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\n \nWhil e it is generally accepted that work improves ment al health\, people with serious mental illnesses f ace considerable challenges when returning to the workplace. This presentation will outline what has been learned from implementing Individualized Pla cement and Support (IPS) services throughout the s tate of Connecticut. While IPS services have a str ong evidence base\, here we consider factors beyon d rapid placement in a competitive job that often affect the mental health of people with psychiatri c disabilities returning to work: stigma and discr imination\, navigating public benefits while worki ng\, the realities of low-wage work in a neolibera l economic system\, and the fundamental meaning of work. We will explore how each of these factors m ay lead us to a different paradigm when it comes t o the future of employment services for people wit h psychiatric disabilities. \;
\n \nDr. Megan Evans is an Associate Research Scientist in the Program for Recovery and Community Health at the Yale School of Medicine. Trained in public hea lth\, she studies the social determinants of menta l health and substance use recovery and is especia lly interested in social\, relational\, and vocati onal recovery. She completed an employment-focused postdoctoral fellowship funded by the National In stitute for Disability\, Independent Living and Re habilitation Research. Her current research focuse s on developing a measurement approach to capture personally meaningful recovery and life goals of a dults with serious mental illnesses\, moving beyon d traditional symptom and functioning measures to assess recovery in areas deemed as important by pe ople with lived experience themselves. She also wo rks with behavioral health agencies to better inco rporate recovery-oriented services into their oper ations and serves as faculty for the Yale Lived Ex perience Transformational Leadership Academy (Yale LET(s)Lead).
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DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n FREE for ALL \n \n \n \n While it i s generally accepted that work improves mental hea lth\, people with serious mental illnesses face co nsiderable challenges when returning to the workpl ace. This presentation will outline what has been learned from implementing Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) services throughout the state o f Connecticut. While IPS services have a strong ev idence base\, here we consider factors beyond rapi d placement in a competitive job that often affect the mental health of people with psychiatric disa bilities returning to work: stigma and discriminat ion\, navigating public benefits while working\, t he realities of low-wage work in a neoliberal econ omic system\, and the fundamental meaning of work. We will explore how each of these factors may lea d us to a different paradigm when it comes to the future of employment services for people with psyc hiatric disabilities. \n \n \n \n Dr. Megan Evans is an Associate Research Scientist in the Program for Recovery and Community Health at the Yale Scho ol of Medicine. Trained in public health\, she stu dies the social determinants of mental health and substance use recovery and is especially intereste d in social\, relational\, and vocational recovery . She completed an employment-focused postdoctoral fellowship funded by the National Institute for D isability\, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. Her current research focuses on developi ng a measurement approach to capture personally me aningful recovery and life goals of adults with se rious mental illnesses\, moving beyond traditional symptom and functioning measures to assess recove ry in areas deemed as important by people with liv ed experience themselves. She also works with beha vioral health agencies to better incorporate recov ery-oriented services into their operations and se rves as faculty for the Yale Lived Experience Tran sformational Leadership Academy (Yale LET(s)Lead). \n \n \n \n Chair: Professor Neil Greenberg \n \n \n \n FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the join ing link.\n \n CATEGORIES:External Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T130000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T140000 URL:https://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=945 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR