Living through exposure to toxic psychiatric orthodoxies: exploring narratives of people with ‘mental health problems’ who are looking for employment on the open labour market

Roets, Griet; Kristiansen, Kristjana; Hove, Geert Van; Vanderplasschen, Wouter

doi:10.1080/09687590701259559

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“…Confusion about who does what, the absence of an important party in the collaboration team, as well as collapsed support systems due to reorganization are examples of factors that inhibited the ability of individuals to have control of their own rehabilitation. Studies have shown that a close relationship with flexible and practical support available over time and the moral support of authorities affiliated with them as well as their abilities are important factors to be considered in a vocational rehabilitation process for people with mental health problems (Hein and Lustig 2005;Danermark 2010a, 2010b;Roets et al 2007). Based on the professionals' point of view, a work situation with frequent changes of team members implied that the expertise built up was lost and the network had collapsed.…”

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Interagency collaboration in vocational rehabilitation for persons with mental health problems: the perspective of the service users and the professionals

Germundsson

Hillborg

Danermark

2011

Disability & Society

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There is an aspiration and policy within the European Union to fully involve persons with disabilities in the community; this implies an opportunity to gainful employment. A large percentage of disabled persons remain unemployed despite this policy, especially persons with mental health problems. This study aims at investigating how people with mental health problems and caseworkers in different agencies experience the vocational rehabilitation process from an interagency collaboration perspective. The study reveals a number of hindering factors portrayed and discussed in six themes -the time available for rehabilitation, management, new ways of working, absence of an actor, continuity and consensus -and also tables the implications for interagency collaboration in the field of vocational rehabilitation. Points of interestWork is an important part of people's lives. Through work, opportunities for social contact, affection and self-fulfilment are promoted. There is, within the European Union, a pronounced aspiration and policy that persons with disabilities should be fully involved in the community, which includes opportunities to gainful employment. Despite this policy, a very large amount of these people remain unemployed. This study aims at investigating how people with mental health problems and workers in different agencies experience the vocational rehabilitation process from an interagency collaboration perspective. The study reveals a number of hindering factors portrayed in six themes: the time available for rehabilitation, management, new ways of working, absence of an actor, continuity and consensus. Based on the results the researchers emphasize those activities in vocational rehabilitation that they believe would significantly enhance both the integrated collaboration as well as the rehabilitation process for the individual.

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Section: Organizationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Interagency collaboration in vocational rehabilitation for persons with mental health problems: the perspective of the service users and the professionals

Germundsson

Hillborg

Danermark

2011

Disability & Society

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“…A diagnosis of a low prevalence disorder brings significant disability that is commonly unacknowledged in the broader society (Andrews, Henderson, & Hall, 2001;Deegan, 2011;Mental Health Council of Australia, 2009;Morgan et al, 2012;Roets, Kristiansen, Van Hove, & Venderplasschen, 2007).…”

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From experience to action in recovery-oriented mental health practice: A first person inquiry

2014

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This article reports on the development of critical subjectivity, in a cooperative inquiry study, which aimed to use principles of consumer participation to explore and develop recovery-oriented care in a regional mental health service in rural Australia. The development of critical subjectivity occurred when the lead researcher began to understand her role as an 'insider' in perpetuating dominant institutional culture through her work practices. The findings illustrate the way lived experience perspectives were excluded, invisible and considered 'outsider' in relation to dominant biomedical epistemology. As the researcher participated in a more relational participatory process and documented her thinking, her knowledge of her work practices began to change and this contributed to the transformation in her practice. Action research is a tool that supports shared dialogue to enable culture change necessary for recovery-oriented practice.

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“…They have great difficulties in gaining access to permanent housing or regular jobs, which, in turn, limits their opportunities for work experience and developing new social relationships (Roets et al 2007;Rowston 2002;Wilson and Beresford 2002). As a consequence, more and more young persons with psychiatric disabilities are provided for through social security, sickness benefits or activity benefits (SOU 2003:92;Swedish Social Insurance Agency 2006).…”

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Privacy, meetings and rejections – a qualitative study of everyday life among young persons with psychiatric disabilities

Olin

Nordström

Wijk

2010

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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This study explores how young persons with psychiatric disabilities experience everyday life according to places, social relationships and activities, using semistructured, in-depth interviews and site-maps. Qualitative content analysis was chosen for analyzing the interviews in comparison with information from the sitemaps. Respondents spent most of their time in the private arena, in their own homes, and the homes of their parents. Many also spent time in the semi-private arena, in places such as day centres and care settings. Some also spent time in the public arena, especially the neighbourhood. They experienced all three arenas both positively and negatively and associated each one with self-determination and community, as well as with demands and solitude. Young people's activities and experiences were formed by the various arenas and by their social relationships, as well as by specific strategies for handling different situations.

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Living through exposure to toxic psychiatric orthodoxies: exploring narratives of people with ‘mental health problems’ who are looking for employment on the open labour market

Cited by 23 publications

References 27 publications

Interagency collaboration in vocational rehabilitation for persons with mental health problems: the perspective of the service users and the professionals

Interagency collaboration in vocational rehabilitation for persons with mental health problems: the perspective of the service users and the professionals

From experience to action in recovery-oriented mental health practice: A first person inquiry

Privacy, meetings and rejections – a qualitative study of everyday life among young persons with psychiatric disabilities

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