1997: Literature Search -- Supported Employment Record 1 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Supported competitive employment for individuals with autism and = severe retardation: Two case studies.=20 AU: Wehman,-Paul; Kregel,-John=20 JN: Focus-on-Autistic-Behavior; 1988 Aug Vol 3(3) 14 p=20 IS: 08871566=20 AB: Examines the supported model of competitive employment, using the = case reports of 2 23-yr-old men. One S was diagnosed as autistic and the = other as severely mentally retarded. Traditionally, both Ss would have = been viewed as unemployable, however they were able to maintain = employment for an extended period of time, earned at least the federal = minimum wage, and worked in excess of 30 hrs per week. When problems = were encountered on the job, the employment specialist used a variety of = training and advocacy strategies to ensure employment success. The cases = illustrate the employment potential of persons with severe handicaps and = the challenges involved in providing supported employment services to = these workers. The amount of intervention time provided to the Ss has = significant implications for supported employment programs. (PsycLIT = Database Copyright 1991 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 AB: Examined Job tenure among 85 individuals with severe mental = illness who were participating in supported employment programs.The = average job lasted 70 days. Longer tenure was predicted by previous work = history, early satisfaction with the job, and 2 aspects of work = environment: lower autonomy and higher innovation. Employment counselors = are encouraged to attend to the the client's job environment and to the = client's initial satisfaction with the job. (PsycLIT Database Copyright = 1997 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 2 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: A fidelity scale for the Individual Placement and Support model = of supported employment.=20 AU: Bond,-Gary-R.; Becker,-Deborah-R.; Drake,-Robert-E.; = Vogler,-Kathleen-M.=20 JN: Rehabilitation-Counseling-Bulletin; 1997 Jun Vol 40(4) 265-284=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00343552=20 AB: A 15-item fidelity scale was developed to assess the extent to = which vocational programs for people with severe mental illness followed = the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment = (SE). It was piloted with staff at 27 sites, including 9 IPS programs, = 11 other SE programs, and 7 other vocational rehabilitation (VR) = programs. Both interrater reliability and internal consistency were = adequate.The scale discriminated between IPS and the other VR programs. = IPS and the other SE programs differed on items relating to integration = with mental health services and zero exclusion admission criteria. = (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1997 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 3 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Day treatment versus supported employment for persons with severe = mental illness: A replication study.=20 AU: Drake,-Robert,-E.; Becker,-Deborah,-R.; Biesanz,-Jeremy,-C.; = Wyzik,-Phillip,-F.=20 JN: Psychiatric-Services; 1996 Oct Vol 47(10) 1125-1127=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 10752730=20 AB: Outcomes for 112 clients (mean age 46 yrs) with severe mental = disorders in a community mental health center that converted its = rehabilitative day treatment program to a supported employment program = were assessed during the year after the program conversion. The study = replicated a previous study by R. E. Drake et al (see record 82-19044) = in showing that the rate of competitive employment improved, especially = among clients who had formerly attended the day treatment program, = without evidence of adverse effects. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1997 = American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 4 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Job preferences of clients with severe psychiatric disorders = participating in supported employment programs.=20 AU: Becker,-Deborah-R.; Drake,-Robert-E.; Farabaugh,-Amy; = Bond,-Gary-R.=20 JN: Psychiatric-Services; 1996 Nov Vol 47(11) 1223-1226=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 10752730=20 AB: Examined the job preferences of adults with severe mental illness = who participated in supported employment programs. Data were collected = on job preferences, attainment of competitive employment, job = satisfaction, and job tenure of 135 20-65 yr olds. Data obtained at = baseline and at 6-mo follow up were analyzed. Results indicate when the = clients entered the supported employment programs, 81% expressed job = preferences, and their preferences tended to be realistic and stable. Ss = who obtained employment in preferred areas were more satisfied with = their jobs and remained in their jobs twice as long as those who worked = in nonpreferred areas. Clients were more likely to develop a new job = preference or to change their preference if they participated in a = program that emphasized rapid job search than if they participated in a = prevocational skills training program and were more likely to develop a = preference or change their preference if they obtained a competitive = job. (PsycLIT ! Data base Copyright 1997 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 5 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Reduction of severe problem behavior in community employment = using an hypothesis-driven multicomponent intervention approach.=20 AU: Kemp,-Duane-C.; Carr,-Edward-G.=20 JN: Journal-of-the-Association-for-Persons-with-Severe-Handicaps; = 1995 Win Vol 20(4) 229-247=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 02749483=20 AB: Examined a strategy for reducing severe problem behavior in 3 = persons (ages 26, 28, and 30 yrs) with autism and mental retardation in = an employment situation. The strategy involved 3 factors: interventions = were chosen based on hypotheses about the maintaining variables for the = problem behavior; a multicomponent intervention package was used that = included some combination of functional communication training, building = rapport, making choices, embedding demands, and building tolerance for = delay of reinforcement; and measures of latency to problem behavior and = percentage of work steps completed were used instead of the more = traditional measure of frequency. Results demonstrate both an increase = in the time spent in the employment situation without problem behavior = and increases in completion of work steps to maximum. Social validation = of these results was provided by employment site management. The value = of this strategy for addressing the obstacles to assessment, measureme! nt, and intervention for severe problem behavior in community employment = situations was discussed. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1997 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 6 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: TEACCH-supported employment program.=20 AU: Keel,-Jill-Hinton; Mesibov,-Gary-B.; Woods,-Amy-V.=20 JN: Journal-of-Autism-and-Developmental-Disorders; 1997 Feb Vol 27(1) = 3-9=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01623257=20 AB: Division TEACCH has served over 100 persons with autism through = its supported employment program. Three models of supported employment = are utilized: individual placement model, dispersed enclave model, and = mobile crew model. Within each of these models there is an emphasis on = utilizing individual strengths and interests, identifying appropriate = jobs, and providing extensive long-term support. A retention rate of 89% = demonstrates the success of the program which is due in large part to = the broad array of long-term support services that are provided. = (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1997 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 7 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Job placement for individuals with psychiatric disabilities in = supported employment.=20 AU: Rimmerman,-Arie; Botuck,-Shelly; Levy,-Joel-M.=20 JN: Psychiatric-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1995 Fal Vol 19(2) 37-43=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Predicted the likelihood of job placement for Ss with psychiatric = disabilities (PDs), compared to those with severe learning disabilities = (LDs) and mental retardation (MR), during the 1st 6 mo of participation = in an employment program. 200 Ss (aged 17-61 yrs) were assessed on = diagnostic categories, age, gender, race, previous employment and type = of financial assistance from government sources. After 3 mo of = vocational skills and employability behavior training, counseling and = case conferences with family members or caregivers, Ss were matched to a = competitive community employment opportunity, with intensive on-site = support to trainees and employees. Within each disability category, an = age by gender interaction contributed to differential placement = probabilities. Before the age of 35, probability of placement was more = for males, while the converse was true for females. Ss with PDs had = lower chances of placement than LD or MR Ss. (PsycLIT Database Copyright = 1996 American ! Psychological Assn, all rights reser ved)=20 =20 Record 8 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: The New Hampshire study of supported employment for people with = severe mental illness.=20 AU: Drake,-Robert-E.; McHugo,-Gregory-J.; Becker,-Deborah-R.; = Anthony,-William-A.; et-al=20 JN: Journal-of-Consulting-and-Clinical-Psychology; 1996 Apr Vol 64(2) = 391-399=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 0022006X=20 AB: This study compared supported employment services in 2 = contrasting programs: (a) Group Skills Training, a professional = rehabilitation agency outside of the mental health center that provided = preemployment skills training and support in obtaining and maintaining = jobs, or (b) the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, which = integrated clinical and vocational services within the mental health = center. People with severe mental disorders who expressed interest in = competitive employment ( N =3D 143) were randomly assigned to 1 of = these 2 programs. Results showed that clients in the IPS program were = more likely to be competitively employed throughout most of the 18-month = follow-up. Among those who obtained jobs, there were few group = differences, although workers in the IPS program did work more total = hours and earn more total wages during the 18-month followup. There were = no group differences on nonvocational outcomes. (PsycLIT Database = Copyright 1996 American Psychologi! cal Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 9 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Accelerating entry into supported employment for persons with = severe psychiatric disabilities.=20 AU: Bond,-Gary-R.; Dietzen,-Laura-L.; McGrew,-John-H.; = Miller,-Larry-D.=20 JN: Rehabilitation-Psychology; 1995 Sum Vol 40(2) 75-94=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00905550=20 AB: Tested the hypothesis that Ss with severe mental illnesses would = achieve better vocational outcomes with an accelerated approach to = supported employment (AASE), as compared to gradual approaches (GA) with = prevocational training. 86 Ss (mean age 35.1 yrs) with a diagnosis of a = serious mental illness, were randomly assigned to either the AASE, or = the GA, which included a minimum of 4 mo prevocational training. Data = were obtained on indicators of vocational outcomes over 2 yrs, and for a = limited number of Ss (n=3D36), during the 4th yr of inception into the = program. Initially, only 5% of Ss preferred prevocational training. = After 1 yr, AASE Ss showed better outcomes for a range of indicators, = including achievement of competitive employment, duration of employment = and mean earnings. During the 4th yr, 59% of these Ss were competitively = employed, as compared to only 6% of GA Ss. Rehabilitation is more = effective using AASE than GA. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1996 American = Psyc! holo gical Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 10 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Marketing supported employment services for individuals with = psychiatric disabilities.=20 AU: Egnew,-Robert-C.=20 JN: Administration-and-Policy-in-Mental-Health; 1995 Sep Vol 23(1) = 77-82=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 0894587X=20 AB: Examines a marketing plan for supported employment for = individuals with psychiatric disabilities undertaken by a mental health = program and a marketing/advertising firm. Marketing goals and = objectives, organizational assessment, market analysis, development of a = marketing approach and strategic promotional campaign, and confrontation = of stigma are discussed. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1996 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 11 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: A benefit-cost analysis of a supported employment model for = persons with psychiatric disabilities.=20 AU: Rogers,-E.-Sally; Sciarappa,-Kenneth; MacDonald-Wilson,-Kim; = Danley,-Karen=20 JN: Evaluation-and-Program-Planning; 1995 Apr-Jun Vol 18(2) 105-115=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01497189=20 AB: Conducted a benefit-cost analysis of an innovative supported = employment intervention for 19 adults with a severe disability due to = mental illness. Though the program did not quite achieve, it did = approach cost efficiency with a ratio of almost .90 of benefits to = costs. Ss experienced significant monetary and non-monetary benefits = including a reduction in the use of several mental health services, = increased wages, and increased time in integrated employment settings. = Reasons for not achieving cost benefit included the small number of Ss, = system costs incurred due to increased advocacy efforts by staff, = inability to quantify the intangible benefits that accrued to Ss, and = the limited time frame of program operation. The methodology has value = for program evaluators, policy makers, and planners of supported = employment services for persons with psychiatric disabilities. (PsycLIT = Database Copyright 1996 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 12 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Employment supports for people with mental illness.=20 AU: Marrone,-Joe; Balzell,-Ann; Gold,-Marty=20 JN: Psychiatric-Services; 1995 Jul Vol 46(7) 707-711=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 10752730=20 AB: Describes 5 areas that supported employment programs for people = with psychiatric disabilities should carefully examine when creating a = supportive workplace environment: "natural" co-worker supports, personal = network supports, training supports, self-management supports, and = organizational supports. The different support needs of persons with = developmental disabilities and those with psychiatric disabilities are = highlighted, particularly with regard to how social stereotypes of these = 2 groups influence decisions about how to provide support. The authors = also discuss strategies that can be used by transitional employment = programs for creating more effective supports within the limitations of = the transitional setting. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1996 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 13 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: The impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act upon = rehabilitation research.=20 AU: Rogers,-E.-Sally=20 JN: Journal-of-Disability-Policy-Studies; 1994 Vol 5(2) 25-43=20 IS: 10442073=20 AB: Examines the impact of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) = upon rehabilitation research in relation to employment outcomes for = persons with psychiatric disability. In addition to measures of = functional incapacity of impairment, the ADA will create greater need = for techniques of ecological assessment. Investigation of facility-based = vocational rehabilitation, supported employment and disability = management models of service, and reasonable accommodation will be = needed, as will an investigation of the impact of the ADA upon Social = Security benefits for persons with psychiatric disability. Critical to = the successful implementation of the ADA will be a better understanding = of stigma and methods of changing the negative attitudes that persist = about persons with psychiatric disability. (PsycLIT Database Copyright = 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 14 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Rehabilitative day treatment vs. supported employment: I. = Vocational outcomes.=20 AU: Drake,-Robert-E.; Becker,-Deborah-R.; Biesanz,-Jeremy-C.; = Torrey,-William-C.; et-al=20 JN: Community-Mental-Health-Journal; 1994 Oct Vol 30(5) 519-532=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00103853=20 AB: Compared the vocational outcomes of 112 clients (mean age 46 yrs) = in a rehabilitative day treatment program (DTP) with those of 71 clients = (mean age 48.5 yrs) in an experimental program (EP) that changed from = day treatment to a supported employment model. Clients' primary = diagnoses were schizophrenia (43.8% and 41.5%, respectively) and mood = disorder (28.6% and 28.2%, respectively). In the EP, competitive = employment improved from 25.4% to 39.4% for all clients and from 33.3% = to 55.6% for those clients who had been regular attenders of day = treatment during the baseline year. Hours worked and wages earned = similarly improved after the program change. For all work variables, = clients who had not worked during the baseline year accounted for the = improvements in outcome. Meanwhile, employment remained stable in the = DTP. No negative outcomes were detected. (PsycLIT Database Copyright = 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 15 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Using concept mapping to develop a conceptual framework of = staff's views of a supported employment program for individuals with = severe mental illness.=20 AU: Trochim,-William-M.-K.; Cook,-Judith-A.; Setze,-Rose-J.=20 JN: Journal-of-Consulting-and-Clinical-Psychology; 1994 Aug Vol 62(4) = 766-775=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 0022006X=20 AB: Describes the use of concept mapping to develop a pictorial = multivariate conceptual framework of staff views of a program of = supported employment (SE) for individuals with severe mental illness. = The SE program involves extended individualized supported employment for = clients through a mobile job support worker who maintains contact with = the client after job placement and supports the client in various ways. = Participants were 14 staff members of a psychiatric rehabilitation = agency with assignments associated with the SE program. They = brainstormed a large number of specific program activity statements ( N = =3D 96), sorted and rated the statements, and interpreted the map that = was produced through multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster = analysis. The resulting map enabled identification of 4 issues that = should be included in any theory of SE programs: the specific activity = sequences that characterize the program itself, the pattern of local = program evolution, the d! efinition of program staff roles, and the influence of key contextual = factors such as the client's family or the program's administrative = structure. The implications of concept mapping methodology for theory = development and program evaluation are considered. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 16 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Psychiatric rehabilitation.=20 AU: Wallace,-Charles-J.=20 JN: Psychopharmacology-Bulletin; 1993 Vol 29(4) 537-548=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00485764=20 AB: Discusses the current practice of psychiatric rehabilitation and = the evidence for its efficacy. Although antipsychotic medication = effectively reduces the most flagrant symptoms of mental illness, = severely mentally ill individuals perform basic life skills poorly, are = often isolated, and have difficulty finding employment. The teaching of = social skills to these individuals involves material presented slowly, = repetitiously, consistently, and in words and actions that closely match = the individual's own environment. Successful programs of case management = are described. The development of vocational rehabilitation programs is = discussed, and the operation of job clubs and job banks is described. = The outcome of supported employment for mentally ill workers has = confirmed the value of ongoing support services. (PsycLIT Database = Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 17 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: A research induction group for clients entering a mental health = research project.=20 AU: Drake,-Robert-E.; Becker,-Deborah-R.; Anthony,-William-A.=20 JN: Hospital-and-Community-Psychiatry; 1994 May Vol 45(5) 487-489=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00221597=20 AB: Discusses the use of a psychoeducational discussion group, the = research induction group (RIG), to address ethical, clinical, and = research design problems in a study of supported employment for persons = with severe mental disorders. The RIG met weekly for 45 min throughout = an 18-mo recruitment interval in 2 participating mental health centers. = Of 284 adults who were recruited, 143 participated in the study, 5 of = whom dropped out. 88 Ss who did not persist and 72 Ss who persisted in = the study were interviewed. Most of the persisters rated the RIG as = helpful in their decision about entering the project (83%), preparing = them for the vocational program (78%), and preparing them for the = research procedures (63%). (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1994 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 18 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: An overview of the effectiveness of traditional vocational = rehabilitation services in the treatment of long term mental illness. = Consensus Conference: Strategies to secure and maintain employment for = people with long term mental illness (1992, Arlington, Virginia).=20 AU: McGurrin,-Martin-C.=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1994 Jan Vol 17(3) 37-54=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Presents a historical perspective of vocational rehabilitation = (VR) and provides an overview of VR effectiveness, focusing on = transitional and supported employment. The job club model is discussed, = and examples, such as the Program of Assertive Community Treatment, = Post-Employment Support, and the Federal/State VR Service System, are = discussed. Evidence suggests that many forms of VR contribute to at = least partial vocational restoration of persons with mental illness. = Four recommendations to improve the current knowledge of the field are = offered. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, = all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 19 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Community-based models of employment services for people with = psychiatric disabilities. Consensus Conference: Strategies to secure and = maintain employment for people with long term mental illness (1992, = Arlington, Virginia).=20 AU: Barker,-Linda-Toms=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1994 Jan Vol 17(3) 55-65=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Describes models of service delivery that assist persons with = psychiatric disabilities to obtain jobs in the community. Models include = the following: place and train; choose, get, keep; psychosocial = rehabilitation; transitional employment; supported employment; and = sheltered workshops. The concept of community-based is defined. = Community-based service must be responsive to the goals of clients and = encompass 6 components, including a focus on values, goals, perceived = need for assistance, preferred level of intervention, substance, and = hope. Integration with the community and a broad array of choices are = essential to the success of community-based programs. (PsycLIT Database = Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 20 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Transitional employment program for persons with long-term mental = illness: A review.=20 AU: Phillips,-James-R.; Biller,-Ernest-F.=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1993 Oct Vol 17(2) 101-106=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Supported employment (SE) is a model that has been successful for = the developmentally disabled and is used now for persons with long-term = mental illness. The transitional employment program is a model developed = at Fountain House in New York. This paper summarizes the transitional = employment model (TEP). TEP appears to be a variation of SE in which = persons with long-term mental illness have a stronger choice in their = decision to work, are offered a variety of transitional work = opportunities rather than a career, and can develop their job skills and = career decision-making abilities. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1994 = American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 21 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Reasonable accommodations for workers with serious mental = illness: Type, frequency, and associated outcomes.=20 AU: Fabian,-Ellen-S.; Waterworth,-Allison; Ripke,-Booth=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1993 Oct Vol 17(2) 163-172=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Reports on a study of reasonable accommodation for workers with = serious mental illness undertaken at a community supported employment = program in Bethesda, Maryland. The participants in the study consisted = of 30 individuals who held a total of 47 jobs during the time frame of = the study. 231 accommodations at the worksite were identified for these = individuals, for an average of 5.1 accommodations per job. The most = frequently identified accommodation was Orientation and Training of = Supervisors to provide necessary assistance (38.1%), followed by = Modifications of the Non-physical Work Environment (16.4%); and = Modifications of Work Hours and Schedules (15.6%). Employment tenure was = significantly associated with number of job accommodations. (PsycLIT = Database Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 22 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Supported education and employment: An integrated approach. = Special Issue: Supported education.=20 AU: Egnew,-Robert-C.=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1993 Jul Vol 17(1) 121-127=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Describes the parallel development of supported education and = supported employment services for young adults with psychiatric = disabilities with the community support system movement. A coordinated = approach is discussed in which both supported employment and supported = education are provided as an integrated program by a single vocational = provider. The result is a program that maximizes consumer choice and = individualization and enhances the relationship between education and = career goals. A county-community college program is described that uses = a community-based mobile support approach, provides consumers with = options for short- and long-term goals, and has a supported job = placement component. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1994 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 23 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: The employment connection: The application of an individual = supported employment program for persons with chronic mental health = problems. Special Issue: Work, private life, and mental health: The new = role of the community.=20 AU: Block,-Lory=20 JN: Canadian-Journal-of-Community-Mental-Health; 1992 Fal Vol 11(2) = 79-89=20 IS: 07133936=20 AB: Evaluated an individual supported employment program (SEP) for = people with psychiatric disabilities. Specific program components are = outlined as well as issues related to implementation of job placement = and job training processes. 14 chronically mentally ill adults started = the SEP. 10 Ss were placed in competitive employment during the 1st 12 = mo of the program. Case examples of a man with delusional disorder and a = man with major affective disorder are described to illustrate diversity = of clients' work histories. The importance of collaboration between = mental health and vocational rehabilitation specialists was highlighted. = Emphasis on maintaining a client-centered approach was also discussed = along with the need for a comprehensive employer education program. = (French abstract) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1993 American = Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 24 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Achievements and challenges: I. A five-year report on consumer = and system outcomes from the Supported Employment Initiative.=20 AU: West,-Michael; Revell,-W.-Grant; Wehman,-Paul=20 JN: Journal-of-the-Association-for-Persons-with-Severe-Handicaps; = 1992 Win Vol 17(4) 227-235=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 02749483=20 AB: Presents results from the 1990 fiscal year survey of state = supported employment implementation conducted by the Rehabilitation = Research and Training Center on Supported Employment and offers a = longitudinal analysis of findings over 5 yrs. State vocational = rehabilitation agencies reported a total of 74,657 supported employment = participants and 2,647 provider agencies for 1990. Persons with mental = retardation continue to be the primary service group, but there has been = a dramatic increase in the proportion of supported employment = participants with mental illness, particularly those with mild = retardation. Use of the individual placement model has also increased = substantially, with a corresponding decrease in the use of most group = options. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, = all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 25 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: A response to the criticisms of transitional employment. Special = Issue: The clubhouse model.=20 AU: Bilby,-Ralph=20 JN: Psychosocial-Rehabilitation-Journal; 1992 Oct Vol 16(2) 69-82=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 01475622=20 AB: Answers 10 criticisms of the transitional employment (TE) = component of the clubhouse model of psychiatric rehabilitation. TE is = the vocational vehicle through which club members are helped to fully = rejoin society through paid work. Criticisms involve TE's contrast with = supported employment, the types of jobs available, TE's absence coverage = program, long-term research on the efficacy of TE, the ability of = members to move from TE to full-time employment, and the actual value of = TE. (0 ref) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological = Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 26 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Supported employment and the quality of life: Does a job make a = difference?=20 AU: Fabian,-Ellen-S.=20 JN: Rehabilitation-Counseling-Bulletin; 1992 Dec Vol 36(2) 84-97=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00343552=20 AB: Investigated quality of life for 54 individuals (mean age 36.6 = yrs) participating in 2 supported employment programs (SMPs) for persons = with severe mental illness and 56 Ss referred to the SMPs but not yet = placed in jobs. Significant differences were noted in the means on life = domain scales for Ss in SMPs relative to those not yet working, = primarily in areas typically associated with working (e.g., job = satisfaction and satisfaction with finances) rather than in areas not = directly related to work (e.g., social activities and leisure = activities). (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological = Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 27 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Longitudinal outcomes in supported employment: A survival = analysis.=20 AU: Fabian,-Ellen-S.=20 JN: Rehabilitation-Psychology; 1992 Spr Vol 37(1) 23-35=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00905550=20 AB: Studied 90 consecutive job placements (46% minority) in a = supported employment program for individuals with severe mental illness = to examine employment longevity. Results indicate significant = differences for long-term employment retention between minorities and = nonminorities and among psychiatric diagnostic categories (i.e., = schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, affective disorders, other = personality disorders). The advantages of survival analysis methodology = for studying employment retention data are discussed. (PsycLIT Database = Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)=20 =20 Record 28 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Working with the media to destigmatize mental illness.=20 AU: Mayer,-Anne; Barry,-Diane-D.=20 JN: Hospital-and-Community-Psychiatry; 1992 Jan Vol 43(1) 77-78=20 *LHM: This title is owned by this library=20 IS: 00221597=20 AB: Discusses the stigma associated with mental illness (MI), and the = role the media can play in perpetuating the stigma or in ending it by = providing a balanced view that includes positive news. A systematic = approach to counteracting stigma is presented in which an incident = involving violence and MI was transformed into an opportunity to educate = the public about the difficulties faced by people with MI. The goals of = the antistigma campaign include educating the legal, law enforcement, = and media communities about MI; improving media coverage of MI; and = encouraging supported employment within the business community. (PsycLIT = Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20 =20 Record 29 of 29 - PsycLIT Journal Articles 1991-12/97=20 =20 TI: Supported competitive employment for individuals with autism and = severe retardation: Two case studies.=20 AU: Wehman,-Paul; Kregel,-John=20 JN: Focus-on-Autistic-Behavior; 1988 Aug Vol 3(3) 14 p=20 IS: 08871566=20 AB: Examines the supported model of competitive employment, using the = case reports of 2 23-yr-old men. One S was diagnosed as autistic and the = other as severely mentally retarded. Traditionally, both Ss would have = been viewed as unemployable, however they were able to maintain = employment for an extended period of time, earned at least the federal = minimum wage, and worked in excess of 30 hrs per week. When problems = were encountered on the job, the employment specialist used a variety of = training and advocacy strategies to ensure employment success. The cases = illustrate the employment potential of persons with severe handicaps and = the challenges involved in providing supported employment services to = these workers. The amount of intervention time provided to the Ss has = significant implications for supported employment programs. (PsycLIT = Database Copyright 1991 American Psychological Assn, all rights = reserved)=20