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A social work role: promoting employment equity for people with serious and persistent mental illness
- Authors:
- AKABAS Sheila H., GATES Lauren B.
- Journal article citation:
- Administration in Social Work, 23(3/4), 2000, pp.163-184.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The common wisdom in the treatment community is that most people with serious and persistent mental illness are not candidates for employment. This article reports on a research project in the USA that contests that conclusion with research evidence that supports the potential for a successful work outcome for people with serious and persistent mental illness. The authors describe a model intervention at the workplace that has been used effectively to support that outcome. The authors conclude that achieving equity in employment opportunity for people with serious and persistent mental illness requires a significant change in the education, behaviour, and attitudes of social workers and suggest the measures than can help accomplish that end.