Woodside Harriet, Schell Lori, Allison-Hedges Jennifer
The Cleghorn (Early Intervention in Psychosis) Program, Hamilton, ON.
Can J Occup Ther. 2006 Feb;73(1):36-43. doi: 10.2182/cjot.05.0012.
Mental health occupational therapists work with some individuals who want employment but who are not successful at finding or keeping a job.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to suggest factors contributing to vocational success.
The investigators interviewed 8 participants who were recovering from psychosis. The interview texts were coded and analyzed for emerging themes.
Three themes emerged that describe how the participants achieved vocational success: self-assessing their mental health regularly, actively working to maintain and improve their mental health, and striving to feel connected to others at work. The results are consistent with previous studies that found that a positive fit between a worker and the workplace is linked to the worker feeling connected to and valued by the workplace.
This study suggests that supporting the ways individuals assess and promote their own mental health and recovery will contribute to their success at work. Occupational therapists are urged to help people find workplaces where they feel encouraged and comfortable as this appears to be an important factor in vocational success.
心理健康职业治疗师与一些想要就业但在寻找或保住工作方面不成功的人合作。
这项定性研究的目的是提出有助于职业成功的因素。
研究人员采访了8名正在从精神病中康复的参与者。对访谈文本进行编码并分析以找出新出现的主题。
出现了三个描述参与者如何实现职业成功的主题：定期自我评估心理健康状况、积极努力维持和改善心理健康状况，以及努力在工作中与他人建立联系。这些结果与之前的研究一致，之前的研究发现员工与工作场所之间的积极匹配与员工感到与工作场所有联系并受到重视有关。
这项研究表明，支持个人评估和促进自身心理健康及康复的方式将有助于他们在工作中取得成功。敦促职业治疗师帮助人们找到让他们感到受鼓励和舒适的工作场所，因为这似乎是职业成功的一个重要因素。
