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Vocational Assessment for Individuals with Schizophrenia: An Alternative Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Anna M. Rybak
Anna M. Rybak*
Affiliation:
Griffith University
*
School of Human Services, Griffith University, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia.
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Abstract

Individuals with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been found to have less successful vocational rehabilitation outcomes than other disability groups. A contributing factor may be that existing traditional vocational assessment methods and tools simply lack characteristics that would make them most useful for individuals with schizophrenia. Specific symptomatology present in the schizophrenic disorders interferes with the individual's ability to properly complete traditional assessment tools. Alternative methods of assessment are therefore needed for individuals with schizophrenia to get the most benefit from the vocational rehabilitation process and reach their vocational potential. A five-stage model is proposed which attempts to address issues that arise during the vocational assessment process for people with schizophrenia.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , 1998 , pp. 48 - 58
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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