A Case Report on Feasibility and Outcomes of Supported Employment in a Person with Mental Illness in South India

Background and Objective Employment is a way to reintegrate and increase participation in social life for persons with mental illness. This would in turn facilitate recovery through reduction of symptoms and disability and, through regaining many lost skills. The legal provisions in India for provid...

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Published in:	Journal of psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 117 - 124
Main Authors:	John, Soyuz, Aravind Raj, E., Baseema, K., Kapanee, Aruna Rose Mary, Sekar, K., Bharath, Sreekala
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi Springer India 01-06-2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Alcoholism Behavioral Science and Psychology Case Discussion Case reports Clinical Psychology Cocaine Compliance Disability Employment agencies Families & family life Feasibility Illnesses Interpersonal relations Job opportunities Medical referrals Mental disorders Mental health services Networking Obsessive compulsive disorder People with disabilities Psychiatry Psychology Psychosocial factors Psychotherapy and Counseling Rehabilitation Remission (Medicine) Residential care Self care Self sufficiency Social education Social life & customs Social Work Social workers Supported employment Symptoms Vocational education Warehouses India Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Symptom Competitive Employment Mental Illness Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Summary:	Background and Objective Employment is a way to reintegrate and increase participation in social life for persons with mental illness. This would in turn facilitate recovery through reduction of symptoms and disability and, through regaining many lost skills. The legal provisions in India for providing job opportunities for persons with disabilities are poorly organized and implemented. This case report portrays the processes involved in providing supported employment for a person with mental illness, initiated through a rehabilitation facility. The case report highlights the success of supported employment in term of positive outcomes in the client. Materials and Method A person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Mixed and Alcohol Dependence Syndrome was referred to the residential rehabilitation from the tertiary psychiatric care hospital. The major reason for referral was the sociooccupational dysfunctioning of the patient. After giving sufficient in-house training, social workers in the treatment team arranged supported employment for the patient. The job could be arranged by networking and collaboration with the institutions like schools, industries and warehouses. International Classification of Functioning checklist, Vocational Training Compliance Scale and Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale were used to assess clinical and socio-occupational outcomes. Result and Conclusion After initiating the supported employment, severity of the symptoms came down and self-care improved. Psychosocial functions of the client such as interpersonal relationship, economic self-sufficiency and social life also showed improvement.
ISSN:	2198-9834 2198-963X
DOI:	10.1007/s40737-017-0077-x