Abstract

MASCAYANO TAPIA, Franco; LIPS CASTRO, Walter  and  MORENO AGUILERA, José Miguel. Strategies of employability in population with mental disabilities: a review. Salud Ment [online]. 2013, vol.36, n.2, pp.159-165. ISSN 0185-3325.

The employability and access to the productive market are considered key elements for the full integration of the patient with mental disability. The aim of this review was to describe and analyze the scientific literature for the main employability strategies: traditional vocational rehabilitation (sheltered work and social firms) and supported employment (particularly in its mode of individualized supported employment). The results of the review suggest that individualized supported employment is the most effective approach in obtaining employment for people with mental disabilities.

Keywords : Mental disability; employability; sheltered work; social firms; supported employment.

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