1. OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
A 30 Second Training for Persons in Recovery Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

2. What are some of the barriers that you are worried about?

3. Here are some things you can do about any concerns
WHAT YOU MIGHT BE WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT YOU MIGHT DO ABOUT IT
Rejection by employers?
Get help from an Employment Specialist who will arrange the interviews & work with employers
Stigma & discrimination in the workplace?
Learn skills in self- acceptance & self-advocacy
Loss of benefits?
Get help from a Benefits Specialist
Relapse or getting sick again?
Practice daily stress management & stress hardiness activities like a mantra or concentrating on breathing
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4. QUIZ: WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING FEARS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT?
Choose the best answer.
1. Work with a Benefits Specialist to overcome
fear of financial benefits loss.
2. Practice self advocacy and self acceptance.
3. Practice stress management and stress hardiness.
4. All of the above

5. GOOD DETECTIVE WORK! The best answer is “All the above”
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6. Not bad but not the best answer. KEEP LOOKING
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7. WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Information about Employment:
Benefits Specialists:
Self Advocacy:
Stress Hardiness:
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8. This training is made possible by a grant from the National Institute on Disability & Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grant # 90DP It is property of the Trustees of Boston University.