Affiliations: Program for Clubhouse Research, University of
Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA | Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts
Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA | Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition (MCC), Waltham, MA,
USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Colleen E. McKay, Program for
Clubhouse Research, Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of
Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Tel.: +1 508 856 8471; Fax: +1 508 856 8700; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Using a longitudinal dataset which followed 2195 individuals
employed in 3379 separate job placements over a four-year period, this paper
explores movement between the employment supports, [Transitional (TE),
Supported (SE), and Independent Employment (IE)], offered by clubhouses.
Sixty-four percent of employed members held only one job (N=1395) and 36% held
multiple jobs during the study (N=791). Patterns of movement were consistent
for transitions between the first and second job and subsequent transitions.
Forty-six percent of individuals holding multiple jobs moved from one
employment type to another. When movement occurred clubhouse members were
significantly more likely to move from employment types offering more supports
to those that offer less supports.
