Employment outcomes in Massachusetts Clubhouses.
Employment outcomes of individuals participating in 17 Massachusetts Clubhouses certified by the International Center for Clubhouse Development were examined through an annual survey. Major components of employment programs in contemporary clubhouses are identified and individual employment outcomes are described. Within contemporary practice in ICCD clubhouses in this sample, clubhouses provided a three-pronged approach to employment. Between 1998-2001, 1702 individuals worked in 2714 separate job placements, employed in Transitional (TE), Supported (SE), and Independent Employment (IE). Forty percent of members with more than one job (N = 385) participated in at least one TE. Individuals with longer memberships tended to work longer and had higher job earnings.
McKay
Colleen
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Program for Clubhouse Research, Center for Mental Health Services Research at The University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA. colleen.mckay@umassmed.edu
Johnsen
Mathew
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Stein
Reva
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016352:Group Homes; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011287:Prejudice; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012917:Social Adjustment