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Cognitive behavioural therapy increases re-employment of job seeking worker's compensation clients
Corina Della-Posta1, Peter D Drummond
1School of Psychology, Murdoch University, Perth, 6150, Western Australia, Australia.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to determine whether cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) would enhance employment outcomes in worker's compensation clients who were seeking employment.
Methods:
Participants were randomly assigned to a standard job search assistance group that met for 4 hours/week for four weeks, or to a group that received standard job search assistance for 4 hours/week for the first two weeks and CBT for 4 hours/week for the next two weeks. Depression, Anxiety and Stress scores were measured prior to and on completion of the intervention, and employment outcomes were assessed at four- and ten-week follow-up.
Results:
Affective states decreased and employment was found more rapidly after CBT than after standard job search assistance.
Conclusion:
These findings indicate that CBT has a useful role in the rehabilitation of people on worker's compensation who are seeking employment.
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