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On vocation and recovery for youth with mental health issues in Hong Kong
Date Issued
2021
Conference
Citation
Zhou, D., Chui, Y. H., Chiu, Y. L. M., Choi, Y. Y., Lau, B. S. Y., Poon, Y. C. M., Chu, M., Choi, W. S., & Lam, W. Y. (2021 Dec 9). On vocation and recovery for youth with mental health issues in Hong Kong. HKERA-APERA International Conference 2021, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Work plays an important role in the recovery of youth with mental health issues. Appropriate
employment is effective to promote their psychological well-being and cognitive functions. In
Hong Kong, supported employment services focus more on in increasing their employment and
job retention. Vocational counselling service is needed for helping youth with mental health
issues develop their career in line with their preferred identities. This study reports an ongoing
project, which investigates the effectiveness of the narrative life design vocational counselling
services for youth with psychosis. Till now, 25 participants (8 males and 17 females) with an
average age 20.32 (SD=2.85) have received the vocational counselling services. The young
participants have gone through a journey to explore their strength, preferred identities, life
themes and the pathways of actions to achieve their life themes. Their sharing provides insights
and experiential data to enhance the understanding of vocation and recovery for youth with
mental health issues in Hong Kong.
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