Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Rovereto, TN, Italy.
Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2011 Summer;35(1):55-8. doi: 10.2975/35.1.2011.55.58.
Social Enterprises (SEn) are innovative companies that help disadvantaged people (e.g., individuals with mental disorders) with the work integration process. This study explores the working plan patterns of people with mental disorders employed in SEn.
A cross-sectional design was adopted. One hundred and forty individuals with mental disorders employed in 19 Italian SEn filled out a battery of questionnaires.
We identified three patterns of working plans: Cluster 1 (n = 39, 30%) showed a stronger intention to work in a competitive labor market; Cluster 2 (n = 16, 12.3%) showed a stronger intention to stop working; Cluster 3 (n = 75, 57.7%) showed a stronger intention to continue working at a SEn.
Most of the sample had a pattern of intentions to keep working, thereby demonstrating the effectiveness of the SEn approach to work integration. Future studies should explore the approach further. Indeed, these results seem important for implications for practice, suggesting that people with mental disorders inside SEn can improve their level of interpersonal skills and reinforce their vocational identity, and ultimately increase their chances of employment in the regular labor market.
社会企业（SEn）是一种创新型公司，可帮助弱势群体（例如，精神障碍患者）融入工作。本研究探讨了在 SEn 中就业的精神障碍患者的工作计划模式。
采用横断面设计。19 家意大利 SEn 中 140 名精神障碍患者填写了一套问卷。
我们确定了三种工作计划模式：集群 1（n = 39，30%）显示出较强的在竞争性劳动力市场工作的意愿；集群 2（n = 16，12.3%）显示出较强的停止工作的意愿；集群 3（n = 75，57.7%）显示出较强的继续在 SEn 工作的意愿。
大多数样本都有继续工作的意愿模式，从而证明了 SEn 促进工作融合的方法的有效性。未来的研究应进一步探讨该方法。事实上，这些结果对于实践意义重大，表明 SEn 内的精神障碍患者可以提高他们的人际交往能力和职业认同感，从而增加他们在正规劳动力市场就业的机会。
