Objective: This study identifies patterns and correlates of disclosure among professionals managers with serious psychiatric conditions. Design: A national mail survey such respondents was conducted. Results: large proportion (87%) participants reported having disclosed their mental illness. About half the disclosers unfavorable circumstances leading to while one third when they felt comfortable. Most frequently, supervisors; made disability known applying for job. had no regrets about...

Illness management and recovery strategies are considered evidence-based practices. The article describes how a web-based application, CommonGround, has been used to support implementation of such in outpatient mental health services assess its impact. specific focus this is Personal Medicine, self-management that salient component the CommonGround intervention.With from counties not-for-profit managed care organization, introduced 10 medication clinics, one Assertive Community Treatment...

Objective: Years after the passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, little empirical information exists about relationship between functional limitations experienced by individuals psychiatric disabilities, and related reasonable accommodations provided on job. Design: A multi-site, longitudinal study was conducted 191 employees in 22 supported employment programs across 3 states during a 1-year period. Data were gathered prospectively structured, narrative form designed to describe both...

Job accommodation is a multifaceted and interactive process. Stakeholder groups (i.e., employees with disabilities, employers, in some cases service providers) make decisions about requesting or providing job accommodations based on multiple factors this An understanding of stakeholder differences their perceptions these may mitigate the myths misconceptions accommodations, facilitate perspectives importance involved process are compared. How affect likelihood discussed, along implications...

Participation in paid work competitive industry through placement supported employment is compared and analyzed for two populations: 212 persons with a primary psychiatric disability 1,588 non disability.

Abstract By implementing intervention strategies to help psychiatrically disabled persons choose, get, and keep jobs, supported employment can become a successful element in psychiatric rehabilitation.

The purpose of this study was (a) to explore the latent factors in Reasonable Accommodation Factor Survey (RAFS) instrument and (b) compare scores on RAFS by participant’s role. Eight were identified through an exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation. reliability tests indicated satisfactory each eight RAFS. Comparison roles stakeholders (employee, employer, service provider) statistically significant differences three factors: Employee Competence Accommodation, Workplace...

The present study was designed to describe individuals receiving psychiatric rehabilitation (PR) service and investigate program outcomes factors associated with progress in a multisite, descriptive evaluation across Pennsylvania.Through an outcomes-monitoring process integrated into routine delivery, survey responses from 408 participating PR were summarized. Linear mixed models used examine change over time self-reported ratings domains progress.Significantly lower utilization of inpatient...

Meeting the vocational needs of adults with mental illness is one most critical issues currently facing health planners and policymakers. An extensive technology has been developed for such service: supported employment (Danley & Anthony, 1987). This paper reports on an innovative three-year research demonstration project which was designed to evaluate a program university campus specifically persons psychiatric disability. Twenty participants were enrolled in intervention; enrollment...

ObjectiveAssessment of specific skills acquired during training a new practice is important in understanding adoption, but often difficult to do.This project summarizes information from clinical assessment over one year post program increase treatment decision support by staff for individuals receiving mental health services.

Meeting the vocational needs of adults with mental illness is one most critical issues currently facing health planners and policy makers. An extensive technology has been developed for such service: supported employment. This paper

ABSTRACT In recent years there has been significant growth in academic programs that prepare students to become psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners. Educators from a number of these have come together form consortium. This group the potential enhance education by developing curricula and fieldwork standards, sharing educational resources, providing professional development opportunities for faculty newly emerging field, promoting increased dissemination at both undergraduate graduate...