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What are the benefits of evidence-based supported employment for patients with first-episode psychosis?
- Authors:
- RINALDI Miles, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 28(8), August 2004, pp.281-284.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim was to examine the effectiveness of integrating evidence-based supported employment into an early intervention service for young people with first-episode psychosis. Demographic, clinical and vocational data were collected over a 12-month period to evaluate the effect on vocational outcomes at 6 months and 12 months of the employment of a vocational specialist, and to assess model fidelity. Following vocational profiling and input from the vocational specialist and the team, there were significant increases in the proportion of clients engaged in work or educational activity over the first 6 months of the intervention, and in a subsample over a second 6-month period. The evidence-based Supported Employment Fidelity Scale was used to measure the degree of implementation, which scored 71, signifying ‘good implementation’. The results suggest that implementing evidence-based supported employment within an early intervention service increases employment and education opportunities for patients within the service.
Unemployment rates among patients with long term mental health problems
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, RINALDI Miles
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(8), August 2002, pp.295-298.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This article surveys the unemployment rates among people with mental health problems in the London Borough of Wandsworth, It argues that greater attention to vocational issues in clinical teams is required. The challenge of mental health services is to make employment interventions available to those who need them.