Vocational Functioning among People with Psychiatric Disabilities Five to Seven Years after Receiving Supported Employment Services
Journal of Rehabilitation(2017)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes from a controlled trial of evidence-based supported employment for people with psychiatric disabilities, five to seven years after participation commenced. Eligible participants from the original multi-site trial of supported employment conducted during 2008-2010 in the South East Queensland region of Australia were contacted by telephone and invited to participate in a follow-up survey. Of the original 266 participants, 74 (27.8%) completed the five to seven year follow-up survey. The results show that the proportion employed during the multi-site trial decreased over five years from 42% employed at any time during the trial to 30% employed in the past six months. However, vocational goals and interests persisted over this time because 92% of those who were previously involved in the employment program continued to be vocationally active or interested in employment as a recovery goal for the future. These results support increasing the availability of more continuous employment services to Australians with psychiatric disabilities.
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psychiatric disabilities,employment
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