SELF HELP EMPLOYMENT CENTER FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

这个项目调查了自助演示的有效性。 职业和社会成果就业中心，面向有以下问题的个人 严重的精神疾病。该项目由两个部分组成。在 示范部分，人民奥克兰，社区社会服务 机构，将建立和运营自助就业中心。这个 中心是一家以消费者为导向的自助和就业中心，提供 消费者运营的工作支持小组与专业人士合作 职业咨询和就业安置。在研究部分， 西方精神病学研究所和诊所的研究人员将进行一项 随机对照实验研究，以检验其相对效应 参加自助就业中心。总共156名受试者 将参加该项目，其中一半(n=78)接受服务 通过自助就业中心。 在这项研究中检验的主要假设是 参加自助就业中心(试验组) 将在7个方面与非参与者(控制组)显著不同 主要成果领域。主要结果衡量标准是：1)第一次的时间 工作，2)留在工作中的时间，3)赚取的收入。次要的 结果是：4)使用专业的精神卫生服务，包括 精神病住院，5)精神症状，6)自尊，以及 7)消费者、家庭和雇主的满意度。基线和后续行动 评估将每隔1、6和12个月进行一次 参加研究的受试者。多变量和生命表分析将 用来检验试验组和对照组之间的差异 结果衡量标准。

This project investigates the effectiveness of a demonstration Self Help Employment Center on vocational and social outcomes for individuals with severe mental illness. The project is composed of two components. In the demonstration component, Peoples Oakland, a community social service agency, will set up and operate the Self Help Employment Center. The Center is a consumer-oriented self help and employment center which offers consumer-run work support groups in conjunction with professional vocational counseling and job placement. In the research component, researchers at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic will conduct a randomized controlled experimental study to test the relative effects of participation in the Self Help Employment Center. A total of 156 subjects will be enrolled in the project, with half (n=78) receiving services through the Self Help Employment Center. The primary hypothesis is tested in this study is that subjects who participate in the Self Help Employment Center (the experimental group) will differ significantly from non-participants (control group) in seven major areas of outcome. Primary outcome measures are: 1) time to first job, 2) time retained in job placement, and 3) earned income. Secondary outcomes are: 4) use of professional mental health services, including psychiatric hospitalization, 5) psychiatric symptoms, 6) self esteem, and 7) consumer, family and employer satisfaction. Baseline and follow up assessments will be conducted at intervals of 1, 6 and 12 months for each subject enrolled in the study. Multivariate and life table analyses will be used to test for differences between experimental and control groups on outcome measures.