Work Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Complement Vocational Services for People with Mental Illness
Learn about the results from the recent research publication, “Work-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Complement Vocational Services for People with Mental Illness: Pilot Study Outcomes Across a 6-Month Post-treatment Follow-Up.” Lead author of this research, Dr. Marina Kukla, PhD, will discuss this study in a clear and relevant way, even if you know little or nothing about research.
Dr. Marina Kukla is a Core Investigator of the CHIC, a clinical psychologist, and Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. She began her career in the CHIC as a postdoctoral fellow in 2010 and as an investigator in 2012. She received a VA RR&D Career Development Award in 2013. Dr. Kukla's professional interests are in mental health services research and psychosocial rehabilitation interventions that promote recovery and community functioning in Veterans with mental illness. She was the principal investigator of an HSR funded IIR that was a multi-site randomized controlled trial examining a work tailored cognitive behavioral interventional to promote community employment success and recovery in Veterans with serious mental illness. Dr. Kukla is also a co-investigator on several VA-funded health services research projects.
Making Sense of Employment Research (MSER) highlights employment research published in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Each webinar will be designed to discuss a recently published study in a clear and relevant way, even if you know little or nothing about research.
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This event was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this project do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
