Articles
1994
Below is a list of articles, abstracts, book chapters, or handbooks authored by Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation staff. Due to copyright laws some articles are not available for full-text download. In most cases, these articles are available for purchase after searching the publisher's web site.
Danley, K.S., Rogers, E.S., et al. (1994). Supported employment for adults with psychiatric disability: Results of an innovative demonstration project. Rehabilitation Psychology, 39(4), 269-276.
Meeting the vocational needs of adults with mental illness is one of the most critical issues currently facing mental health planners and policymakers. An extensive technology has been developed for one such service: supported employment (Danley & Anthony, 1987). This paper reports on an innovative three-year research and demonstration project which was designed to evaluate a supported employment program on a university campus designed specifically for persons with psychiatric disability. Twenty participants were enrolled in the intervention; enrollment was staggered and occurred over a period of 12 months. The vocational status, job satisfaction, work integration, symptomatology, and social supports of participants were assessed during the project, and a two-year follow-up of employment status was conducted. Based upon the experience of project staff, conclusions were that while a university setting was an ideal one in which to provide supported employment services for persons with psychiatric disabilities, the university itself was not a particularly receptive or compatible employer. Several project participants obtained employment in university-vendored sites. The follow-up after two years showed that 10 of the subjects were employed an average of 17.5 hours per week with mean earnings of $156 per week. This represents a modest increase in percentage of subjects employed, and a substantial increase in average hours worked and average wages earned. Most important, participants in the study strongly valued the attractive and non-stigmatizing site of the program.
Rogers, E. S. (1994). The impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act upon rehabilitation research. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 5(2), 25-43.
Examines the impact of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) upon rehabilitation research in relation to employment outcomes for persons with psychiatric disability. In addition to measures of functional incapacity of impairment, the ADA will create greater need for techniques of ecological assessment. Investigation of facility-based vocational rehabilitation, supported employment and disability management models of service, and reasonable accommodation will be needed, as will an investigation of the impact of the ADA upon Social Security benefits for persons with psychiatric disability. Critical to the successful implementation of the ADA will be a better understanding of stigma and methods of changing the negative attitudes that persist about persons with psychiatric disability.
Rogers, E. S., Danley, K. S., et al. (1994). The residential needs and preferences of persons with serious mental illness: A comparison of consumers and family members. The Journal of Mental Health Administration, 21(1), 42-51.
Studied the residential needs and preferences of 314 primary consumers of mental health services (aged 18+ yrs) and 459 family members of consumers. Data suggest that family members more often prefer congregate living situations and more staff support than do consumers. Consumers more often express a desire to reside by themselves without staff and without other persons who are mentally ill. While the direct comparison of preferences from these 2 constituencies has limitations, data do suggest significant variability in needs and preferences voiced by consumers and their family members. These discrepancies need to be addressed by mental health policymakers and planners.
Key Words: residential needs and preferences, psychiatric patients, family members
This Journal has been renamed and is now called
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research.
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