Chapter 19: Employment and recovery in mental health care

1. Vocational support can be strengthened if provided alongside ___.

  1. Physical exercise
  2. Developing a social life
  3. Achieving a qualification
  4. All of the above

Answer: D

2. The main purpose of vocational support is to assist someone with ___.

  1. Finding a job that draws upon their service use experience
  2. Managing a structured daily routine of meaningful activity
  3. Claiming the welfare benefits they are entitled to
  4. Not taking on too much and becoming ill

Answer: B

3. If someone with a schizophrenia diagnosis is unemployed, those involved in their care should ___.

  1. Try to make sure they never have to work in a paid job again
  2. Help them to get into a paid job as soon as possible
  3. Stop them from applying for jobs until they are feeling better
  4. Positively support vocational goals, including employment

Answer: D

4. Vocational issue ought to be identified ___.

  1. Right at the beginning of somebody’s inpatient care
  2. Within 6 weeks of admission
  3. After they have been formally assessed by a psychiatrist
  4. When they say they are ready to go back to work

Answer: A

5. The main idea of ‘social inclusion’ is to make sure that ___.

  1. All people in society are valued and have rights
  2. Mental health inpatients can go on home visits
  3. Family, friends and neighbours are consulted about care decisions
  4. Service users know what services are available in their area

Answer: A

6. The work that mental health service users should be expected to do ___.

  1. Depends upon their illness diagnosis
  2. Is nearly always voluntary or part-time
  3. Changes according to what is happening in wider society
  4. Ought to be in a sheltered workshop with other service users

Answer: C

7. Vocational rehabilitation is a developmental learning process that should ___.

  1. Follow a standard timetable, so people get used to being disciplined
  2. Occur at the service user’s own pace
  3. Wait until somebody has been discharged from hospital
  4. None of the above

Answer: B