Enrollment in supported employment services for clients with a co-occurring disorder
Authors: | Fuller, T. R., Oka, M., Otsuka, K., Yokoyama, N., Liberman, R. P., & Niwa, S. |
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Year Published | 2011 |
Publication | Psychiatric Services |
Volume | 62 |
Number | 5 |
Pages | 545-547 |
Publisher | American Psychiatric Association |
Background |
People with serious psychiatric disorders often experience "co-occurring substance use disorders" (p. 545). Therefore, they require integrated services and employment offers "a meaningful activity that supports recovery" (p. 545). |
Purpose |
The study examined "the relationship between co-occurring disorders and enrollment in supported employment services among clients with serious mental illness" (p. 545). |
Setting |
The setting was Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers in Chicago Illinois. |
Sample |
The study sample included 1,748 clients who were admitted to Thresholds services between January 2008 and December 2009 (p. 545). |
Data Collection |
Data was retrieved from electronic medical records at Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in Chicago and analyzed for clients admitted during a 2-year period. |
Control |
The comparison condition was supported employment for people with chronic mental illness without substance use disorders. |
Findings |
Clients with a co-occurring substance use disorder were 52% less likely to enroll in a supported employment program. However, of those that did enter the program, the competitive employment outcomes for both groups was similar. |
Conclusions |
People with chronic mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders are interested in competitive employment; however, they have difficulty accessing supported employment programs and are successful once they do. |
URL | http://www.worksupport.com/kter/documents/pdf/EnrollmentinSupportedEmployment.pdf |
Disabilities | Emotional disturbance |
Populations | Hispanic or Latino | Black / African American | White / Caucasian | Male & Female |
Outcomes | Employment acquisition |
NIDILRR Funded | Not Reported |
Research Design | Observational |
Peer Reviewed | Yes |