Being Candidates in a Transitional Vocational Course: Experiences of Self, Everyday Life and Work Potentials

Autor/inn/en	Kinn, Liv Grethe; Holgersen, Helge; Borg, Marit; Fjaer, Svanaug
Titel	Being Candidates in a Transitional Vocational Course: Experiences of Self, Everyday Life and Work Potentials
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 26 (2011) 4, S.433-448 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
Schlagwörter	Rehabilitation Programs; Mental Health Programs; Vocational Rehabilitation; Transitional Programs; Vocational Education; Mental Disorders; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Employment Services; Qualitative Research; Severe Disabilities; Interviews; Program Effectiveness; Feedback (Response); Job Applicants; Job Skills; Foreign Countries; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufliche Rehabilitation; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Qualitative Forschung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bewerber; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausland; Norwegen
Abstract	Most people with mental health problems want a paid job, but experience difficulties in obtaining one. In-depth knowledge from service users is needed about what supports their work capacity and potentials. This qualitative study aimed to explore the occupational history of people with severe mental-health problems and experiences of being candidates in a transitional employment course. Two in-depth interviews with five candidates of this course were conducted. Four themes were developed: "all it takes to have a life", "being on the right track", "asking for feedback", and "candidates--for what"? The participants in this study experienced this course as a possibility for exploring themselves, their everyday lives and work potentials. However, they perceived some of the program's philosophy as unhelpful which highlights the significance of listening to the service users' preferences. These findings suggest that further standardization of vocational-rehabilitation programs in mental health may be counter-productive. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10