Facilitators and barriers to employment among individuals with psychiatric disabilities: A job coach perspective

Work

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 407-419

  Blitz, Cynthia L ^a   Mechanic, David ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMPLOYABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 33745189825     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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