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Transition age youth (TAY) and young adults with mental health conditions experience high levels of unemployment largely due to underdeveloped social and educational skills, gaps in employment history, and fear of disability disclosure.
The Internet-Assisted Career-Oriented Work-Related Soft Skills Training (iCareer) Intervention, infused with cognitive behavioral therapy, targets individuals ages 16–29 with mental health conditions. The findings from our study will have implications for enhancing and developing pre-employment services for TAY and young adults with mental health conditions.

 

 Our aim is to help TAY and young adults with mental health conditions achieve optimal employment outcomes as part of successful transition to adulthood. 

 

Selected References

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Labor force statistics from the current population survey. Retrieved from: https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cps_charts.pdf.
  2. Carter, E. W., & Wehby, J. H. (2003). Job performance of transition-age youth with emotional and behavioral disorders. Exceptional Children, 69,449-465. 
  3. Cook, J. A., Blyler, C. R., Burke-Miller, J. K., McFarlane, W. R., Leff, H. S., Mueser, K. T., &…Grey, D. D. (2008). Effectiveness of supported employment for individuals with schizophrenia: Results of a multi-site, randomized trial. Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, 2, 37-46. 
  4. Gresham, F. M., Sugai, G., & Horner, R. H. (2001). Outcomes of social skills training for students with high-incidence disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 67, 331-344.
  5. Ramsay, C. E., Broussard, B., Goulding, S. M., Cristofaro, S., Hall, D., Kaslow, N. J., Compton, M. T. (2011). Life and treatment goals of individuals hospitalized for first-episode nonaffective psychosis. Psychiatry Research. 189(3), 344–348.
  6. Wagner, M. & Newman, L. (2012). Longitudinal transition outcomes of youth with emotional disturbances. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 35(3), 199-208.