abstract: 'This paper evaluates the effectiveness of disability employment policy

  in assisting people with psychiatric disability to find, or return to,

  paid work. We argue that the poor employment outcomes from current

  programs establish the need for a paradigmatic shift in the form of a

  state-provided Job Guarantee (JG) for people with psychiatric

  disability. In the absence of measures to generate suitable jobs,

  forthcoming changes to the eligibility criteria for Disability Support

  Pension will create risks rather than opportunities. Under the JG, the

  Federal Government would maintain a `buffer stock'' of minimum wage,

  public sector jobs to provide secure paid employment for this highly

  disadvantaged group. The role of the state in this alternative model is

  two fold. First, the state must provide the quantum of JG jobs required.

  Second, the state must ensure the design of jobs is flexible enough to

  meet the heterogeneous and variable support needs of workers. This will

  require effective integration of the JG scheme with mental health,

  rehabilitation and employment support services.'
affiliation: 'Bill, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Newcastle, Ctr Full Employment
  \& Equ, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.

  Univ Newcastle, Ctr Full Employment \& Equ, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.'
author: Bill, Anthea and Cowling, Sally and Mitchell, William and Quirk, Victor
author_list:
- family: Bill
  given: Anthea
- family: Cowling
  given: Sally
- family: Mitchell
  given: William
- family: Quirk
  given: Victor
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2006.tb00007.x
files: []
issn: 0157-6321
journal: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
keywords: mental health; supported employment; mental health policy
language: English
month: WIN
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '21'
pages: 209-220
papis_id: deebf7b06c897d23e2c659f064b0c605
ref: Bill2006employmentprograms
times-cited: '6'
title: 'Employment programs for people with psychiatric disability: the case for change'
type: article
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volume: '41'
web-of-science-categories: Social Issues
year: '2006'