Personal experiences of people with serious mental illness when seeking, obtaining and maintaining competitive employment in Queensland, Australia

Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation
Beverley Gladman, Geoff Waghorn

Abstract

High non-participation in the labour force and unemployment remain challenging for adults with serious mental illness. This study examined the personal experiences of people with serious mental illness when seeking, obtaining and maintaining competitive employment. The aim was to increase understanding of personal experiences of employment and how these experiences can be used to inform the assistance provided in support of clients' competitive employment goals. Qualitative data from a two-year period were thematically analysed from one participating site in a multi-site trial of employment services integrated with public funded community mental health treatment and care. Both positive and negative themes arose. Positive themes included: Aspirations for a better life, receiving feedback on good job performance, employment displacing preoccupation with illness, and employment improving self-esteem and reducing financial stress. Negative themes included stigma experiences, stress, and health difficulties. Both positive and negative experiences did not depend on type of employment service assistance nor key client characteristics such as age, sex, and diagnostic category. Despite its many benefits, employment can also increase the...Continue Reading

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Apr 21, 2020·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Alexandra DevineAnne Kavanagh
Apr 3, 2018·Nordic Journal of Psychiatry·Mona EklundLars Hansson
Mar 3, 2020·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Aleksandra Ilić Petković, Vesna Nikolić
Apr 24, 2018·Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation·Viviana R CarmonaJ Emilio Rojo-Rodes
May 31, 2018·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Susann PorterUlrika Bejerholm

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