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Factors Associated with Work Integration for Mental Health Consumers

Author : Bonnie Kirsh

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,86 MB

Release : 1999

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Research on work integration for mental health consumers has typically examined the relationship of clinical and individual variables to employment, and few conclusions have been reached. This study shifts the focus of inquiry to include individually-based variables as well as environmental variables. A mixed method design drawing on quantitative and qualitative approaches was used to examine factors associated with work integration for mental health consumers. Thirty-six consumers (N = 36) were recruited into one of two groups: (1) consumers who were employed in integrated settings (n = 17) and (2) consumers who had left their jobs within a six-month period prior to the study (n = 19). Quantitative data were collected on four variables: empowerment, social support, organizational culture/climate and person-environment fit. Instruments used were the Empowerment Questionnaire, the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), the Workplace Climate Questionnaire (WCQ) and the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP). Data analysis revealed significant group differences along the dimensions of organizational climate and person-environment fit. Significant differences in effect sizes of perceived characteristics of the workplace were also determined. Logistic regression analyses revealed that organizational climate and person-environment fit were significant predictors of employment status. Qualitative data were collected through semistructured interviews with participants in both groups. Content analysis revealed the following themes: the impact of the organization on job satisfaction and tenure, the importance of supervisory and coworker relationships and attitudes, and the meaningfulness of work.



Public Mental Health Marketing

Author : Donald R. Self

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 221 pages

File Size : 36,7 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Mental health promotion

ISBN : 1560241896

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Here is a diverse compilation of current knowledge in public mental health marketing. A balanced collection of both research and how-to chapters, Public Mental Health Marketing helps practitioners and researchers learn to target specific groups more effectively, increasing their marketing effectiveness to benefit both mental health agencies and the people they serve. It presents a cross section of recent research on the many participants in the mental health system, including clients, donors, internal stakeholders, and the general public. Over a dozen chapters focus on the marketing of local, state, and national mental health agencies and their relationships with their various clienteles. This helpful book contains original research, tutorials, and case studies in areas such as the public as a target market, primary and secondary consumers’views of the system, referral and secondary resource markets, adolescents as a prevention and intervention market, and promotional and evaluative tools. Learn about the principles of marketing as they relate to mental health professionals; the use of fear appeals in public service announcements; building a marketing environment in community mental health settings; an analysis of changes in the marketing of mental health products to government, business, and industry; and strategies to identify and reach adolescents at risk for drug and alcohol abuse. Public Mental Health Marketing also contains abstracts for nearly one hundred recent articles and monographs that are useful to researchers and practitioners of marketing in the mental health field. Public information and public relations officers in local, state, and national mental health agencies, and academic and public policy researchers from both the mental health and marketing disciplines will find the information they need to increase the effectiveness of their work.



Public Mental Health Marketing

Author : Donald Self

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 17,51 MB

Release : 2013-01-11

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1135836760

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Here is a diverse compilation of current knowledge in public mental health marketing. A balanced collection of both research and how-to chapters, Public Mental Health Marketing helps practitioners and researchers learn to target specific groups more effectively, increasing their marketing effectiveness to benefit both mental health agencies and the people they serve. It presents a cross section of recent research on the many participants in the mental health system, including clients, donors, internal stakeholders, and the general public. Over a dozen chapters focus on the marketing of local, state, and national mental health agencies and their relationships with their various clienteles. This helpful book contains original research, tutorials, and case studies in areas such as the public as a target market, primary and secondary consumers’views of the system, referral and secondary resource markets, adolescents as a prevention and intervention market, and promotional and evaluative tools. Learn about the principles of marketing as they relate to mental health professionals; the use of fear appeals in public service announcements; building a marketing environment in community mental health settings; an analysis of changes in the marketing of mental health products to government, business, and industry; and strategies to identify and reach adolescents at risk for drug and alcohol abuse. Public Mental Health Marketing also contains abstracts for nearly one hundred recent articles and monographs that are useful to researchers and practitioners of marketing in the mental health field. Public information and public relations officers in local, state, and national mental health agencies, and academic and public policy researchers from both the mental health and marketing disciplines will find the information they need to increase the effectiveness of their work.









Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace

Author : Jay C. Thomas

Publisher : SAGE Publications

Page : 585 pages

File Size : 15,75 MB

Release : 2002-08-15

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1506310834

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Organizations need to contend with issues related to disruptive psychopathological behavior that in years past may have been swept under the rug. Also, clinicians are more aware that their clients′ mental health concerns are influenced by the workplace and that treatment without regard to what happens at work is not apt to be successful. The Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace explores how psychological disorders impact the ability to work and recommends treatments and their likely side effects. It is designed to give the mental health clinician, I/O psychologist, and human resources manager the information they need to determine the employee′s fitness for work and what, if any, accommodations may be needed. The handbook is divided into five parts: Part I: General Issues Presents an overview of the field and outlines the legal rights and responsibilities for employees and employers. Part II: Working Conditions, Life Stressors, and Mental Health Presents the current research on job stress and its effects on mental health, the effects of work-family conflicts, women′s health issues, and organizational interventions for reducing stress and conflict. Part III: Effects of Psychopathology on Work Provides detailed descriptions of the most common forms of psychopathology that may affect the workplace. Part IV: Effects of Disruptive Behavior at Work Explores behavior that may not relate to standard diagnostic categories but has clear mental health implications. This includes anger and violence, poor social skills, the effects of abuse, exposure to traumatic events, passive-aggressive behavior, and grieving. Part V: Organizational Practice and Mental Health Presents the mental health considerations for designing organizational policy, job analysis, and accommodations for the disabled. This handbook should prove beneficial to human resources professionals, mental health practitioners, I/O psychologists, and administrators of employee assistance programs (EAPs). Graduate students and professors in psychology and management will also find this a valuable reference.