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New thinking about mental health and employment
- Authors:
- GROVE Bob, SECKER Jenny, SEEBOHM Patience, (eds)
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 162p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Until recently it has been assumed that people who experience severe and enduring mental health problems are unable to work, unless or until they recover. That assumption is now being challenged by international research demonstrating that, with the right support, people can succeed in finding and keeping a job even when they continue to need support from mental health services. This book draws together the research undertaken to date and combines it with mental health service users’ perspectives on the workplace to validate key points.
Still dreaming: service users' employment, education and training goals
- Authors:
- SOUTH ESSEX SERVICE USER RESEARCH GROUP, SECKER Jenny, GELLING Leslie
- Publisher:
- Anglia Polytechnic University
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 13p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chelmsford
This user-led research on mental health service users’ employment, training and education goals was conducted by the South Essex Service User Research Group and two academics from Anglia Polytechnic University, UK. It aims to inform vocational services of user views and assist in developing policies and practices which will help users find and keep real jobs. Face to face interviews were conducted with 82 users and a postal survey returned by an additional 159. Only 42% reported having a regular ay time activity, with 15% being in paid work. High numbers expressed interest in finding work (over 60%), or pursuing education or training objectives, but only 77% of these were currently receiving support to achieve their goal. User views revealed that help with mental health problems, benefits advice and support whilst in work were key, but that barriers existed such as the stereotyped attitudes of potential employers and the perceived threat to users' benefits. The authors recommend an evidence-based approach to such support, which they claim has been poorly implemented to date.