Stevenson Brian J, Kathawalla Ummul, Smith Camille, Mueller Lisa
VISN 1 New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA.
School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
J Career Dev. 2023 Aug;50(4):947-964. doi: 10.1177/08948453221137344. Epub 2022 Oct 28.
Veterans living with mental health conditions have ambitious career goals and want support to find employment that meets their interests and preferences. Despite calls from researchers to "invest" and "commit" to career development research and practice for individuals living with psychiatric conditions, we still do not have empirically tested models for facilitating career development among individuals with mental health conditions, especially veterans. This qualitative study investigates the career development needs and recommended intervention strategies of veterans living with mental health conditions. Vocational counselors from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and veterans receiving vocational rehabilitation services ( = 13) participated in semi-structured focus groups. Findings illuminate the tasks, barriers, interventions, implementation strategies, and transitional work context that hinder and support career development of veterans with mental health conditions. Findings offer theoretical and applied guidance to researchers and counselors regarding career development of veterans living with mental health conditions.
患有心理健康问题的退伍军人有着远大的职业目标，他们希望得到支持以找到符合自身兴趣和偏好的工作。尽管研究人员呼吁“投入”并“致力于”针对患有精神疾病的个人的职业发展研究与实践，但我们仍未拥有经过实证检验的、用于促进患有心理健康问题的个人（尤其是退伍军人）职业发展的模型。这项定性研究调查了患有心理健康问题的退伍军人的职业发展需求及推荐的干预策略。退伍军人健康管理局（VHA）的职业顾问以及接受职业康复服务的退伍军人（= 13）参与了半结构化焦点小组。研究结果阐明了阻碍和支持患有心理健康问题的退伍军人职业发展的任务、障碍、干预措施、实施策略及过渡工作环境。研究结果为研究人员和顾问提供了关于患有心理健康问题的退伍军人职业发展的理论和应用指导。
