Vocational rehabilitation and mental health

Lloyd, C (ed)

Vocational rehabilitation and mental health - Oxford Wiley-Blackwell 2010

This book is a practical guide to implementing effective services leading to career development among people with mental illness. It examines the barriers to employment such as stigma, discrimination and fluctuating health and discusses the evidence underpinning the provision of effective employment services. Contents include: employment and people with mental illness; evidence-based supported employment; the successes and challenges of integrating mental health and employment services; reducing employers' stigma by supported employment; motivational interviewing; therapeutic alliance in vocational rehabilitation; the importance of vocation in recovery for young people with mental illness; employment and early psychosis; work-related social skills and job retention; when symptoms and treatment hinder vocational recovery; supported education; managing personal information in supported employment for people with mental illness.

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