Abstract
This article, the first in the Return-to-Work (RTW) Corner series, summarizes a comprehensive RTW and Stay-at-Work (SAW) program in Kentucky, which is funded by the United States Department of Labor. The program, Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network: Kentucky (RETAIN Kentucky), focuses on RTW and SAW strategies, depending upon participants' employment status at the time of enrollment in the project. RETAIN Kentucky services are implemented by RTW Coordinators (RTWCs) who help people with non-work-related injuries and illnesses continue in the workforce. The first Phase of RETAIN Kentucky, which lasted for nearly 3 years, is now informing the Phase 2 intervention, which began in October 2021 and will enroll participants for 30 months. In this article, we outline the employment retention problem that RETAIN Kentucky addresses, describe the key features and services of the program, summarize our findings so far, and present future directions for Phase 2.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-8 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Work |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Kentucky
- conservation of resources theory
- return to work
- stay at work
- work disability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
