Assessing Vocational Competency of People with Serious Mental Illness through Self-Report: A Brief Clinical Measure

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Umucu ◽  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
Sandra Fitzgerald ◽  
Kerry Thompson ◽  
Erin Moser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Factor Measurement

Self-determination theory (SDT) can be used as a framework to assess self-determined work motivation and vocational recovery in people with serious mental illness (SMI). Vocational competency is a key SDT construct associated with self-determined motivation, rehabilitation engagement, and vocational recovery. The purpose of this study was to validate a brief vocational competency measure, the LSI-Vocational Competency Scale (LSI-VCS), which was adapted and abbreviated from the Life Skills Inventory (LSI), for people with SMI. Results confirmed a two-factor measurement structure and the two factors were labeled as job performance self-efficacy and job seeking self-efficacy. Both factors demonstrated acceptable levels of internal consistency reliability and correlated with other SDT vocational constructs in the expected directions. The LSI-VCS is a brief and psychometrically sound self-report measure that can be used to assess vocational competency of people with SMI in psychiatric rehabilitation research and practice.

Factorial Validity of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scalefor Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A Brief Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sánchez ◽  
Joseph S. Pfaller ◽  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Connie Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Factor Measurement

The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the measurement structure of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scaleamongst 194 individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and (2) to establish construct validity for thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a two-factor measurement structure of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale, which was positively associated with insight, social support, and life satisfaction. ThePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scaleis a useful measure to assess social skills amongst individuals with SMI in rehabilitation counselling.

scholarly journals Contact with recovered peers: buffering disempowering service experiences and promoting personal recovery in serious mental illness

BJPsych Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronte McLeod ◽  
Denny Meyer ◽  
Greg Murray ◽  
Fiona Foley ◽  
Nev Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Involuntary Treatment ◽  
Personal Recovery ◽  
Treatment Experience ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness

Background Mental health patients can experience involuntary treatment as disempowering and stigmatising, and contact with recovered peers is cited as important for countering stigma and fostering agency and autonomy integral to recovery. Aims To advance understanding of the interaction between involuntary treatment and contact with recovered peers, and explore hypothesised relationships to mechanisms of self-evaluation relevant to recovery. Method Eighty-nine adults diagnosed with serious mental illness completed items to assess involuntary treatment experience and the extent of prior contact with recovered peers, the Internalised Stigma of Mental Illness Scale, the Self-efficacy for Personal Recovery Scale, the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery and relevant demographic and clinical scales. Results Contact with recovered peers was found to moderate the effects of involuntary treatment on internalised stigma. Sequential conditional process models (i.e. moderated mediation) then demonstrated that conditional internalised stigma (i.e. moderated by contact with recovered peers) mediated the indirect effect of involuntary treatment on recovery-specific self-efficacy, which in turn influenced recovery. Compared with those with low contact with recovered peers, recovery scores were 3.54 points higher for those with high contact. Conclusions Although study methods limit causative conclusions, findings are consistent with proposals that contact with recovered peers may be helpful for this patient group, and suggest this may be particularly relevant for those with involuntary treatment experience. Directions for future research, to further clarify measurement and conceptual tensions relating to the study of (dis)empowering experiences in mental health services, are discussed in detail.

scholarly journals Factorial Validity of the Perceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale for Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A Brief Report – ERRATUM

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sánchez ◽  
Joseph S. Pfaller ◽  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Connie Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Social Self

The Maine and Vermont Three-Decade Studies of Serious Mental Illness

1995 ◽  
Vol 167 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. DeSisto ◽  
Courtenay M. Harding ◽  
Rodney V. McCormick ◽  
Takamaru Ashikaga ◽  
George W. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Global Functioning ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Matched Design ◽  
Outcome Differences

BackgroundThis study compared long-term outcome of serious mental illness in two states using a matched design to assess psychiatric rehabilitation programmes; Vermont subjects participated in a model psychiatric rehabilitation programme, while the Maine group received more traditional care.MethodMaine and Vermont subjects (n = 269) were matched by age, sex, diagnosis, and chronicity. Demographic, illness, and life history information were abstracted from hospital records by clinicians blind to outcome. DSM–III criteria were applied retrospectively. Outcome was assessed by clinicians blind to history.ResultsVermont subjects alive at follow-up (n = 180) were more productive (P < 0.0009), had fewer symptoms (P < 0.002), better community adjustment (P < 0.001) and global functioning (P < 0.0001) than Maine subjects (n = 119).ConclusionsOutcome differences may be due to Vermont's model programme and a policy of allowing an earlier opportunity for community life.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Hispanics with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sánchez ◽  
Veronica Muller ◽  
Magdalena E. Garcia ◽  
Stephany N. Martinez ◽  
Scott T. Cool ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalizations ◽  
Evidenced Based

Purpose: To conduct a systematic literature review relating to psychiatric rehabilitation (PsyR) outcomes of Hispanics with co-occurring serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorder (SUD) and to identify the most appropriate evidenced-based practices (EBPs) to facilitate treatment strategies for this population. Method: The following electronic databases were used to search multiple keywords and keyword combinations: MEDLINE/PubMed, SpringerLink, and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). The initial search resulted in a total of 911 articles. Next, 906 articles from the initial search were excluded because they did not meet inclusion criteria for the following reasons: duplicates (n = 50), not relating to PsyR outcomes (n = 718) or to co-occurring SMI and SUD (n = 53), and not including Hispanics (n = 85). Five articles were retained for this study. Results: The included studies were classified by intervention into three categories: Integrated Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatments (3), Motivational Interviewing (1), and Psychosocial Resources (1). Outcomes included reduction in mental health and PTSD symptoms, increased abstinence, decrease in substance use and psychiatric hospitalizations, improved self-efficacy for recovery, and better quality of life (QOL). Conclusion: This review identified several successful PsyR outcomes for Hispanics with co-occurring SMI and SUD; however, it also highlighted the limited availability of extant literature focused on EBPs for Hispanics with co-occurring SMI and SUD. As the Hispanic population increases, their specific needs should be addressed.

Implementing the ICF in a psychiatric rehabilitation setting for People with Serious Mental Illness in the Lombardy region of Italy

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S170-S173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey M. Reed ◽  
Matilde Leonardi ◽  
José Luís Ayuso-Mateos ◽  
Andrea Materzanini ◽  
Domenico Castronuovo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Lombardy Region

scholarly journals Improvement in Body Image, Perceived Health, and Health-Related Self-Efficacy Among People With Serious Mental Illness: The STRIDE Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobbi Jo H. Yarborough ◽  
Michael C. Leo ◽  
Micah T. Yarborough ◽  
Scott Stumbo ◽  
Shannon L. Janoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Health Related
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