본 연구의 목적은 직업재활사업실시기관의 IPE의 활용실태를 조사하고 효율적인 직업재활사업을 위한 개선방안을 제안하는 것이다. 본 연구는 한국직업재활사업실시기관에 근무하고 있는 남·녀 총75명을 대상으로 하였고, 연구자가 개발한 설문지를 토대로 관계 전문가의 자문을 받아 실시하였다. 연구결과, 직업재활사업실시기관의 대부분은 정신지체인을 대상으로 사업을 전개하고 있었고, 63%의 직원들이 IPE를 작성해본 경험이 있다고 응답하였으나 과반수의 직원들만이 현재 IPE를 사용하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. IPE의 양식형태에 관해서는 대부분이 기관에서 자체적으로 제작한 양식을 사용하고 있었고, 자체기관 직원들의 양식작성에 관한 교육은 보통이상의 호의적인 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 사용할만한 양식의 부재, 양식작성교육을 전담할 전문인력의 부재 그리고 관계기관의 사업지침 부재가 문제점으로 부각되었다. 효율적인 직업재활사업을 위한 향후 개선방안이 논의되었다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current use of IPE in vocational rehabilitation and to provide positive directions for effective rehabilitation businesses in Korea. 75 rehabilitation personnel from vocational rehabilitation businesses participated in this study. The questionnaire was developed by the researcher with aids of other rehabilitation professionals. The study showed that most of the respondents provide services for people with mental retardation, and 63% of the study participants had experiences to fill out the IPE with 50% of the personnel using IPE currently. For the forms of IPE, most of the participants responded to use self-developed IPE forms in their own institutions, followed by using other forms of IPE. The education for the development of IPE was found to be given by their own personnel in the institutions and the education rated as being mostly satisfied. However, the lack of available IPE forms, the absence of helping professionals for the IPE education, and the lack of business rationale in related institutions, were found to be the problematic areas. The future directions for the effective vocational rehabilitation businesses in Korea were discussed.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current use of IPE in vocational rehabilitation and to provide positive directions for effective rehabilitation businesses in Korea. 75 rehabilitation personnel from vocational rehabilitation businesses participated in this study. The questionnaire was developed by the researcher with aids of other rehabilitation professionals. The study showed that most of the respondents provide services for people with mental retardation, and 63% of the study participants had experiences to fill out the IPE with 50% of the personnel using IPE currently. For the forms of IPE, most of the participants responded to use self-developed IPE forms in their own institutions, followed by using other forms of IPE. The education for the development of IPE was found to be given by their own personnel in the institutions and the education rated as being mostly satisfied. However, the lack of available IPE forms, the absence of helping professionals for the IPE education, and the lack of business rationale in related institutions, were found to be the problematic areas. The future directions for the effective vocational rehabilitation businesses in Korea were discussed.

IPE, vocational rehabilitation business