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xxi, 327 pages : 26 cm More than ever before, people with mental illness want to be able to secure and sustain meaningful employment in their communities. Providing Employment Support for People with Long-Term Mental Illness: Choices, Resources, and Practical Strategies provides the proven techniques and useful information needed to help people with mental illness become part of the nation's work force. Offering probing discussion of mental illness as well as valuable insight into the "ins and outs" of seeking and maintaining competitive work, this comprehensive handbook addresses vital concerns such as vocational assessment and career development; family involvement in vocational planning; social skills and behavior management; crisis intervention; and workers' rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act Filled with illustrative case studies and reproducible forms and checklists, this informative volume is essential for all who support workers with mental illness, including job development and placement specialists, supported employment professionals, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and mental health practitioners Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and

Author

Laurie Howton Ford; [forewords by Karen Flippo & Joe Marrone]

Publisher

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624 ($29)

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9781557661906

Subjects

Social Science, Management, Sociology