Employment For People Who Experience Mental Illness

Employment For People Who Experience Mental Illnessa reasonable expectationA part of the challenge

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

4. Inclusive services; socially inclusive outcomes ASENZ Principles1. Open, waged employmentSupported employment is based in the open labour market; same rewards, same conditions as everyone elseNo clients will be screened out or denied service based upon a perceived severity of challenge or disadvantage2. Individualised based upon partnershipServices are expected to meet a clients individual support needs (whether employer or job seeker). They fundamentally will represent a partnership.3. Direct access to employment pathwaysServices will facilitate direct access to the labour market (within 4 weeks) developing and utilizing a precise job/person match - without insistence upon prolonged getting ready activities or pre-vocational training Support services and strategies are designed to achieve the best possible long term outcome for both employer and employee, and promote the development of natural supports which may lead to the withdrawal of formal support services6. On-going workplace support5. Life match through choicesWork is a means to an end and should complement and enhance a persons life and well-being, and the achievement of their aspirations and potentialWhat Happened To People We Met?

EmployedNot Yet Employed67%33%62%38%

2010 -2011How Long Employed?More Than6 MonthsLess Than6 Months

68%32%74%26%

2010 -2011How Many Got A New Job?32%26%

48%58%

People Starting Work2010 - 20112010 -2011$793,460$357,000

2010 -2011Some things need to be believed to be seenEmployment for people who experience mental illness.