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36 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 53 (2009)
Influences on Job Retention among Homeless Persons with Substance Abuse or Psychiatric Disabilities

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw36 and id is 669 raw text is: Influences on Job Retention Among Homeless Persons with Substance Abuse or Psychiatric Disabilities RUSSELL K. SCHUTT University of Massachusetts Boston Department of Sociology NORMAN C. HURSH Boston University Rehabilitation Counseling Job retention is an important psychosocial rehabilitation goal, but one that is not often achieved. We investigate facilitators of and barriers to employment retention among homeless individuals with psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses who were re-in- terviewed eight or more years after participating in a traditional vocational rehabilitation program. Most program graduates who maintained employment had secured social support from a variety of sources; personal motivation was also a critical element in job retention and compensated in some cases for an absence of social support. Both the availability of social support contacts and per- sonal motivation influenced likelihood of maintaining sobriety. Physical health problems prevented continued employment for several individuals despite social support and desire to work, while receipt of disability benefits seemed to reduce work motivation. Key words: vocational rehabilitation; homelessness; social sup- port; mental illness; substance abuse Securing and maintaining employment are important goals in psychosocial rehabilitation programs, but they are neither Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, December 2009, Volume XXXVI, Number 4

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