A client with chronic paranoid schizophrenia was recently referred to a sheltered workshop and has been participating in a supported employment program for three weeks

Question

Which of the following client outcomes would indicate that the client is demonstrating successful behaviors in this program? 1. The client attended 85% of recreational and educational group activities.
2. The client applied for and obtained subsidized housing from the local housing authority.
3. The client worked four hours per day making protective facemasks for a local company.
4. The client applied for and was approved by the Medicaid program for supplemental income.

Answer 1

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Rationale: Working four hours per day making products for a local company is an indicator of successful behavior in a supported employment program. Supported employment is an approach that provides training and support in the workplace. This approach is based on the principle that people with mental illness learn skills best in the environment where they will be practiced. Attending group activities and securing supplemental income or subsidized housing arrangements are client behaviors expected in other community support programs but are not goals within the supported employment program.