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Mental health service users' experiences of returning to paid employment
- Authors:
- BOYCE Melanie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 23(1), January 2008, pp.77-88.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Research into mental health and employment has focused largely on people who are unemployed. This paper reports the experiences of 20 clients of employment support agencies in the UK who had succeeded in returning to work. A number of barriers to getting back to work were identified, but receiving employment support could enable people to overcome them. There was consistency with previous studies of factors associated with high and low levels of job satisfaction. Even those participants who were less satisfied with their jobs identified benefits and none described any negative effects. The quality of the employment support provided was important, including advice and counselling during the job search, enabling informed choice about disclosure and support in work. Job retention targets are required for funding programmes in addition to placement targets. Further research into the timing and processes of disclosure and into occupational health screening processes would be helpful.
Mental health practitioners' role in supporting people maintaining their jobs
- Authors:
- BOYCE Melanie, LOCKETT Helen, BACON Jenni
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2009, pp.23-26.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Mental ill health is an important cause of work related disability. The individual and wider societal benefits of developing and improving the management of mental health in the workplace are discussed. The role of primary care and employers are also highlighted.