From: Beth McConnell


NEW REPORT FOCUSES ON CAREER PATTERNS OF PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL
ILLNESSES

UPenn Collaborative staff member Richard Baron, M.S., has recently
authored a report titled: The Past and Future Career Patterns Of People
with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Qualitative Inquiry

Not much is known about the long-term career paths of people with
serious mental illnesses, and neither policy makers nor program
providers have sufficient information about the kinds of jobs people
with mental illnesses have held in the past or the work patterns they
have established following their participation in rehabilitation
programs.

This report begins to fill in the gaps and the study's results
challenge many misconceptions about the willingness and capacity of
consumers to work. It provides an eye-opening assessment of consumers'
past experiences, current motivations, and future ambitions with regard
to the competitive labor market, emphasizing that the long-term career
patterns of people with serious mental illnesses may not be dramatically
different from people without mental illnesses with whom they have
worked.

An important document for program planners, job coaches, and consumer
advocates promoting employment as a key element in achieving community
integration.

http://www.upennrrtc.org/var/tool/file/180-People%20at%20Work%20-%20Final.pdf

Link to author's e address, a few of author's questions:
http://www.upennrrtc.org/resources/view.php?tool_id=180

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