Vocational rehabilitation for veterans with felony histories and mental illness: 12-month outcomes
| Autor: | Julie A. Parish-Johnson, Ledjona D. Bradshaw, Avery A. Lewis, Daisha J. Cipher, Edward L. Washington, James P. LePage, April M. Crawford |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Population Prison PsycINFO medicine Humans Psychiatry education Veterans Affairs Applied Psychology 0505 law media_common Veterans education.field_of_study Rehabilitation Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Rehabilitation Vocational Criminals Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Substance abuse Clinical Psychology Treatment Outcome Vocational education 050501 criminology Psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Psychological services. 15(1) |
| ISSN: | 1939-148X |
| Popis: | Lack of employment is an important barrier to successful reintegration encountered by those released from prison with mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders. This study compares 3 different vocational reintegration modalities for a veteran population: (a) basic services; (b) self-study using the About Face Vocational Manual; and (c) the About Face Vocational Program, a standardized group program focused on the About Face Vocational Manual. One-hundred eleven veterans with a history of at least one felony conviction and a mental illness and/or substance use disorder were recruited from a large urban Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Veterans were assigned to 1 of the 3 conditions and followed for 12 months. At the end of the 1-year follow-up period, veterans in the group condition had superior competitive and stable employment rates, as well as faster times to employment compared with both the basic and self-study conditions. The self-study condition was generally indistinguishable from the basic services condition. Overall, new employment during the last 6 months of the follow-up period was relatively low. The findings support the use of standardized group vocational reintegration programs such as the About Face Vocational Program. Limitations and implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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