get input from ESOAC as work progresses