What is it about?
This review examines the literature on the employment of people with mental illness in order to identify the benefits for employers of their employment and to provide recommendations for occupational therapists.
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Why is it important?
The importance of individuals’ with mental illness employment is emphasized. This review identifies a research gap on the benefits of their employment from the perspective of employers and presents the findings of studies that explore the benefits of individuals’ with disabilities employment.
Perspectives
Stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness have a negative impact on their vocational integration. It is time to do deal with that. Information and greater awareness are pointed out to be the major ways to improve the employment rates of people with mental illness. The proposed challenge for the occupational therapists is to demonstrate the effectiveness of their employment to all the interested parties.
DOXA PAPAKONSTANTINOU
University of Macedonia
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This page is a summary of: Why should employers be interested in hiring people with mental illness? A review for occupational therapists, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, October 2018, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/jvr-180967.
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