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Barry K, Alexis P, April C, Chris S

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT WORK: “I HAVE A JOB, NOW WHAT?”

Debbie Walker-Lass with

Strategies for individuals with MI to face and overcome economic and attitudinal barriers and increase hours and pay without F-E-A-R.

What is Supported Employment?

Supported Employment (SE) is an evidence- based practice that promotes rehabilitation and return to mainstream employment for people with mental health disabilities. Evidenced-based practices for supported employment are based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model.

Summary Report: IPS Model of SE

• In 11 of 11 studies, SE had significantly better

competitive employment

• utcomes

than controls (other vocational interventions).

• Mean % across studies of consumers working

competitively at some time:

–

61% for Supported Employment

–

23% for controls

• --Bond, 2008

What is Supported Employment?

Essential features include:

• Consumer choice & preferences are honored
• Access to competitive jobs
• Benefits counseling
• Timely & continuous supports
• --SAMHSA 2007

Fear of

Failure

April C.

F

I am better off today because of what supported employment did for me 15 months ago…. 38 years old with at least 38 jobs and at least that number in terms of variety

Overcoming fear of Failure

• Self-identified pattern of

mistakes leading away from success and towards failure

• Getting a new job, giving 200%,

burnout, decompensate, quit in 90-120 days

Overcoming fear of Failure

Short-term failure: Quitting work and losing income, meaning, and purpose Long-term failure: With each job, I added to the “Quit list” making it more and more difficult to become employable

Overcoming fear of Failure

I excelled in school both undergraduate and graduate, but never learned life skills to get and keep a job

Overcoming fear of Failure

Fear of failure feels like it can be

• vercome by starting over (and over!)

however, beginnings are hard, take a toll, and pile on the stress, as do attempts to “prove” you are worthy

• ver and over to employers.

Overcoming fear of Failure

New jobs were like a “rush” or “temporary high” and were unsustainable.

Overcoming fear of Failure

Some BHC staff made me feel as though I couldn’t go forward. I needed to get beyond the label of “consumer”

Overcoming fear of Failure

I did not really know how to keep a job until connected to SE:

• I learned to slow down,
• look at my options,
• focus on what I wanted and needed

to do to sustain employment

Addition of Supported Employment:

Addition of Supported Employment:

 Assessment process and assignment

• f a Job Coach was a human and

humane experience

 I believed them when they told me it

was possible to work more than a few months with support, even though I didn’t know how I would do it at the time.

• Job coach assisted with identifying a good

job match, applications, interviewing, scheduling, and transportation options

• Support at the office, on the phone,

at home, at work-ongoing support available and accessible

• Sometimes I leave messages just to share

feelings and experiences Addition of Supported Employment:

 CPS training, GAO training  Length of time at current job:

16 months

 Future is open, new opportunities-

• wn car, own apartment

 What’s Next?

SUCCESS

Overcoming fear of Failure

E

Fear of

Economic Calamity

Alexis P.

Know yourself,

who you are, and who you want to be.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Admit that you

have a problem.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Listen to your

inner thoughts and act on them.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Listen to your

core group of relatives and friends.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Allow

“strangers” to help/assist you.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Develop a plan

for your future well-being and health.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Implement “your” plan

and follow it every day.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

Pat yourself on the

back as you recover and…

Re-take control

• f your life.

Overcoming fear of Economic Calamity

A

Fear of

Attitudes

(Yours and Others)

Barry K.

 Started in MH residential program  Lived independently in own

apartment.

 Worked 50 to 55 hours week as a

truck driver. …then I loss my job

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

 Couldn’t pay rent,

church helped pay rent

 Worked 6 months and quit.  Fear of not working

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

• Residential Supervisor for MH

asked me to agree to not work for 6 months and go to MICA program at Day Treatment.

• Moved to Residential Housing
• Applied for Social Security Disability

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

I had to work through my fears

• of not working,
• not being able to pay rent,
• not supporting myself

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

Going back to work Part-time

• Keeping my benefits
• Moving into my own apartment
• Getting a new job with the support
• f the Residential Supervisor

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

Going back to work Full-time Supervisor said I would not make it. Then,

I received a promotion

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

Following the rules and getting off Social Security

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

Starting a new career

at WORKTEC

Overcoming fear of Attitudes

Success and Longevity

• n the job

God works in mysterious ways. Overcoming fear of Attitudes

R

Fear of

Repercussions

Chris S.

Fear of making too much money is a real repercussion that many people with a disability struggle with.

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Wanting to be independent, yet needing the security and stability of Social Security

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

How it began…

• Getting my diagnosis
• Taking my meds
• How it affected my work
• In and out of the hospital
• Trying to maintain a job

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Case worker, Debbie convinced me to work, and I started receiving disability

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

The benefits of receiving I did not receive a lot of money but I was able to stabilize my life.

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

New Opportunities

 I was appointed to the

Community Service Board

 I was elected to Vice

Chairman of the Board.

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

I had a setback…

• Took too much lithium
• Hospitalized for the last time

in 1999

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Starting anew…

 New work Opportunity  Moved to Atlanta  Started at WORKTEC with the help

• f Debbie.

 Jobs with purpose and responsibility

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Dealing with Social Security

• Going over the dollar limit
• They threatened to cut off

my check

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Receiving support from my Supported Employment family at WORKTEC Working with my schedule and my hours to not go over and not have conflicts with Disability.

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

Success

Completing my 10th year at WORKTEC

Overcoming fear of Repercussions

I consider myself a “Walking Miracle” “I’m living a happy and stable life In my own residence.”

Overcoming fear of Repercussions