Improving Job Retention for People with Psychiatric Disabilities in Taiwan

增進台灣地區精神障礙者的工作維持

林宛儀(Wan-Yi Lin) ； Liza Conyers

《臺灣職能治療研究與實務雜誌》 7卷2期 (2011/12) Pp. 126-136

https://doi.org/10.6534/jtotrp.2011.7(2).126

摘要

在台灣，精神障礙者的就業率通常很低，且無法維持穩定就業。儘管政府訂定「身心障礙者權益保障法」與推行多項就業服務以保障精神病患的工作權，他們在找工作以及維持工作上仍遭遇許多困難和阻礙。事實上，穩定就業是職業復健中最具挑戰的一環，對精神障礙者而言，本身的精神疾病、不足的社會支持、低自尊與低自信等都會影響他們穩定工作。此外，他們在職場上也經常遭遇雇主和同事的歧視，且就業服務員在輔導個案就業時也遇到很多難題。因此，本研究的目的在分析台灣精神障礙者的就業現況、探索工作維持上遇到的困難和阻礙，並且對於提升穩定就業給予相關的建議。

關鍵字

穩定就業 ； 精神障礙者 ； 職業復健

並列摘要

People with psychiatric disabilities in Taiwan usually have very low employment rates and short job tenure. Although the government has implemented related laws and promoted supported employment for people with psychiatric disabilities to protect their employment rights, they still face many barriers and difficulties in finding and keeping a job. In fact, job sustainability is the most challenging part in vocational rehabilitation. For many people with psychiatric disabilities, the episodic nature of mental illness, lack of support, low self-esteem and lack of confidence all affect job sustainability. Many often experience employment discrimination from employers and colleagues as well. Additionally, employment specialists encounter many challenges providing supported employment services as well. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to analyze the current employment status of people with psychiatric disabilities in Taiwan, explore difficulties and barriers in job retention, and provide practical recommendations for improving sustained employment for people with psychiatric disabilities.

並列關鍵字

Job retention ； People with psychiatric disabilities ； Vocational rehabilitation