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Creating Job Opportunities For People With Psychiatric Disabilities At A University-Based Research Center, Alexis Henry, Joanne Nicholson, Jonathan Clayfield, Susan Phillips, Lawrence Stier
Creating Job Opportunities For People With Psychiatric Disabilities At A University-Based Research Center, Alexis Henry, Joanne Nicholson, Jonathan Clayfield, Susan Phillips, Lawrence Stier
Joanne Nicholson
The consumer empowerment movement has led to an increase in opportunities for people with psychiatric disabilities to take on roles in the development and delivery of mental health services. However, to date there has been less involvement of people with psychiatric disabilities in services research. In this paper, we describe our experiences creating employment opportunities for people with psychiatric disabilities in a university-based mental health services research center. Working with two local clubhouse programs we developed research assistant positions using both transitional and supported employment approaches. We describe the development of the jobs, employee characteristics, the orientation and training provided …