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Women and employment in later life: the impact of long-term health conditions on labour market participation
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 25(4), 2021, pp.304-315.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: There is increasing interest in long-term conditions experienced singly and in combination. This paper aims to address this by considering the impact of long-term conditions on female labour market participation in later life. Design/methodology/approach: This literature review considers a variety of evidence and policy related to long-term conditions as experienced by women. Findings: The review suggests the importance of gender when considering long-term conditions and when considering employment because this is often gendered. There are several long-term conditions affecting women in particular that need to be considered by employers and policy makers. Research limitations/implications: This review scopes the literature offering some illustrative examples of long-term conditions. Practical implications: The review encourages practitioners and policy makers to include long-term conditions, as people age in thinking about ways to prevent, alleviate and respond to long-term conditions and to consider them in age-related initiatives in employment. Originality/value: The review addresses long-term conditions among women in later life, suggesting that multiple policy and practice responses may need to be considered together in the development of any strategies and guidance. (Edited publisher abstract)
Participation in social leisure activities may benefit mental health particularly among individuals that lack social connectedness at work or school
- Authors:
- NIELSEN Line, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 25(4), 2021, pp.341-351.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Workplace and study environments generally provide opportunities for social connectedness, however, not all individuals in such settings are equally well connected. It is possible that potential mental health benefits of participation in social leisure activities may be greater for individuals that lack social connectedness through a workplace or study environment. This study aims to examine if the association between social leisure activities and mental health is moderated by the degree of social connectedness at work/school. Design/methodology/approach: Data stem from 2,406 adults (age range 16-64 years old) from The Danish Mental Health and Well-Being Survey 2016. Validated scales were used to measure mental well-being and depression/anxiety symptoms. Multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted. Findings: Participation in social leisure activities (i.e. participation in community/social groups such as a sports association, art club, book club, running group, card game club, cultural or political group) was positively associated with mental well-being and negatively associated with depression/anxiety symptoms. The associations were stronger among individuals feeling less socially connected at work/school and strongest among individuals that were unemployed or not enrolled in education. Originality/value: Mental health promotion strategies may focus on promoting social leisure activities especially among unemployed or otherwise socially isolated groups, as well as among individuals that are not well connected at their workplace or school. Workplaces and schools may also monitor employee/student social connectedness and potentially intervene accordingly. (Edited publisher abstract)
Facilitating factors for the job placement of workers with intellectual disabilities: supervisors and coworker mentors perspectives
- Authors:
- PELLICENA Miquel Angel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 14(6), 2020, pp.213-227.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of organizational strategies, attitudes and supports that can help people with intellectual disabilities to access competitive jobs through supported employment. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple case study was carried out based on an intentional sampling involving the coworker mentors of six people with intellectual disabilities currently working in standardized environments. Semi-structured interviews were performed with the participants, and an inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Findings: The study identified five critical factors in the work of people with intellectual disabilities in standardized work environments, which potentially could act as facilitators or as obstacles, depending on how they were managed. The study also identified two key factors that acted mainly as facilitators and one as an obstacle. Originality/value: The study reveals the existence of factors that sometimes act as facilitators and sometimes as obstacles, depending on how they are managed by the company leaders or the disabled worker himself. (Edited publisher abstract)
The possibility and importance of immersive technologies during COVID-19 for autistic people
- Authors:
- NEWBUTT Nigel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Enabling Technologies, 14(3), 2020, pp.187-199.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify three key areas where autistic people may find themselves impacted through COVID-19, namely, education; employment; and anxiety. Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides some views based on the extensive experience of using immersive technologies for the utilisation and application with autistic groups during COVID-19. Findings: This paper offers some examples of immersive technology application that might be helpful for practitioners, services and others to consider in overcoming possible challenges faced by people with autism. Originality/value: This opinion piece offers expert insights to the role immersive technologies and virtual reality might play during COVID-19 in the lives of autistic groups. (Edited publisher abstract)
Exploring forensic service users’ experience of participating in a community life skills and work-readiness programme
- Authors:
- McKENZIE Chloe, TARPEY Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Practice, 22(1), 2020, pp.1-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the experiences of individuals with a criminal history of participating in a community life skills and work-readiness programme. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven individuals that have a criminal history who were participating, or had previously participated, in a community life skills and work-readiness programme. This data was analysed by interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings: Four superordinate themes emerged, these were: “need to change”, “changing identity”, “giving back to the community” and “a sense of belonging”. These themes are discussed in relation to desistance literature and the Good Lives Model. Practical implications: This research identifies through the participants’ narratives that engaging with the programme appeared to facilitate the desistance process. The importance of community programmes that provide participants skills and social integration must be acknowledged. Originality/value: There is limited research on the experiences of forensic services users’ experiences of community programmes, especially those that are not aimed specifically at ex-offenders. The results of this research can be used to enhance services and identify further research areas. (Edited publisher abstract)
Growing the availability of evidence based supported employment
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, REPPER Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 23(4), 2019, pp.145-148.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article looks at the growth Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence based supported employment for people with serious mental health issues. It highlights the importance of maintaining the quality of ISP services, for quality IPS services to span the primary/secondary care divide and provide the ongoing access to employment support, and for services to provide support for job retention. (Original abstract)
Not such an ordinary life: a comparison of employment, marital status and housing profiles of adults with and without intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- McMAHON Martin, BOWRING Darren Lee, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 24(4), 2019, pp.213-221.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Having paid work, relationships and a choice of where to live are common policy priorities for adults with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to compare outcomes with respect to these three priorities between adults with intellectual disability and the general population in Jersey. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 217 adults with intellectual disability known to services, and 2,350 adults without intellectual disability using a stratified random sample. Data on employment, marital status and accommodation profiles were compared. Findings: In sum, 87 per cent of adults with intellectual disability were currently single vs 16 per cent of adults without intellectual disability; 23 per cent of working-age adults with intellectual disability were in paid employment vs 92 per cent of working-age adults without intellectual disability; and 57 per cent of adults with intellectual disability lived-in sheltered housing vs 2 per cent of adults without intellectual disability. Social implications: Very few adults with intellectual disability are in paid employment or intimate relationships, and the majority live in sheltered, supported housing, with very few owning their own home. There is a significant disconnect between policy and reality. Considerable work is required to make an ordinary life the reality for adults with intellectual disability. Originality/value: This study adds to the body of evidence that suggests people with intellectual disabilities are less likely to experience an ordinary life. Furthermore, it illustrates that despite Jersey being an affluent society, the same difficulties and barriers exist there for persons with an intellectual disability as in other jurisdictions. (Publisher abstract)
Working on the edge: changes in the content and delivery of social care
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, MANTHORPE Jill, HARRIS Jess
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 23(4), 2019, pp.208-216.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the changes to the content and delivery of care work in the context of developments in the wider labour market. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 240 interviews with social care practitioners and managers were undertaken at Time 1 (T1) (2009–2012) and Time 2 (T2) (2011–2014) in four local council sites in England. A final round of interviews (T3) with managers (n=60) and staff (n=60) took place between 2015 and 2018. Findings: The way in which many workers found meaning and satisfaction within their work was an important way by which many of them tempered dissatisfaction with pay, status and working conditions. Some workers used the concepts of ethical practice and vocation to differentiate themselves from other workers and organisations whom they considered lack these qualities and from what they saw as a wider societal perception that their work was unskilled and unfulfilling. Research limitations/implications: The interview data may not be generalisable or totally representative of care staff. Those employers who agreed to participate may have been more committed to workforce development and valued their staff more highly. Nonetheless, data were sector wide and there were sizeable numbers of participants. Practical implications: Pride and job satisfaction are important aspects of job satisfaction in care work and could be fostered in care services and by older people. Social implications: Negative perceptions of care work within society may act as a barrier to recruitment and retention. Older people might help raise the positive profile of care work. Originality/value: This is a unique data set from which to document long-term determinants of job satisfaction in care work. (Publisher abstract)
Mental health, social inclusion and the development of vocational services in the NHS: what can be learnt?
- Author:
- BERTRAM Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 24(2), 2019, pp.133-143.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the learning from a historical NHS vocational service development that focused on: mental health, employment and social inclusion – in an inner city area – involving service users, staff and commissioners. Design/methodology/approach: It is a descriptive case study. A range of historical documents was content analysed and described through a first-person narrative: service user consultations, service specifications, audit records, outcome frameworks, internal service evaluations and published literature. Findings: When vocational NHS service developments are grounded in what service users say helps them (person-centred, networked and co-ordinated approaches) the evidence indicates people can achieve their vocational goals. Research limitations/implications: The range of documents described is factual, although the learning insights from some of the service developments are based on personal judgements. The author was the responsible manager – personal bias is high. There is not enough robust evidence to warrant generalisation. Practical implications: When employment and social inclusion are prioritised, as core business in NHS, outcomes and health impact can increase. Greater detail is needed from healthcare policy makers – focusing on who exactly should undertake this work and what the key commissioning social inclusion performance indicators are. Originality/value: The bulk of literature on employment support focuses on promoting evidence from one model: individual placement and support. Evidence here indicates a broader range of activity (education, training and volunteering) can have value and health impact. (Publisher abstract)
The impact of vocational training on transition-aged adults
- Authors:
- CARLO Radames, DWYER Rocky
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 13(6), 2018, pp.307-317.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the difference in attaining and maintaining employment between transition age youth (ages 19–22) with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBDs) completing and not completing vocational training. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative causal-comparative research design using existing data extracted from the National Longitudinal Transitional Study-2 (NLTS-2) via a restricted data use license issued by the National Center Special Education Research, Institution of Education Sciences, US Department of Education. One-way ANCOVA and multiple regression analysis with one independent variable and six control variables were used for the study. Findings: The results showed there is a significant difference in employment status between transition age youth with EBDs completing vocational training as compared to non-completion of vocational training, controlling for gender, race, age, mental health services, academic achievement and prior work experience. Individuals who completed vocational training are more likely employed after two years, than those who had not completed vocational training. Originality/value: The outcomes of the study showed that vocational training during the transitional period had a positive impact on outcomes such as employment status, participation in job skills programmes and perceived preparedness for employment. These findings support the idea that vocational training during the secondary school period is an effective way to scaffold support for the transitional period. As a result, these findings justify the use of vocational training as part of the transitional preparation for students with emotional and behavioural disorders. (Edited publisher abstract)