Stay at Work/Return to Work Models and Strategy Study
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About the Study
In 2017, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to fund contractor Abt Associates to conduct the Stay at Work/Return to Work (SAW/RTW) Models and Strategy Study. The study aims to document and expand the knowledge base of SAW/RTW strategies and identify promising models and best practices. The final study also includes evaluation design options, which could be implemented to build on and add to the evidence produced.
This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform employment and training programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- What current promising programs exist? What programs have been validated?
- What are the important pathways of workers from injury, illness, or disability to SSDI application and receipt?
- What are the characteristics of target populations that might benefit from SAW/RTW strategies, interventions, and services, especially those who may apply for or enter SSDI?
- What options exist to build the research evidence in this area? Which strategies are promising, and how could these be evaluated?
- Synthesis of Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work (SAW/RTW) Programs, Models, Efforts, and Definitions (Final Report, December 2020)
- Synthesis of Evidence about Stay-at-Work/ Return-to-Work (SAW/RTW) and Related Programs (Final Report, December 2020)
- Early Intervention Pathway Map and Population Profiles (Final Report, December 2020)
- Evaluation Design Options Report (Final Report, December 2020)
- Findings in Brief (Summary Brief, December 2020)
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.