Assess individual’s performance and participation in current or future worker roles (Baxter et al., 2012)

Vocational assessment (Chan et al., 2009)

• provide information about the client’s mental state and mental health issues impacting on work performance

• explore interests, vocational history and experiences and goals

• determine blocks to employment performance and develop collaborative plan to address these

• perform environmental assessments of work and workplace demands

• refer to and liaise with the employment specialists and clinical teams

Determine financial planning and management strengths, weakness, barriers and opportunities (Chan et al., 2009)

Collaborative goal setting with job seeker

Develop a personal management plan with each job seeker (McGahey et al., 2016)

Design compensatory strategies and accommodation (Arbesman and Logston, 2011)

Provide job matching (Kirsh et al., 2005)

Improve occupational performance related to securing a job

• improving interview performance

• improving job search skills

• improving social skills

• improving time management

Motivate job seeker by promoting self-determination (Ziviani, 2015)

• promote choice “autonomy” of type of job and need to work

• personal closeness with helping staff “Relatedness”

• personal causation or belief in skill “competence”

Motivate job seeker using motivational interviewing

Advocate for people with a mental illness

Provide individualised environmental supports, skill development and on-the-job training (Kirsh et al., 2005)

• improve occupational performance in the area of finances/budgeting (Chan et al., 2009)