The transition of young people from education to employment in Brussels: challenges for governance

Franssen, Abraham; Carlier, Donat; Benchekroun, Anissa

doi:10.4000/brussels.1202

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“…A “group analysis” involves “the different stakeholders concerned in the establishment of a shared diagnosis derived from the concrete situations they face” (Franssen, Carlier, & Benchekroun, 2014).…”

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Analysis of barriers and facilitators of existing programs in Belgium for the purpose of implementing individual placement and support (IPS).

Greef¹

2020

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objective:The goal was to build a strategy before implementing individual placement and support (IPS) in the country, leveraging existing facilitators and mitigating, as much as possible, identified barriers. Methods: A qualitative study called "group analysis" was conducted: Over 2 days, two groups of stakeholders were invited for a whole-day workshop to collect information on facilitators and barriers faced by existing programs. Results: Many perceived facilitators were related to some guidelines or key principles of the IPS model. Main barriers were lack of long-time job support, lack of funding, lack of communication between stakeholders, social or financial insecurity of the beneficiary, denial of their own disease, high hiring selectivity, and on-the-job requirements by employers looking to maintain a competitive workforce. The four points of divergence between participants in relation with IPS were (a) the (dis)advantages of internships and trainings compared to standard work contracts, (b) the risk associated with the communication of a medical diagnosis and the disclosure issue, (c) the best time to start a job search or to return to work, and (d) whether priority should be given to the search for an adapted job or the adaptation of existing jobs to the specific needs of the beneficiaries. Conclusion: The IPS model appears as a potential solution to many issues faced by stakeholders in Belgium in charge of helping people with moderate to severe mental illness to find a job. A stronger legal framework could help to achieve the integration of such model. Impact and ImplicationsThe group analysis method is a useful method to predict how an employment programindividual placement and support (IPS)-will be received. In the case discussed in this article, the method enabled the identification of points of convergence between participants and points of tension that could persist after the implementation of the IPS program. The confrontation of points of view also helped to get deeper insights on certain themes than in individual interviews. This has the advantage of allowing decision makers who wish to initiate change not only to see how to build on existing strengths but also to analyze how to reduce the identified weaknesses.

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Analysis of barriers and facilitators of existing programs in Belgium for the purpose of implementing individual placement and support (IPS).

Greef¹

2020

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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“…27. While less than 30% of young people aged 15 to 24 who live in Brussels are present in the job market, these young people are particularly subject to unemployment, as they often have several disadvantages: they do not have a diploma, are from an immigrant background, live in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, and have parents who are unemployed themselves [Franssen et al, 2014]. According to the 2015 Baromètre social, in 2014, the rate of unemployment of young people in employment aged 15 to 24 was 39.5%.…”

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“…The housing of young people 31. The increase in the number of young people who continue their studies and who have difficulty entering the labour market contributes to a later empowerment of young people than in the past [Nagels and Rea, 2007;Franssen et al, 2014]. Figure 8 shows the sharp increase in the age at which young people leave the parental home in Brussels.…”

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Brussels youth: between diversity and lack of security

Sacco¹,

Smits²,

Spruyt³

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La revue scientifique électronique pour les recherches sur Bruxelles / Het elektronisch wetenschappelijk tijdschrift voor onderzoek over Brussel / The e-journal for academic research on Brussels Notes de synthèse | 2016 Brussels youth: between diversity and lack of security BSI synopsis Jeunesses bruxelloises : entre diversité et précarité. Note de synthèse BSI De Brusselse jeugd: tussen diversiteit en kwetsbaarheid. BSI synthesenota

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The transition of young people from education to employment in Brussels: challenges for governance

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Analysis of barriers and facilitators of existing programs in Belgium for the purpose of implementing individual placement and support (IPS).

Analysis of barriers and facilitators of existing programs in Belgium for the purpose of implementing individual placement and support (IPS).

Brussels youth: between diversity and lack of security

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