Recommended Readings
Supported Employment (IPS)
Becker, D.R., & Drake, R.E. (2003). A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness. New York, NY, Oxford University Press.
An updated version of the original Working Life. This book is a comprehensive guide to supported employment (IPS). A copy may be ordered from Oxford University Press: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/SocialWork/?view=usa&ci=9780195131215.
Swanson, S.J., Becker, D.R., Drake, R.E., & Merrens, M. R. (2008). Supported Employment: A Practical Guide for Practitioners and Supervisors. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center.
This book was developed for people working in the field: employment specialists, VR counselors, supervisors and mental health practitioners. The guide focuses on skills needed by practitioners and is intended to be easily understandable. It can be ordered from: http://dms.dartmouth.edu/dsec/pdf/ordering.pdf
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Issue: Volume 31, Number 4, Spring 2008
Special Issue: Special 10th Anniversary on Supported Employment
Guest Editors: Robert E. Drake and Gary R. Bond.
Papers in this issue summarize the success of evidence-based supported employment from many perspectives including an overview of the most rigorous research studies of supported employment currently available. This single issue can be ordered from: http://prj.metapress.com/app/home/journal.asp?referrer=parent&backto=linkingpublicationresults,1:119989,1&linkin=633562110038988750
Supported Employment Implementation Resource Kit
The kit includes brochures for stakeholders; basic descriptions of the supported employment approach and a workbook of vignettes that illustrate supported employment principles. The toolkit can be downloaded from: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/tookkits/employment
Co-Occurring Disorders
Becker, D.R., Drake, R.E., & Naughton, W.J. (2005). Supported employment for people with co-occurring disorders. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 32-338.
Practical tips for helping individuals with employment in spite of substance use and mental illness. A copy of the article can be purchased at the website below: http://prj.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,4,17;journal,14,25;linkingpublicationresults,1:119989,1
Strengths Based Services
Rapp, C.A., & Goscha, R.J. (2006). The Strengths Model: Case Management with People with Psychiatric Disabilities, New York, NY, Oxford University Press.
This book pertains not just to case managers, but also to all mental health practitioners and employment specialists. A copy may be ordered from the publisher: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/?queryField=keyword&query=0-19-518285-5&view=usa&viewVeritySearchResults=true
Motivational Interviewing
Miller, W.R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational Interviewing, Preparing People for Change. New York: Guilford Press. Website: www.motivationalinterviewing.org
First Person Account
Steele, K., & Berman, C. (2002). The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic’s Journey From Madness to Hope. New York: Basic Books.
Ken Steele shares his experiences with schizophrenia, including employment in a psychosocial program and eventually employment in his "own job". This book may be ordered from Basic Books: http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0465082270