Vocational outcomes of an integrated supported employment program for individuals with persistent and severe mental illness

Wing Hong Hector Tsang; Ashley Chan; Alvin Wong; Robert Paul Liberman

doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.007

Vocational outcomes of an integrated supported employment program for individuals with persistent and severe mental illness

Wing Hong Hector Tsang, Ashley Chan, Alvin Wong, Robert Paul Liberman

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Abstract

We examined the effectiveness of an integrated supported employment (ISE) program, which augments Individual Placement & Support (IPS) with social skills training (SST) in helping individuals with SMI achieve and maintain employment. A total of 163 participants were randomly assigned to three vocational rehabilitation programs: ISE, IPS, and traditional vocational rehabilitation (TVR). After fifteen months of services, ISE participants had significantly higher employment rates (78.8%) and longer job tenures (23.84 weeks) when compared with IPS and TVR participants. IPS participants demonstrated better vocational outcomes than TVR participants. The findings suggested that ISE enhances the outcomes of supported employment, endorsing the value of SST in vocational rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	292-305
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2009

Keywords

Job tenure
Severe mental illness
Social skills training
Supported employment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Vol. 40, No. 2, 01.06.2009, p. 292-305.

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