NEW THINKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT
2005184 pages Paperback
ISBN-10 1 85775 667 3
ISBN-13 9781857756678
Edited by Bob Grove, Jenny Secker and Patience Seebohm, Director, Employment Programme, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London; Professor of Mental Health, Anglia Polytechnic University and South Essex Partnership NHS Trust; Project Development Manager, Employment Programme, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London
Foreword by Professor Robert E Drake, Professor of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Director, New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, USA
Description
Until recently it has been assumed that people who experience severe and enduring mental health problems are unable to work, unless or until they recover. That assumption is now being challenged by international research demonstrating that, with the right support, people can succeed in finding and keeping a job even when they continue to need support from mental health services.
New Thinking about Mental Health and Employment draws together the research undertaken to date and combines it with mental health service users’ perspectives on the workplace to validate key points.
Vital reading at both policy and practitioner levels, this book will be of great value to mental health nurses, social workers, general practitioners, psychiatrists and occupational therapists. It will also be of interest to employment advisors, government departments, commissioners, and policy makers and shapers.
‘Delightful. Remarkable. Magic. This volume beautifully brings together the perspectives of service users, advocates, professionals, researchers and policy makers. Effective services can and should enable those with serious mental health problems and disabilities to return to functional work and meaningful vocational roles: this is a fundamental goal that is eminently attainable. The message should be clear to all.’
Robert E Drake, in the Foreword
Review Quotes 'Brings together the latest thinking on employment and mental health. Well balanced, clear, gripping.' MENTAL HEALTH TODAY
'This is an inspiring volume which consistently challenges the thinking of mental health professionals, employers and people experiencing serious and enduring mental health problems.' DIVERSITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
 Part 1: Work with security when you can, security when you can't Sheep and goats: new thinking on employability What do service users want? Working wounded What's kept me working? Part 2: Hitting the bottom and getting back up Getting back to work: what do we know about what works? Employment support in the UK: where are we now? Recovering a life: an in-depth look at employment support in the UK Putting the community back in community care A whole system approach Unlocking potential in Sheffield Unlocking the potential of young black men What's worked for us Part 3: Avoiding the slippery slope Getting off the slippery slope: what do we know about what works? Getting off the slippery slope: an example from the UK Early intervention: a hand up the slippery slope Conclusion: the end of all our exploring
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