How do social firms contribute to recovery from mental illness? A qualitative study

Svanberg, Jenny; Gumley, Andrew; Wilson, Alastair

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“…The sickness absence rate of around 8 days per year for Social Firm employees with a mental illness is higher than the UK average of 4.5 days [48], but not dramatically so, perhaps reflecting workers views that employment in a Social Firm aids recovery from mental illness [41], a common theme expressed by patients about a return to work [22]. These figures would also suggest that the unease of many employers about the capabilities of mentally ill workers and concerns about frequency of absence [49] are largely unfounded.…”

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“…Under the IPS model there is also the potential for a proportion of individuals to continue to experience barriers to gaining and maintaining employment, such as stigma and the pressure of work whilst coping with mental illness. Social Firms, provide the potential opportunity to overcome some of these challenges as the ethos embedded in them advocates for a model of empowerment and recovery-oriented service [40,41]. For example, they have the potential to provide a stigma free environment where the employee’s mental health problems and the impact this has at work are accepted, with reasonable accommodations being incorporated in the workplace, organisational policies, and recruitment procedures.…”

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“…From a research perspective, Social Firms have undergone limited evaluation in the UK [18]. A small qualitative study from Scotland reported that employment in Social Firms has postive impacts on individuals’ social connection and feelings of personal competence [41]. Although this shows promise for both the vocational and non-vocational outcomes for employees, there is an insufficient level of research on Social Firms in the UK to infer that they represent a viable health and social care policy strategy.…”

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Social firms as a means of vocational recovery for people with mental illness: a UK survey

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“…41,42 Lo anterior redunda en una mejor calidad de vida de los usuarios. Al respecto, en un estudio cualitativo realizado por Svanberg, Gumley y Wilson, 43 se identificaron factores vivenciales positivos que repercutieron favorablemente en el bienestar de los trabajadores. Entre dichos factores se hace mención a: la estructura flexible del trabajo en las empresas sociales, el significado y la diversidad de las actividades laborales, el sentido de integración a un grupo social y, finalmente, la generación de liderazgos.…”

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Estrategias de inserción laboral en población con discapacidad mental: una revisión

2013

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SUMMARYThe employability and access to the productive market are considered key elements for the full integration of the patient with mental disability. The aim of this review was to describe and analyze the scientific literature for the main employability strategies: traditional vocational rehabilitation (sheltered work and social firms) and supported employment (particularly in its mode of individualized supported employment). The results of the review suggest that individualized supported employment is the most effective approach in obtaining employment for people with mental disabilities.Key words: Mental disability, employability, sheltered work, social firms, supported employment. RESUMENLa inserción laboral y el acceso al mercado productivo son considerados elementos claves para la plena integración del paciente con discapacidad mental. El objetivo de la presente revisión fue describir y analizar la literatura científica correspondiente a las principales estrategias de inserción laboral: rehabilitación vocacional tradicional (empleo protegido y empresas sociales) y empleo con apoyo (particularmente en su modalidad de empleo con apoyo individualizado). Los resultados de la revisión indican que el empleo con apoyo individualizado es el abordaje más efectivo en la obtención de empleo en personas con discapacidad mental.Palabras clave: Discapacidad mental, inserción laboral, empleo protegido, empresas sociales, empleo con apoyo.

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“…SFs offer various types of work accommodations and natural support, such as support from stakeholders, supervisors and co‐workers, training and flexible working hours (Corbière & Lecomte, ; Corbière et al, , accepted; Corbière et al, ; Villotti, Corbiere, et al, ). They provide an opportunity to perform a meaningful activity in an inclusive social environment with low levels of stigma (Villotti, Corbière, et al, ), thus favouring the development of skills, employability, a higher self‐reliance and self‐esteem (Roy, Donaldson, Baker, & Kerr, ; Svanberg, Gumley, & Wilson, ).…”

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Can social firms contribute to alleviating the economic burden of psychiatric disabilities for the public healthcare system?

Sultan-Taïeb

Villotti

Berbiche

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In a number of countries, unemployment rates for people with psychiatric disabilities are much higher than in the general population. On the one hand, the expenses for mental health reach 3.5% of the total public health and social services budget in Québec. On the other hand, social firms (SFs) receive government subsidies. The objective was to compare public healthcare expenses for people with psychiatric disabilities who work in SFs with those associated with people with a similar condition who are looking for a job in the competitive labour market. This study followed a retrospective comparative design and considered two groups, namely: 122 employees working in SFs and 64 individuals participating in a supported employment program as job‐seekers. Two complementary datasets were used: a self‐report questionnaire and public healthcare databases. The cost analysis was performed from the perspective of the public healthcare system and included outpatient visit fees to physicians, outpatient visits to health professionals other than physicians in public healthcare centres, inpatient expenses due to hospitalisations, emergency room visits and amounts reimbursed to patients for medication. Regression analyses using generalised linear models with a gamma distribution and log link were used. Our results revealed that when controlling for sociodemographic variables (gender, age, marital status, education, physical disability), global health (EuroQol EQ‐5D‐5L), the severity of psychiatric symptoms (18‐item Brief Symptom Inventory) and self‐declared primary mental health diagnosis, annual healthcare costs paid by the public insurance system were between $1,924 and $3,912 lower for people working in SFs than for the comparison group. An explanatory hypothesis is that working in SFs could act as a substitute for medical treatments such as outpatient visits and medication use. There might be a form of compensation between supporting SFs and financing the public healthcare system, which provides valuable insights for public decision‐making.

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How do social firms contribute to recovery from mental illness? A qualitative study

Abstract: Social firms may provide an important model for 'recovery-oriented services'. Clinical, research and policy implications of findings are discussed.

Cited by 52 publications

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Social firms as a means of vocational recovery for people with mental illness: a UK survey

Social firms as a means of vocational recovery for people with mental illness: a UK survey

Estrategias de inserción laboral en población con discapacidad mental: una revisión

Can social firms contribute to alleviating the economic burden of psychiatric disabilities for the public healthcare system?

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