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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.
Qualitative evaluation of a job retention pilot for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- THOMAS Kristina, SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 55(516), July 2005, pp.546-547.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Interviews with job retention clients, their employers and case managers were carried out. A group interview with GPs was also conducted. Client-focused interventions were reported to be helpful by clients and GPs and employer -focused interventions were appreciated by both clients and employers. All clients attributed positive outcomes to the service. In conclusion, these preliminary results support the further development and evaluation of job retention services.
Working all together
- Authors:
- THOMAS Tina, SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2004, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Job retention schemes have an essential role in a recovery orientated mental health service. This article looks at a job retention team (JRT) based in Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWMHTP). The JRT operates on a case management model, and offers a free service to people in employment currently experiencing mental health problems and at a risk of loosing their jobs as a result. The ultimate aim of the pilot is to develop a model for job retention services across the UK. Summarises findings from a qualitative evaluation of the project's first year of operation, from June 2002 to May 2003. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 of the 29 clients with whom the JRT had worked over the 12 months, 5 of their employers, 6 of their GPs and 2 case managers.
Modernising day and employment services in South East: the role of service user researchers
- Authors:
- SOUTH ESSEX SERVICE USER RESEARCH GROUP (SE-SURG), SECKER Jenny, TEBBS Mark
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 12(3), August 2008, pp.29-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A year-long review of day and vocational services was carried out in South Essex by local authority and primary care trust commissioners to help inform future commissioning plans. The review included a focus group to consult service users, carers, project staff and referrers across the area. This was undertaken by SE-SURG, a group of current and former service users who carry out research and consultation work for mental health service commissioners and providers. This article outlines how the consultation was undertaken, discusses the results, particularly in relation to the strengths and limitations of current services, service aspirations and staff expectations.
What have we learnt about mental health and employment?
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob, SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 11(1), 2006, pp.8-15.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
This article examines the evidence regarding who can benefit from vocational interventions, service users' motivation to work, how people can be helped to find and keep a job and how unemployment can be prevented in the first place. The authors then look at practice evidence to show how effective services aimed at supporting service users to return or retain contact with the labour market can be developed.
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.
Challenging barriers to employment, training and education for mental health service users: the service user's perspective
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob, SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(4), August 2001, pp.395-404.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
In 1999 the 'Care Programme to Work' project at the Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy undertook a survey of service users in Sheffield. The aim was to identify users' employment, education and training needs, as they perceived them. One hundred and fifty-six interviews were carried out across the city, followed by 11 focus groups to explore vocational issues in more detail and ensure that the views of groups under-represented in the interviews were included. Service users were employed as interviewers and focus group leaders. Open employment was the most frequently identified long-germ goal. The study highlighted the need for an integrated approach to vocational guidance and support; for strong links with employment and educational agencies and with projects supporting diverse groups of users; for access to impartial benefits advice; and for mental health services themselves to take a lead in providing and promoting employment opportunities.