- Title
- Preliminary outcomes from an individualised supported education programme delivered by a community mental health service
- Creator
- Robson, Emma; Waghorn, Geoff; Sherring, Joanne; Morris, Adrienne
- Relation
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 73, Issue 10, p. 481-486
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802210x12865330218384
- Publisher
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- This paper describes the implementation and preliminary results of a supported education programme designed to complement a youth-oriented supported employment programme. Method: The programme was delivered by occupational therapists employed by a community mental health service in the Hunter New England region, New South Wales, Australia. Twenty mental health service users were assisted with their course of study over an 18-month period. Results: Education outcomes were promising, with 70% of service users either continuing or completing their chosen course of formal study. The education support provided was modelled on the Individual Placement and Support approach to supported employment. Conclusion: Occupational therapists working in public mental health can use this promising approach to supplement supported employment programmes, which should also be closely coordinated with the mental health service.
- Subject
- mental illness; psychosis; supported education; supported employment; occupational therapists
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932535
- Identifier
- uon:11377
- Identifier
- ISSN:0308-0226
- Language
- eng
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