Open AccessEmpowering individuals with psychiatric disabilities to work: Results of a randomized trial.
Author(s) -
Zlatka Russinova,
Vasudha Gidugu,
Philippe Bloch,
Maria Restrepo-Toro,
E. Sally Rogers
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1559-3126
pISSN - 1095-158X
DOI - 10.1037/prj0000303
Subject(s) - empowerment , psychology , supported employment , mental health , stigma (botany) , vocational education , intervention (counseling) , psycinfo , randomized controlled trial , clinical psychology , psychiatry , unemployment , medicine , work (physics) , medline , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , surgery , economic growth , political science , law , economics , engineering
Supported employment has experienced immense growth as an evidence-based intervention targeting the disproportionately high rates of unemployment among individuals with psychiatric disabilities who actively want to work. However, employment services are often not available to individuals who are ambivalent about work or lack work self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to pilot-test the efficacy of a new peer-run photography-based group intervention (Vocational Empowerment Photovoice [VEP]) designed to empower individuals with psychiatric disabilities to consider employment services and pursue work.