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ArticleBMC psychiatry2021

Vocational rehabilitation via social firms: a qualitative investigation of the views and experiences of employees with mental health problems, social firm managers and clinicians.

Nicola Morant, Alyssa Milton, Eleanor Gilbert, Sonia Johnson, Nicholas Parsons, Swaran Singh, Steven Marwaha

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicola MorantDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7NF, London, UK. n.morant@ucl.ac.uk.
Alyssa MiltonDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7NF, London, UK.
Eleanor GilbertDivision of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Sonia JohnsonDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7NF, London, UK.
Nicholas ParsonsStatistics and Epidemiology Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Swaran SinghDivision of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Steven MarwahaInstitute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
University College London · GBUniversity of Warwick · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmployment within social firms in the UK is under-developed and under-researched, but a potentially beneficial route to vocational rehabilitation for people with mental health problems. This study explores the views and experiences of employees with mental ill-health, managers of social firms and mental health clinicians, in order to understand the potential value of social firms for the vocational rehabilitation, employment and well-being of people with mental health problems.

methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 employees with mental health problems in 11 social firms in England. A focus group and individual interviews were conducted with 12 managers of social firms. Two focus groups were held with 16 mental health clinicians. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

resultsMost employees expressed very positive views about working in a social firm. In responses from both employees and social firm managers, an overarching theme regarding the supportive ethos of social firms encompassed several related features: openness about mental health issues; peer, team and management support; flexibility; and support to progress and develop skills over time. Managers identified benefits of employing people with mental health problems who were sufficiently recovered. Knowledge of social firms within clinician focus groups was very limited, although clinicians thought they could be a welcome additional vocational resource.

conclusionsHigh levels of job satisfaction among social firm employees may be explained by the supportive ethos of these working environments. Social firms have potential to be a helpful addition to the range of vocational pathways available for people with mental ill-health. Further mixed methods investigations of experiences and outcomes in order to understand who engages with and benefits from this form of vocational rehabilitation would be valuable in informing decisions about scaling up the model.

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Mental DisordersMental HealthEmploymentHumansRehabilitation, VocationalSocial ProblemsMental illnessQualitative researchSocial enterpriseSocial firmsSupported employmentUKVocational rehabilitation

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PMCPMC8590221
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