Employment Outcomes After Vocational Training

At the beginning of the IHVT programs, the job placement for each participant was determined jointly by the participant's interest, the demands of local job markets and the team evaluation. The programs covered 6 to 10 months in length, 5 days a week and 4 to 6 hours a day. The programs contained three sessions: (a) the work-related behavior training session, such as proper appearance, communication and self assertion, and workplace social skills, (b) the on-the-job skill training session where participants gained job-specific training and interventions from job coaches and occupational therapists, and (c) the life balance counseling session including individual and group counseling that aimed to enhance the participants' ability to tackle potential hardships and barriers to work.