• PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT; PART II: PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES; APPENDICES

. . . those of us in the clinical and administrative fields can thank the authors of A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness for this clear, practical book on integrating work into clinical treatment. The authors, both well-known leaders in clinical and research aspects of vocational rehabilitaiton of persons with severe mental illness, set out to lay to rest the notion that only work in a sheltered environment - or perhaps no work at all - is appropriate for people with severe mental illness . . . Becker and Drake have writen an inspiring and thoughtful challenge to those of us working in mental health care - our patients can work, and there is an evidence-based practice that will support them to succeed.

• PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT; PART II: PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES; APPENDICES

. . . those of us in the clinical and administrative fields can thank the authors of A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness for this clear, practical book on integrating work into clinical treatment. The authors, both well-known leaders in clinical and research aspects of vocational rehabilitaiton of persons with severe mental illness, set out to lay to rest the notion that only work in a sheltered environment - or perhaps no work at all - is appropriate for people with severe mental illness . . . Becker and Drake have writen an inspiring and thoughtful challenge to those of us working in mental health care - our patients can work, and there is an evidence-based practice that will support them to succeed.

• PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT; PART II: PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES; APPENDICES

. . . those of us in the clinical and administrative fields can thank the authors of A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness for this clear, practical book on integrating work into clinical treatment. The authors, both well-known leaders in clinical and research aspects of vocational rehabilitaiton of persons with severe mental illness, set out to lay to rest the notion that only work in a sheltered environment - or perhaps no work at all - is appropriate for people with severe mental illness . . . Becker and Drake have writen an inspiring and thoughtful challenge to those of us working in mental health care - our patients can work, and there is an evidence-based practice that will support them to succeed.