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Integration of Psychiatric and Vocational Services: A Multisite Randomized, Controlled Trial of Supported Employment by Cook, Judith A., Lehman, Anthony F., Drake, Robert, McFarlane, William R., Gold, Paul B., Leff, H. Stephen, Blyler, Crystal, Toprac, Marcia G., Razzano, Lisa A., Burke-Miller, Jane K., Blankertz, Laura, Shafer, Michael, Pickett-Schenk, Susan A., Grey, Dennis D.

“…OBJECTIVE: Although large-scale surveys indicate that patients with severe mental illness want to work, their unemployment rate is three to five times that of…”
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Clinical Factors Associated With Employment Among People With Severe Mental Illness: Findings From the Employment Intervention Demonstration Program by Razzano, Lisa A, Cook, Judith A, Burke-Miller, Jane K, Mueser, Kim T, Pickett-Schenk, Susan A, Grey, Dennis D, Goldberg, Richard W, Blyler, Crystal R, Gold, Paul B, Leff, H Stephen, Lehman, Anthony F, Shafer, Michael S, Blankertz, Laura E, McFarlane, William R, Toprac, Marcia G, Ann Carey, Martha

“…Research has shown that supported employment programs are effective in helping psychiatric outpatients achieve vocational outcomes, yet not all program…”
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Estimated Payments to Employment Service Providers for Persons With Mental Illness in the Ticket to Work Program by Cook, Judith A, Leff, H. Stephen, Blyler, Crystal R, Gold, Paul B, Goldberg, Richard W, Clark, Robin E, Onken, Steven J, Shafer, Michael S, Blankertz, Laura E, McFarlane, William R, Razzano, Lisa A, Burke-Miller, Jane K

“…The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 removes work disincentives and promotes access to vocational services for people with…”
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Results of a Multisite Randomized Trial of Supported Employment Interventions for Individuals With Severe Mental Illness by Cook, Judith A, Leff, H. Stephen, Blyler, Crystal R, Gold, Paul B, Goldberg, Richard W, Mueser, Kim T, Toprac, Marcia G, McFarlane, William R, Shafer, Michael S, Blankertz, Laura E, Dudek, Ken, Razzano, Lisa A, Grey, Dennis D, Burke-Miller, Jane

“…CONTEXT National probability surveys indicate that most individuals with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses are not employed. This multisite study…”
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Childhood Risk Factors in Dually Diagnosed Homeless Adults by Blankertz, Laura E., Cnaan, Ram A., Freedman, Erica

“…Although the negative long-term effects of specific childhood risk factors—sexual and physical abuse, parental mental illness and substance abuse, and…”
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Cognitive Components of Self Esteem for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness by Blankertz, Laura

“…In a sample of 182 individuals with severe mental illness, the applicability of reflected appraisals and self-enhancement theories as explanations for global…”
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Assessing the Impact of Two Residential Programs for Dually Diagnosed Homeless Individuals by Blankertz, Laura E., Cnaan, Ram A.

“…Two residential programs for dually diagnosed (severely mentally ill and substance-abusing) homeless individuals in Philadelphia were compared in a…”
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Demographic characteristics and employment among people with severe mental illness in a multisite study by Burke-Miller, Jane K, Cook, Judith A, Grey, Dennis D, Razzano, Lisa A, Blyler, Crystal R, Leff, H Stephen, Gold, Paul B, Goldberg, Richard W, Mueser, Kim T, Cook, William L, Hoppe, Sue K, Stewart, Michelle, Blankertz, Laura, Dudek, Kenn, Taylor, Amanda L, Carey, Martha Ann

“…People with psychiatric disabilities experience disproportionately high rates of unemployment. As research evidence is mounting regarding effective vocational…”
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Serving the dually diagnosed homeless: program development and interventions by Blankertz, L E, Cnaan, R A

“…In this paper the authors present the specific characteristics of the dually diagnosed (severely mentally ill and substance abusers) population and describe a…”
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Assessing the Impact of Serving the Long-term Mentally Disabled Homeless by Blankertz, Laura E, Cnaan, Ram A, Saunders, Marlene

“…Seeking to define & understand the social problem of homelessness, most researchers have focused on postulating its causes, describing the individuals who hold…”
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Better definition of vocational services is critical within substance user treatment programs : Most critical unresolved issues associated with contemporary vocational rehabilitation for substance users by BLANKERTZ, Laura, MAGURA, Stephen

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The Effectiveness of Vocational Services for Substance Users in Treatment by Magura, Stephen, Staines, Graham L., Blankertz, Laura, Madison, Elizabeth M.

“…Employment appears frequently in the literature as an outcome criterion for substance users in treatment, and most clinicians subscribe to the belief that work…”
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An Innovative Job Placement Model for Unemployed Methadone Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Magura, Stephen, Blankertz, Laura, Madison, Elizabeth M., Friedman, Ellen, Gomez, Augustin

“…This article presents the outcomes of an innovative vocational rehabilitation model designed for methadone-maintained patients-the Customized Employment…”
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The Value and Practicality of Deliberate Sampling for Heterogeneity: A Critical Multiplist Perspective by Blankertz, Laura

“…Describes the use of critical multiplism to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of random sampling and deliberate sampling for heterogeneity. Suggests a…”
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Predictors of Engagement in Vocational Counseling for Methadone Treatment Patients by Kang, Sung-Yeon, Magura, Stephen, Blankertz, Laura, Madison, Elizabeth, Spinelli, Michael

“…Employment enhances the outcomes of substance dependency treatment. Unfortunately, although unemployed methadone treatment patients frequently state they are…”
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Better Definition of Vocational Services is Critical Within Substance User Treatment Programs by Blankertz, Laura, Magura, Stephen

“…Vocational rehabilitation in substance user treatment programs is often poorly defined; programs rarely provide adequate descriptions of the vocational…”
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Dr. Cook and Colleagues Reply by COOK, JUDITH A., RAZZANO, LISA A., BURKE-MILLER, JANE K., PICKETT-SCHENK, SUSAN A., GREY, DENNIS D., LEHMAN, ANTHONY F., McFARLANE, WILLIAM R., GOLD, PAUL B., LEFF, H. STEPHEN, BLYLER, CRYSTAL, TOPRAC, MARCIA G., BLANKERTZ, LAURA, SHAFER, MICHAEL

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Predictors of Engagement in Vocational Counseling for Methadone Treatment Patients by Kang, Sung-Yeon, Magura, Stephen, Blankertz, Laura, Madison, Elizabeth, Spinelli, Michael

“…Employment enhances the outcomes of substance dependency treatment. Unfortunately, although unemployed methadone treatment patients frequently state they are…”
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The Effectiveness of Vocational Services for Substance Users in Treatment by Magura, Stephen, Staines, Graham L, Blankertz, Laura, Madison, Elizabeth M

“…Employment appears frequently in the literature as an outcome criterion for substance users in treatment, & most clinicians subscribe to the belief that work…”
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Counselor Confounds in Evaluations of Vocational Rehabilitation Methods in Substance Dependency Treatment by Staines, Graham L., Cleland, Charles M., Blankertz, Laura

“…Evaluation research on vocational counseling in substance dependency treatment should distinguish between the effects of counselors and counseling methods on…”
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