An ethnographic study of vocational rehabilitation for Puerto Rican Americans with severe mental illness.

Alverson, Hoyt; Vicente, Eduardo

doi:10.1037/h0095262

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“…Overall, the results add to the growing support for the IPS model of supported employment, and include a new, previously unstudied group of clients with severe mental illness: Latinos. The results, along with an ethnographic study (Alverson et al, 2003), indicate that IPS workers were easily able to adapt the model to the special needs of Latino clients. The findings suggest that IPS is superior to PSR using transitional employment, as well as to brokered vocational services, including services brokered to an off-site supported employment program.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Although it is unclear what components of IPS were most critical to the improved outcomes, it would appear that outreach may have been one critical feature in retaining clients in vocational services, similar to its role in assertive community treatment programs (Bond, Drake, Mueser, & Latimer, 2001). Indeed, an ethnographic study conducted as part of this study found that employment specialists in IPS were successful at reaching out to Latino clients and families, which was perceived to be of great benefit to engaging and retaining these clients in vocational services (Alverson, Carpenter, & Drake, 2003).…”

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The Hartford Study of Supported Employment for Persons With Severe Mental Illness.

Mueser¹,

Clark²,

Haines³

et al. 2004

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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The authors compared 3 approaches to vocational rehabilitation for severe mental illness (SMI): the individual placement and support (IPS) model of supported employment, a psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) program, and standard services. Two hundred four unemployed clients (46% African American, 30% Latino) with SMI were randomly assigned to IPS, PSR, or standard services and followed for 2 years. Clients in IPS had significantly better employment outcomes than clients in PSR and standard services, including more competitive work (73.9% vs. 18.2% vs. 27.5%, respectively) and any paid work (73.9% vs. 34.8% vs. 53.6%, respectively). There were few differences in nonvocational outcomes between programs. IPS is a more effective model than PSR or standard brokered vocational services for improving employment outcomes in clients with SMI.

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confidence: 82%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

The Hartford Study of Supported Employment for Persons With Severe Mental Illness.

Mueser¹,

Clark²,

Haines³

et al. 2004

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

257

217

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“…A first step is to investigate how specific groups experience IPS services. One ethnographic study found that IPS specialists needed to meet with Latino families rather than with individual participants to make decisions about employment (Alverson & Vicente, 1998); another ethnography discovered that socioeconomic disparities among African Americans impeded the effectiveness of IPS services (e.g., minimal work experience) (Quimby, Drake, & Becker, 2001). Future research needs to examine how other racial and cultural populations (e.g., Asian) experience IPS services and employment to improve IPS generalizability.…”

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Evidence-based supported employment for people with severe mental illness: Past, current, and future research

Luciano

Drake

Bond

et al. 2014

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

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BACKGROUND: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with severe mental illness. IPS emphasizes client choice, rapid job finding, competitive employment, team-oriented approaches, benefits counseling, and ongoing supports. OBJECTIVE: This paper summarizes 20 years of research on IPS, describes studies in the field now, and proposes priorities for future research. METHODS: To identify published and unpublished IPS research studies, we conducted an electronic search of qualitative and quantitative IPS studies, findings from recent reviews, and sought expert recommendation. RESULTS: Past research indicates that IPS supported employment is the most effective and cost-effective approach for helping people with psychiatric disabilities find and maintain competitive employment. Employment improves clinical, social, and economic outcomes. Current studies on IPS address several research gaps: IPS modification, generalizability, program settings, international dissemination, cultural awareness, and supportive technology. Looking forward, the field needs studies that report long-term outcomes, financing mechanisms, cost offsets, and standardized supported education models. CONCLUSIONS: While IPS is one of the most extensively studied of all vocational models, significant literature gaps remain.

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“…While the sample was representative the population for whom this measure was developed (Rogers et al, 1997), the findings may not generalize to persons receiving services in other settings, or to those who are not actively seeking treatment. Further, the study only examined African Americans and Whites in the United States, and may not generalize to other ethnic groups, because the unique cultural perspective of each group may shape how individuals engage in mental health services (Alverson & Vicente, 1998; Lam et al, 2010). …”

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Measurement equivalence of the Empowerment Scale for White and Black persons with severe mental illness.

Huang¹,

Zhao²,

Sergent³

et al. 2014

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objective The current study examined the measurement equivalence on a measure of personal empowerment for African American and White consumers of mental health services. Methods Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to assess measurement equivalences of the 28-item Empowerment Scale (Rogers, Chamberlin, Ellison & Crean, 1997), using data from 1,035 White and 301 African American persons with severe mental illness. Results Metric invariance of the Empowerment Scale was supported, in that the factor structure and loadings were equivalent across groups. Scalar invariance was violated on three items; however, the impact of these items on scale scores was quite small. Finally, subscales of empowerment tended to be more highly inter-correlated for African American than for White respondents. Conclusions and Implications for Practice Results generally support the use of Empowerment Scale for ethnic group comparisons. However, subtle differences in the psychometric properties of this measure suggest that African Americans and White individuals may conceptualize the construct of empowerment in different ways. Specifically, African American respondents had a lower threshold for endorsing some items on the self-esteem and powerlessness dimensions. Further, White respondents viewed the three dimensions of empowerment (self-esteem, powerlessness and activism) as more distinct, whereas these three traits were more strongly interrelated for African Americans.

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An ethnographic study of vocational rehabilitation for Puerto Rican Americans with severe mental illness.

Cited by 34 publications

References 13 publications

The Hartford Study of Supported Employment for Persons With Severe Mental Illness.

The Hartford Study of Supported Employment for Persons With Severe Mental Illness.

Evidence-based supported employment for people with severe mental illness: Past, current, and future research

Measurement equivalence of the Empowerment Scale for White and Black persons with severe mental illness.

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