Current State of Vocational Rehabilitation Program for Individuals with Disabling Mental Illness in Korea
10.22722/kjpm.2017.25.2.145
- Author:
Myung Hun HAN
1
;
Ji Woong KIM
;
Do Yoon KIM
;
Hye Sun PARK
;
Hanson PARK
;
Tae Yeon HWANG
;
Yongjin SEO
;
Seung Jun KIM
;
Woo Young IM
;
Sang Min LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Konyang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. maumdoctor@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mental disorder;
Vocational rehabilitation;
Schizophrenia
- MeSH:
Budgets;
Deinstitutionalization;
Electronic Mail;
Financial Support;
Government Programs;
Humans;
Korea;
Mental Disorders;
Mental Health;
Occupations;
Psychiatric Rehabilitation;
Public Health;
Rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation, Vocational;
Schizophrenia;
Telephone
- From:Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2017;25(2):145-152
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: There has been long lasting trend of deinstitutionalization and public health centered care in management of individuals with disabling mental illness. We aimed to investigate current vocational rehabilitation state and effectiveness of system in korea. METHODS: We carried basic survey via telephone and e-mail beforehand to figure out how many and which institutions are operating vocational rehabilitation programs to psychiatric patients. A questionnaire packages were sent to total of 108 institutions in Korea which were operating occupation rehabilitation program. RESULTS: Of 108 institutions, 40.74% were returned with answers. The person in charge of vocational rehabilitation at each institution was mainly mental health social worker(48.8%), and the budget under \1,000,000 was the majority(61.5%) among surveyed institutions. The most commonly used vocational rehabilitation programs was case management(23.1%), followed by psychosocial rehabilitation program(21.2%), and on-the-job training(17.9%). The most effective program was case management(27.4%), followed by psychosocial rehabilitation program(19.8%), on-the-job training(17.9%). The main barrier of occupation rehabilitation to be conducted widely was ‘worries about being excluded from beneficiary of National Basic livelihood Protection Act’. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that, in spite of high demand in vocational rehabilitation programs, government financial support is still lacking.
