Thursday, October 30, 2008
In November, I'll begin a blog series called "The Working Life." Dr. Paul Ballas, an expert here, quoted statistics that indicate up to 75 percent of people diagnosed with SZ want to obtain work. In next week's first blog entry, I'll talk about the results of a longitudinal study of peers who are e...
Chris, I participated in one of Zlatka Russinova's studies that addressed the work-related experiences of persons w/schizophrenia. It was about a 3-year study and I would fill out an extensive questionnaire at intervals about my work experiences, including both the good and the bad, and what part others had in my decision to stay in the workforce. At the beginning of the 3 yrs, I was employed. At the end, I was on SSDI, so I ran the gamut of experience. I had also been involved in a state-run rehabilitation commission program that failed miserably to meet my needs.
I like your post. And you are right -- hope must be an underlying foundation on which we build the superstructure of our attempts to work. Along with courage to take the necessary steps.
Carolyn