An Ethnographic Study of Job Seeking Among People with Severe Mental Illness.

Alverson, Hoyt; Carpenter, Elizabeth; Drake, Robert E.

doi:10.2975/30.2006.15.22

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“…Their families may in turn try to minimize conflict by withdrawing or choosing to tolerate or ignore substance abuse (Copello, 2003). Under any of these conditions, co-morbid individuals have an increased risk of relapse (Mueser et al, 1992;Alverson et al, 2000). In fact, interpersonal conflict and social pressure are generally identified as two of the biggest antecedents of substance abuse relapse (Copello, 2003).…”

Section: How Social Network and Social Support Systems Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Hawkins

Abrams

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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Studies of the social lives of men and women living with co-occurring disorders (substance abuse and serious mental illness) suggest that social networks critically influence recovery. In this paper, we examine some of the reasons that the social networks of individuals with co-occurring disorders are small, and the impact of small networks for this population. Using a social capital framework with cross-case analysis, we analyze 72 in-depth qualitative interviews with 39 formerly homeless mentally ill men and women who were substance abusers. All were participants in the New York Services Study (HYSS), a federally funded study of mentally ill adults in New York City. The patterns suggest that networks shrunk because 1) social network members died prematurely, 2) study participants withdrew or pushed others away, and 3) friends and family members faced so many obstacles of their own that they could not provide resources for the study participants. We suggest that as networks diminished, some participants responded by attempting to rebuild their networks, even if the networks provided negative social capital, and others isolated themselves socially to escape the pressures and disappointments of interaction. KeywordsUSA; New York Services Study (NYSS); social capital; social networks; co-occurring disorders; mental illness; homeless; substance abuse The role of family and friends for individuals with co-occurring disorders (substance abuse and serious mental illness) in recovery is complex and often ambiguous. While close friends and family members can forge ties that produce social capital in the form of significant financial, emotional, and in-kind support to individuals with co-occurring disorders, they can also pose specific problems. Studies of the social lives of co-morbid individuals suggest that social support from family and friends can decrease symptomatology

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Section: How Social Network and Social Support Systems Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Hawkins

Abrams

2007

Social Science & Medicine

129

143

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“…An ethnographic study of job-seeking among people with severe mental health problems (Alverson et al, 2006) revealed that, irrespective of the vocational rehabilitation intervention they were receiving, individuals fell into two categories: active job-seekers and passive job-seekers -active job-seekers did well vocationally whereas passive job-seekers made little or no progress. There is some initial evidence showing that it is possible to increase the motivation and/or self-efficacy in job-seeking behaviours of people with severe mental health problems through the use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (Gould et al, 2001;Lysaker et al, 2005;Lysaker et al, 2006), cognitive training (McGurk et al, 2005) and motivational interviewing (Debring et al, 2006;Larson et al, 2006).…”

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Individual placement and support: from research to practice

Rinaldi¹,

Perkins²,

Glynn³

et al. 2008

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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Vocational rehabilitation for people with severe mental health problems is poorly developed in the UK.Although there is a clear evidence base indicating the effectiveness of approaches to helping people with severe mental health problems gain and retain employment there is generally a lack of awareness of this evidence. As a result there has been a lack of implementation within routine clinical practice of the most effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for such individuals.

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“…They may be unaware of job restrictions and employment saturation [6][7]19] and spend time focused on lowprobability options. They may have expectations for employment that are unrealistic for entry-level positions [17] or may take a passive approach in searching for employment [22]. Additionally, they may lack the confidence to actively job search, assuming the effort is not worth the rejection [20][21]23].…”

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Effects of structured vocational services on job-search success in ex-offender veterans with mental illness: 3-month follow-up

LePage¹,

Washington²,

Lewis³

et al. 2011

JRRD

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Abstract-With the high number of incarcerated veterans with mental illness and substance dependence returning to the community annually, a significant need exists for technologies that will help them return to employment. This study evaluates three methods of assistance: (1) basic vocational services, (2) selfstudy of a vocational manual designed for formerly incarcerated veterans, and (3) a group led by vocational staff using the vocational manual. We evaluated 69 veterans to determine the number finding employment within 3 months after enrollment in the study. The group format was expected to be superior to self-study, and self-study was expected to be superior to basic services. Though the group format was found to be superior to both self-study and basic services, the results for self-study and basic services were statistically similar. Limitations and directions for future refinement are discussed.

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An Ethnographic Study of Job Seeking Among People with Severe Mental Illness.

Cited by 63 publications

References 19 publications

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Individual placement and support: from research to practice

Effects of structured vocational services on job-search success in ex-offender veterans with mental illness: 3-month follow-up

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