Supported Employment

Supported Employment as a New Approach to Labor Integration? While Supported Employment is not a new concept, it has gained increasing attention in Switzerland due to encouraging research findings and successful practices. This publication provides an overview of Supported Employment and illustrates what its implementation means, taking into account the specific conditions in Switzerland. The first part presents the characteristics, backgrounds, and theoretical and empirical references, while the second part focuses on implementation. After examining the labor market conditions and funding bases, the phases of the integration process are described in detail. Peter Mösch Payot finally sheds light on the relevant legal issues.

The book discusses Supported Employment as a concept for labor integration for people with disadvantages and limited access to the job market, and it does not restrict Supported Employment to specific target groups. Job coaches and other professionals in labor integration, as well as management and administrative personnel in the field, and students of social work will find a compact and practical guide for discussing and implementing Supported Employment.