Effectiveness of work skills programmes for offenders with mental disorders: A systematic review

ConclusionsThere is modest evidence to support inclusion of specific work skills programmes in the treatment of offenders with mental disorder. Future studies should be of theoretically driven programmes, such as Individual Placement Support (IPS), and use a standard set of relevant outcome measures and long enough follow‐up for testing the effectiveness of any programme on engagement in competitive, paid employment as, even if skilled, offenders with mental disorder must constitute a hard to place group. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - July 1, 2015 Category: Criminology Authors: Emily C. Talbot, Birgit Völlm, Najat Khalifa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research