Job Search/Placement
Assisted Job Search/Placement
Supported Employment
Job Search/Placement program assists clients with finding competitive employment in the community. The client is required a treatment team referral and a medical clearance to participate.
The program is designed to focus on the client’s employment choices and assists the client with finding sustainable community employment.
Assisted Job Search/Placement program assists clients with mobility difficulties and or who may have felony background records find competitive employment in the community. The client is required a treatment team referral and a medical clearance to participate.
The program is designed to focus on the client’s employment choices and assists the client with finding sustainable community employment. The program offers an option to assist the newly employed client with their job retention goal by providing additional bi-weekly or weekly contacts.
Supported Employment program assists clients with severe mental illness in finding competitive employment in the community. A client’s interest in competitive employment is required and takes precedence over the client’s current or past adjustment or emotional problems. The veteran is required to have a medical clearance from a physician prior to participating in supported employment.
The program is designed to focus on the client’s employment choices; seeking employment directly without pre-employment training. Clients will receive the support they need to maintain their employment. A vocational rehabilitation specialist will assist the client in maintaining their work consistency/performance, whether it is two hours a week or forty hours a week. Research has shown that consistent work improves self esteem, provides for better control of psychiatric symptoms and increases satisfaction with finances and leisure time. 70% of clients with severe mental illness want to work. (1)
The supported employment staff will also incorporate support of family, friends, or any support system identified by the client to provide support to the client.
References:
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SAMHSA'S National Mental Health Information Center
Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery