Multimedia: Vocational Rehabilitation Video

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at BU

Video: Vocational Rehabilitation

William Anthony, PhD, executive director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, discusses vocational rehabilitation with narrator Tim Harrington in a video produced by Irene Ward and Associates, as part of a Topical Shorts series.

Vocational rehabilitation is gaining more and more attention by mental health service planners and providers and it is no mystery why. First, when consumers and their families are asked what services they want or need, one of the most frequent responses is vocational services and jobs. Second, when people with psychiatric disabilities are working, they are less likely to use costly, intensive mental health services.

In this 15-minute videotape, William Anthony discusses the need and the impact of good vocational rehabilitation programming and outcomes. He identifies program values and staff competencies that are necessary for effective services, and effectively presents the undeniable need to make vocational outcome a legitimate goal of mental health systems.

Uses

To inform, increase understanding, and stimulate discussion—for academic teaching, seminars and workshops, as well as preservice and inservice training—for graduate students, and service and system planners and providers.

15 minutes, 1996, VHS videotape

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In this video about vocational rehabilitation, William Anthony answers the following questions:

You were talking about measuring rehabilitation outcomes back in the 1970s. Are we there yet?
We're not seeing vocational services as a top priority on the clinical side. At best, it's a poorly funded and supported add-on service. What needs to be done to correct this?
Do you think jobs and careers should be the central focus of psychiatric rehabilitation with all other clinical services supporting a person in the community?
What would be the optimal "fit" between clinical and vocational services to best support recovery?
You've certainly been instrumental in promoting community support systems since the early 80s. What is "best practice" when it comes to CSP?
In the best of all worlds, how could communities and service systems support recovery for people with mental illness?
What kinds of staff competencies are needed to support the things we've talked about?
What should state mental agencies be doing to support this?

Video: Vocational Rehabilitation

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