Many people feel getting a job, or returning to work, is central to their recovery. Work builds self-confidence and an income provides financial stability.
The following online resources offer practical advice and help. They also have information that is easily printed:
BUILT Network Online
This site is sponsored by the federal Ministry of Social Development. It brings together people with disabilities to work as a team to increase their workplace skills. People deal with issues such as low self-esteem, poor self-confidence and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Hangin’ in there: Strategies for job retenion by persons with a psychiatric disability talks about what employees and employers need to know so that you can retain your job. It also offers a list of resources available across Canada.
Mental Health Works
This site offers practical information on mental illness in the workplace. It has a special section for employees and another for employers. It publishes a newsletter with coping strategies and the latest information to help both employers and employees deal effectively with mental illness in the workplace.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/illness/IMRculturalcompetence.asp
This site publishes a series of six toolkits intended to help professionals change their practice approaches to include goals of recovery. Topics are: Illness management and recovery, medication management – approaches in psychiatry, assertive community treatment, family psychoeducation, supported employment and co-occurring disorders.
More about managing mental illness and work.
Discover tips for creating the perfect resume and cover letter for you.
Many people feel getting a job, or returning to work, is central to their recovery. Work builds self-confidence and an income provides financial stability.
The following online resources offer practical advice and help. They also have information that is easily printed:
BUILT Network Online
This site is sponsored by the federal Ministry of Social Development. It brings together people with disabilities to work as a team to increase their workplace skills. People deal with issues such as low self-esteem, poor self-confidence and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Hangin’ in there: Strategies for job retenion by persons with a psychiatric disability talks about what employees and employers need to know so that you can retain your job. It also offers a list of resources available across Canada.
Mental Health Works
This site offers practical information on mental illness in the workplace. It has a special section for employees and another for employers. It publishes a newsletter with coping strategies and the latest information to help both employers and employees deal effectively with mental illness in the workplace.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/illness/IMRculturalcompetence.asp
This site publishes a series of six toolkits intended to help professionals change their practice approaches to include goals of recovery. Topics are: Illness management and recovery, medication management – approaches in psychiatry, assertive community treatment, family psychoeducation, supported employment and co-occurring disorders.
More about managing mental illness and work.
Discover tips for creating the perfect resume and cover letter for you.