Castle David, Crosse Caroline, Morgain Dea, McDowell Caitlin, Rossell Susan, Thomas Neil, Phillipou Andrea, Gilbert Monica, Moore Gaye, Fossey Ellie, Harvey Carol
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
Social Firms Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2016 Aug;24(4):337-41. doi: 10.1177/1039856216654400. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
Inclusion in work and education remains problematic for many people with a mental illness. We describe a structured programme - the Health Optimisation Program for Employment - that supported people with a mental illness to gain employment or commence studies.
Twenty hours of the Health Optimisation Program for Employment were delivered to 600 individuals. Participants were asked to complete an evaluation survey encompassing vocational status and ratings of self-efficacy.
Of the 364 participants who completed the baseline assessment, 168 responded to the evaluation survey 6 months after the delivery of the Health Optimisation Program for Employment. Of these, 21.5% had started a new job, while a further 42.8% were either volunteering or studying. Satisfaction with the programme was high and self-efficacy ratings improved significantly over the short term only.
The Health Optimisation Program for Employment requires further evaluation using rigorous scientific methodology but these initial results are encouraging in terms of vocational attainment for people with a mental illness, in the Australian context.
对于许多患有精神疾病的人来说，融入工作和教育仍然存在问题。我们描述了一个结构化项目——就业健康优化项目，该项目帮助患有精神疾病的人获得就业或开始学习。
为600人提供了20小时的就业健康优化项目。参与者被要求完成一项评估调查，内容包括职业状况和自我效能感评分。
在完成基线评估的364名参与者中，168人在就业健康优化项目实施6个月后回复了评估调查。其中，21.5%的人开始了新工作，另有42.8%的人在做志愿者或学习。对该项目的满意度很高，自我效能感评分仅在短期内有显著提高。
就业健康优化项目需要使用严格的科学方法进行进一步评估，但在澳大利亚的背景下，这些初步结果对于患有精神疾病的人的职业成就而言是令人鼓舞的。
