Social enterprises as enabling workplaces for people with psychiatric disabilities

Buhariwala, Pearl; Wilton, Robert; Evans, Joshua

doi:10.1080/09687599.2015.1057318

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“…Fourteen studies reported evidence gained from the target group itself [28,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]46], nine studies considered a mixed sample (e.g., of employees, managers, or support staff/carers [1,29,[42][43][44][45]47,48,50]), and two studies consisted of a sample of non-disabled participants as key informants (executive directors or managers) [27,49]. Socio-demographic characteristics of the included studies indicated that most participants were male (51-93.75%), except in three studies [30,31,33] (not specified in nine studies [27,29,[41][42][43][44][45]49,50]). The age of participants ranged between 35.5 (median [34]) and 48 years (mean [30]) [1,28,[30][31][32][33][34]…”

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Working Conditions in Social Firms and Health Promotion Interventions in Relation to Employees’ Health and Work-Related Outcomes—A Scoping Review

Kordsmeyer

Lengen

Kiepe

et al. 2020

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Background: Social firms—a type of social enterprise—offer people with severe disabilities the possibility of employment and integration into the labor market. Since 01 January 2018, social firms in Germany are obligated to provide health promotion interventions for their employees. Therefore, the study aims to provide an overview of the current state of research on working conditions, coping strategies, work- and health-related outcomes, and health promotion interventions in social firms to derive recommendations for action. Methods: The databases PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched. The study selection was based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria in the time period between 2000 and 2019. The quality of the studies was critically appraised in a standardized way using the Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: A total of 25 studies were included. The current state of research indicated that employees with disabilities were provided with several environmental resources like social support, flexibility, structured work tasks or options for training. A mix of environmental and personal resources impacted several work- and health-related outcomes like well-being, job satisfaction, productivity, work engagement, the motivation to work, or job tenure. Conclusions: There is a need for further (longitudinal) research concerning the work and health situation of employees working in social firms and the development of health promotion interventions.

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Working Conditions in Social Firms and Health Promotion Interventions in Relation to Employees’ Health and Work-Related Outcomes—A Scoping Review

Kordsmeyer

Lengen

Kiepe

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“…Since social enterprises operate in the market economy, policy makers believe these organisations offer a more accessible form of mainstream employment for disadvantaged groups. It is argued that WISEs provide a space that is not bound to the conventions of the mainstream labour market due to their social purpose (Buhariwala, Wilton, and Evans 2015) and strike a different balance between the needs of the employee and the demands of the labour market (Hall and Wilton 2011). Therefore, the WISE provides an interesting place to study positive work experiences related to recognition.…”

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“…Critics have pointed out how these policies are too narrowly focused on enhancing disabled people's employability, and fail to take into account how workplace support and structural labour market adjustments are needed to accommodate mildly intellectually disabled people (Hall and McGarrol 2012;Wilson 2003), and those experiencing mental health conditions (Buhariwala, Wilton, and Evans 2015). As a result, those disabled persons who manage to transition successfully to regular employment have to face discrimination and social isolation (Hall 2005), the need to hide their impairment from colleagues (Irvine 2011), and a lack of perspective in low paid jobs at the bottom of the labour market (Hall and Wilton 2011;Reid and Bray 1997).…”

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Balancing care and work: a case study of recognition in a social enterprise

Blonk

Huijben

Bredewold

et al. 2019

Disability & Society

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This paper discusses a case study of a Dutch work-integration social enterprise (WISE) to add to the debate on the contribution of employment to the citizenship of intellectually disabled people and those experiencing mental health conditions. In current welfare state policies, the value of labour market participation is narrowed down to regular employment, as workplace support and care provisions are seen as stigmatising and segregating. We argue that a more nuanced understanding is needed of the intersection of support arrangements with the benefits of employment. Building on 'recognition theory' by the German philosopher Honneth, our findings show that the work-integration social enterprise under study is successfully balancing the contrasting demands of logics of care and work, leading to experiences of 'recognition.' However, this balance is fragile and does not undo the misrecognition of disabled people as unable to live up to the productivity norms of a capitalist labour market.

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“…Some types of SE, such as social firms or work integration SEs (WISEs), have a primary social purpose of providing meaningful employment opportunities to people who are disadvantaged in the open employment market . Existing research on SE and well-being suggests that WISEs might positively impact individual and community well-being by improving access to employment for people who are disadvantaged in the open labour market, through the creation of more inclusive workplaces, and new pathways into work (Buhariwala et al, 2015;Morrow et al, 2009). Although there is interest in WISEs as a way to support access to employment for disadvantaged populations (Mason et al, 2015; and recovery for people with mental illness (Ferguson, 2012;Warner and Mandiberg, 2006), there are relatively few in-depth studies of the mechanisms by which SEs influence the health and well-being outcomes of their target beneficiaries and community (Agafonow, 2018;Roy et al, 2018).…”

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Health impacts of a WISE: a longitudinal study

Elmes

2019

SEJ

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Purpose This paper aims to report findings from the first year of the Vanguard Laundry evaluation study, which explores the impacts of a work integration social enterprise (WISE) on health. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on social determinants of health (SDH) conceptual framework, a mixed-methods longitudinal case study is used to evaluate the health impacts of a WISE employing people with lived experience of mental illness. In stage one of this study, 31 participants including staff and managers completed semi-structured interviews, validated health and well-being measures and a questionnaire based on the organisation’s theory of change. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, and qualitative data are analysed thematically. Findings Data provided further evidence of the conceptualised WISE pathways for impact on SDH through employment, social integration, increased income, improved social position and living conditions. While social enterprise (SE) beneficiary staff had lower well-being scores than other staff members and management, the majority reported improved health, increased social supports and enhanced well-being through improved material conditions and increased sense of purpose, confidence and social connection. Research limitations/implications Stage one of this study relied on self-reported data. Future stages will incorporate income support and health data extracted from government agencies with participant consent. Originality/value This paper responds to calls for longitudinal studies that include a range of participants and use health outcome measures to further explore how a WISE impacts health through acting on SDH.

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Social enterprises as enabling workplaces for people with psychiatric disabilities

Cited by 33 publications

References 25 publications

Working Conditions in Social Firms and Health Promotion Interventions in Relation to Employees’ Health and Work-Related Outcomes—A Scoping Review

Working Conditions in Social Firms and Health Promotion Interventions in Relation to Employees’ Health and Work-Related Outcomes—A Scoping Review

Balancing care and work: a case study of recognition in a social enterprise

Health impacts of a WISE: a longitudinal study

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