The Experience of KAI MAHI, an Employment Initiative for People with an Experience of Mental Illness, as Told by Zarna, Zeus, Lulu, Mary, Paul, and Hemi.

This study has captured the stories of employment of people with experience of mental illness who participated in KAI MAHI, a group based employment program. Findings identified key components of KAI MAHI, consistent with their overall experiences of employment, which were influential in assisting them to find and sustain employment. These included the opportunity for self-determination, a sense of self-efficacy, and respectful relationships.
PMID: 26173402 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - July 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: de Malmanche J, Robertson L Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research