1. A 30 Second Training for Providers of Services
Supporting Persons with Mental Health Conditions in Their Vocational Recovery
A 30 Second Training for Providers of Services

2. How can you support vocational recovery?
Spread the word to clientele, families and supporters, and other providers:
People with mental illnesses CAN work!
And most WANT to work!

3. How can you support vocational recovery?
Provide information & referrals for people, places & things that can help to choose, get & keep employment.
How can you support vocational recovery?

4. How How can you support vocational recovery?
Constantly provide, support, encouragement & persistent hope for achieving meaningful employment.

5. How can you support vocational recovery?
Teach problem-solving skills that relate to the workplace.

6. How can you support vocational recovery?
Learn about Social Security Work Incentives to support your clientele to work & manage benefits. It IS possible, and people are likely to make more money while working than if they were not.

7. Supporting vocational recovery: A quiz
Supporting vocational recovery: A quiz. Read the statement below, & decide which is the best option to finish the sentence the best: .
One of the most important things that you can do to support a person’s vocational recovery is:
Make sure they know the risks of employment.
Make sure they know about employment resources for choosing, getting & keeping jobs.
Help them with a resume.
Help them to understand their diagnoses.
Continue

8. #2. was correct.
continue

9. Not the best answer but keep on trying.
Go Back

10. Want to Know More?
See Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Employment Repository
For further information contact

11. Acknowledgement
This training is made possible by a grant from the National Institute on Disability & Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) within the Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Grant # 90DP The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.   These slides are the property of the Trustees of Boston University