A Supported Employment program for people with Mental Illness in Hong Kong | Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center

Authors:	Wong, K. K., Chiu, R., Tang, B., Mak, D., Liu, J., & Chiu, S. N.
Year Published	2004
Publication	American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Volume	7
Number	1
Pages	83-96
Publisher	Routledge, Taylor and Francis
Background	People with mental illness have high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Hong Kong is interested in investigating new ways to assist this population with employment. Research is needed.
Purpose	The purpose of this article is to report on the vocational outcomes of people with mental illness participating in a supported employment (SE) program in Hong Kong.
Setting	The setting was community vocational rehabilitation providers and various places of business in Hong Kong.
Sample	The study sample included 748 individuals with mental illness who enrolled in supported employment programs in Hong Kong.
Data Collection	Employment data was collected on participants, including wages and job tenure was collected.
Control	There was no control or comparison group.
Findings	Of the 748 participants, 458 (61.2%) obtained competitive employment. The mean job tenure was 151 days. The mean salary was HK$4,561 (US$585.00) for full-time jobs and $2,368 (US$304.00) for part-time jobs. The majority of participants (62.4%) could sustain their job placement for more than 30 days, 110 (24.0%) participants could work for more than six months, and 59 (12.9%) could maintain their jobs for more than one year.
Conclusions	This study concluded that IPS programs could improve vocational outcomes for people with mental illness in Hong Kong. Recommendations for future research on evaluation of the effectiveness of SE program and for further development of SE in Hong Kong were suggested.
URL	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15487760490465004
Disabilities	Emotional disturbance
Populations	Asian \| Male & Female
Outcomes	Employment acquisition \| Increase in tenure \| Wages \| Other
NIDILRR Funded	No
Research Design	Quasi-experimental
Peer Reviewed	Yes

Year Published

2004

Publication

American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Volume

7

Number

1

Pages

83-96

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor and Francis

Background

People with mental illness have high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Hong Kong is interested in investigating new ways to assist this population with employment. Research is needed.

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to report on the vocational outcomes of people with mental illness participating in a supported employment (SE) program in Hong Kong.

Setting

The setting was community vocational rehabilitation providers and various places of business in Hong Kong.

Sample

The study sample included 748 individuals with mental illness who enrolled in supported employment programs in Hong Kong.

Data Collection

Employment data was collected on participants, including wages and job tenure was collected.

Control

There was no control or comparison group.

Findings

Of the 748 participants, 458 (61.2%) obtained competitive employment. The mean job tenure was 151 days. The mean salary was HK$4,561 (US$585.00) for full-time jobs and $2,368 (US$304.00) for part-time jobs. The majority of participants (62.4%) could sustain their job placement for more than 30 days, 110 (24.0%) participants could work for more than six months, and 59 (12.9%) could maintain their jobs for more than one year.

Conclusions

This study concluded that IPS programs could improve vocational outcomes for people with mental illness in Hong Kong. Recommendations for future research on evaluation of the effectiveness of SE program and for further development of SE in Hong Kong were suggested.

URL

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15487760490465004

Disabilities

Emotional disturbance

Populations

Asian | Male & Female

Outcomes

Employment acquisition | Increase in tenure | Wages | Other

NIDILRR Funded

No

Research Design

Quasi-experimental

Peer Reviewed

Yes