1. MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER
30 Second Training for Family Members

2. Myths & Facts About Work for Persons with Mental Health Conditions
Work causes relapse
Working causes the worker to end up with less money
Most people with mental health conditions don’t want to work.
FACTS
Work helps recovery
Work results in increased income
Most people with mental health conditions do want to work.
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3. Select the One Truth
Work usually causes relapse. Working usually results in the person having total of less money. Work often improves recovery. People with more serious mental illness are unlikely to be able to work.
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4. Y You detected the correct response.
Work does help with recovery.
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5. You chose a myth instead of a fact.
SO……………………….
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6. Want to Know More? See Our Family Repository
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7. Want to know more? Working While Disabled
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8. Acknowledgement
This training is made possible by a grant from the National Institute on Disability & Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) within the Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Grant # 90DP The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.  
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