Supported employment in Scotland: Theory and practice

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sheila Riddell, | Alastair Wilson, | Stephen Baron,

Affiliations: Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK | Department of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Note: [] Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Adam Smith Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow 612 8RT, UK. Tel.: +44 141 330 3916; Fax: +44 141 330 3919; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: In this paper, drawing on data from the ESRC project The Meaning of the Learning Society for Adults with Learning Difficulties [23], we use key informants' accounts to explore the nature of supported employment provision in Scotland, where it has an even shorter history than in the rest of the UK. We also draw on in-depth case studies of three supported employment participants to investigate the significance of supported employment in their lives and the extent to which it has succeeded in enhancing their degree of social inclusion.

Keywords: Supported employment in Scotland, ESRC Project, Social Inclusion

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 181-194, 1999