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Increasing the employment rate for people with longer-term mental health problems
- Authors:
- RINALDI Miles, MONTIBELLER Tatiana, PERKINS Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatrist (The), 35(9), September 2011, pp.339-343.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
People with mental health problems, especially those accessing secondary services, often experience low rates of employment. However many continue to regard employment as a yardstick of recovery. The low priory given to employment by mental health professionals and low expectation of being able to gain employment by the patients themselves contribute to the problem. This study examined the effects of implementing the individual placement and support (IPS) approach within four community mental health teams (CMHTs) in London. A full-time employment specialist was working in each CMHT and independent assessment confirmed that high quality IPS was being delivered. Demographic, clinical and vocational data were collected through a repeated cross-sectional survey and a service user experience survey was carried out. The IPS approach appeared to have a significant effect on the employment rates for service users, including those with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. A higher proportion felt able to return to employment and a smaller proportion believed they were unable to work because of their mental health problems. Employment rates for service users appeared to be independent of general employment rates.
Dilemmas in community mental health practice: choice or control
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, REPPER Julie
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 157p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Examines the power and demands of the various groups involved in the provision and use of community mental health services, and considers different practice options and their values and goals. Discusses who should receive services, the prioritisation of severe mental illness, the rights of users and the nature of compliance, the involvement of users, the provision of practical home care, professional roles, the role of families and carers, and measuring outcomes.