| Summary: | 碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 社會工作與兒童少年福利學系 === 104 === This study explores the factors affecting job stability from the viewpoints of people with psychiatric disabilities and employment specialists. Through the understanding of the employment experiences of people with psychiatric disabilities and the perspectives of employment specialists, the solution to employment assistance is revealed.
The researcher collected and analyzed qualitative data from individual interviews with three people with mental illness and three employment specialists. Research found that the employment experience for those with psychiatric disabilities begins with a motive, and through both positive and negative realizations throughout work, their experiences explain the constant employment changes. The interviewees with mental illness stated that the difficulties often faced are restrictions in their working abilities, weak communication skills and lack of acceptance in the workplace. They believe factors such as stable medication intake, support and encouragement from friends and relatives, assistance from vocational rehabilitation specialists, support from employers and colleagues, the examples of positive models, adaptation abilities and religious beliefs could lead to better job stability. Employment specialists, on the other hand, stated that illness and the side effects from medications, familial support, suitability of the working environment, acceptance in the workplace, respect and a sense of accomplishment all influence job stability. They suggested intervening by creating trusting relationships, assessing the clients’ working abilities and helping them experience work before employment, following up on symptom control from medications, adjusting sleep schedules, progressing the workload slowly overtime, supporting and listening, offering problem solutions, using interview skills to guide clients to self-determination and change, connecting clients to vocational rehabilitation service and other related resources.
According to the interviews, the main reason people with psychiatric disorders leave the work place is because of the symptoms of their illnesses, but most are motivated with the hope of recovering and need care and support from others and the environment. With these findings, the researcher offers advice on increasing work stability for future research or direct practice.
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