This volume addresses the promise and challenges of employment, service roles and contexts in rehabilitation and mental health practice, developing readiness for employment, sustaining employment, and responding to the needs of people coping with a range of disabilities. The book is relevant to the education of human service professionals, and will enable practitioners to expand their awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the interface of rehabilitation and mental health.

The Promise and Challenges of Employment.- Americans at Work.- Employment and Empowerment of People with Disabilities.- The Recovery Framework in Rehabilitation and Mental Health.- Business and Legal Conditions Supporting the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities.- Reasonable Job Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities.- Strategic Career Development for People with Disabilities.- Service Roles and Contexts in Rehabilttation and Mental Health Practice.- The Role of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors in Mental Health Services.- The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Responding to Employment Needs.- State Rehabilitation Authorities and Their Role in Responding to the Employment Needs of People with Serious Mental Illness.- Involvement of State and Local Mental Health Authorities in Addressing the Employment Needs of People with Serious Mental Illness.- Developing Readiness for Employment.- Fostering Readiness For Rehabilitation and Employment.- Cognitive Remediation for Increasing Functional Independence.- Utilization of Group Approaches to Address Employment Issues.- The Vocational Development Functions of the Clubhouse.- Benefit Advisement for Mental Health Consumers Seeking Employment.- Workplace Socialization of People with Disabilities.- Sustaining Employment and Development Self-Employment Options.- Organizing Supports in the Workplace to Sustain Employment.- Accessible Design and Employment of People with Disabilities.- Clinical Interventions Into Employment-Related Mental Health Concerns.- Mental Health Case Management and Employment Outcomes.- Addressing Substance Abuse Problems in the Workplace.- Sustaining Employment During Acute Mental Health Episodes.- Helping People with Psychiatric Disabilities Start and Develop Consumer-Run Businesses.- Responding to Rehabilitation, Mental Health, and Employment Needs.- Planning and Supporting the Transition of Secondary School Students from School to Adult Life.- Mental Health and Community Support Strategies for Fostering Employment of People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.- Supporting the Employment of People with Serious Mental Illness.- Addressing the Employment Needs of Persons with Physical Disabilities.- Meeting the Employment and Mental Health Needs of Immigrants.- Helping People Coping with HIV and AIDS Manage Employment.- Responding to Mental Health Concerns of People Transitioning from Welfare to Work.- Mental Health and Rehabilitation Issues in the Employment of Women.- Rehabilitation Services for Criminal Offenders.