Supported Employment (SE)

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT (SE)

Supported Employment is an evidence based practice that is focused on maximizing client strengths and directing them toward maintaining recovery. Practitioners collaborate with vocational rehabilitation systems using a multidisciplinary team approach. Practitioners are active in supporting all areas of job searching and ongoing job performance. Services are individualized and continuous for a long period of time.

Findings indicate that supported employment interventions:

• Increase competitive employment rate
• Enhance employment retention
• Increase consumer incomes
• Decrease crises

Challenges for Providers:

• Follow along supports are continuous
• Subject to economic influences
• Consumer choice can spread out resources

Upside for Providers:

• Decreases lifestyle problems by instilling routine
• Increases consumer resources
• Provides for normalized recovery

Links:

• SAMHSA SE Tool Kit
• Dartmouth Supported Employment Center
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
• NAMI