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Marc Corbière1, Patrizia Villotti1, Djamal Berbiche2
1Department of Education-Career Counselling, Universite du Quebec a Montreal.
Objective:
Different predictors of job tenure for people with a severe mental illness (SMI) have been documented. Conflicting results may be explained by the choice of indicators to measure job tenure. This study aimed to assess the contribution of employment specialist competencies working in supported employment programs, client variables, and work accommodations, in determining job tenure in the regular labor market.
Method:
A longitudinal study was conducted over 6 months, including people with SMI (n = 209) registered in 24 Canadian supported employment programs. Multivariable modeling analyses were performed.
Results:
Overall, 67% (n = 140) of the sample were employed at the 6-month follow-up. Multilevel analyses showed that shorter duration of unemployment (i.e., the number of weeks worked), employment specialist knowledge, and working alliance were the strongest predictors of job tenure for people with SMI. With respect to the number of hours worked per week, diagnosis, executive functions, social functioning, work accommodations, and employment specialist skills were the strongest predictors of job tenure for people with SMI, with 57% of variance explained.
Conclusions And Implications For Practice:
Understanding the various predictors of job tenure can assist employment specialists in providing better interventions for the work integration of people with SMI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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