Oral

In our society, meaningful roles are determined by our vocations. Clients served in mental health systems are often excluded from employment opportunities. This session has two parts; it first offer research perspectives that address the knowledge, skills, and experience required for mental health recovery, and second, explores the relationship between employment and mental health recovery.

Session Objectives: Assess the impact of mental and physical disorders on employment and disability. Describe the positive earnings effects of a multi-faceted evidence-based intervention for SSDI recipients with schizophrenia or mood disorders. Describe the impacts and benefits that participants report as a result of attending consumer operated services and programs (COSPs).