The shift to rapid job placement for people living with mental illness: An analysis of consequences.

Abstract

These findings raise questions about the quality of employment being achieved under the new policy, highlight problems with adopting selected components of evidence-based approaches, and begin to explicate the influence that funding structures can have on practice.

Employment Interventions in Health Settings: A Systematic Review and Synthesis

“…If the focus is simply on placing people in any job available, there is a high likelihood that these will be low-quality jobs with little security or few benefits. 140 Future interventions should assess and report on the quality of jobs in a consistent manner.…”

Maximizing work integration in job placement of individuals facing mental health problems: Supervisor experiences

“…Meeting everyday demands and expectations in the open labor market is regarded as an important element in their recovery process [1,[19][20][21][22]. However, stakeholders have observed that pressure for early placement can result in a failure to match an individual with an appropriate job [23], and fully explore possibilities for work development [23].…”

The Role of Diabetes in Predicting Employment Status for Individuals with Bipolar Disorder

“…One of the primary outcome goals for clients served in a CMHC is employment (Becker & Drake, 1994;Gewurtz, Cott, Rush, & Kirsh, 2012). Evidence-based practices for supported employment, such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS), have been developed to help individuals with serious mental illness obtain and retain competitive employment (Bond, 1998).…”