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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139360303321

Titolo

Vocational rehabilitation and mental health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Chris Lloyd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010

ISBN

1-282-48251-3

9786612482519

1-4443-1973-6

1-4443-1974-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LloydChris <1954->

Disciplina

362.2

Soggetti

People with mental disabilities - Rehabilitation

People with mental disabilities - Employment

Occupational therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Vocational Rehabilitationand Mental Health; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Employment and people with mental illness; 2 Evidence-based supported employment; 3 The successes and challenges of integrating mental health and employment services; 4 Reducing employers' stigma by supported employment; 5 Motivational interviewing; 6 When motivation for vocational assistance is unclear; 7 Therapeutic alliance in vocational rehabilitation; 8 The importance of vocation in recovery for young people with mental illness; 9 Employment and early psychosis; 10 Work-related social skills and job retention

11 When symptoms and treatments hinder vocational recovery12 Supported education; 13 Managing personal information in supported employment for people with mental illness; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Vocational Rehabilitation and Mental Health is a practical guide for all members of the healthcare team to implementing effective services leading to sustained 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. The book goes on to examine some of the challenges with implementing evidence-based practice and discusses ways to overcome these challenges.