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A friend who has mental health problems and epilepsy would like to get a job but has had no luck so far. Is there any support agency or government legislation or anything at all you can think of that she could utilise to help her to get back to work? Thank you.
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I guess no one knows of anything then. : (
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www.channel4.com/hea...
Maybe this will help if only as a stepping stone to people who maybe able to helpThis is a reply to this message.
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I can think of more than a couple of agencies who are *paid* to help disabled people into training and employment, help provide and access support, remove barriers, etc.
But I can't think of any that are actually *helpful*.This is a reply to this message.
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Thank you : )
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Posted by STRANGELY STRANGE ( A brain on a spring ) (U2496023) on Thursday, 5th November 2009 permalink
Perhaps an epilepsy society or support group can help? Now there are some words to sadly scare a potential employer~ epilepsy and mental illness.
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Hi
What a complex question. I'm all fogged up on pain killers at the moment, but I'll have a go...
It depends on a number of things - what your friend aspires to do, what your friend wants to do, what your friend can do with reasonable adjustments, attitudes of local employers and how permanent your friend wants the job.
Similarly what people provide in the way of help can offer greatly and not meet expectations.
I found that having help writing my CV was useful as it helped me consolodate the skills I have. I also found that voluntary work helped as it gave me a reference, how I was as a timekeeper and how I responded to orders etc. I know though that this is not always the case and there are numerous examples where voluntary work has not helped.
Temporary work in catering and retail is often available at this time of year. Sometimes this is suitable, and I've worked with some brilliant colleagues over the who have had a range of disabilities in catering, admin and retail - but there is a glass ceiling sometimes amongst employers and I have watched people able to do the job being sidelined before they have even applied for roles.
Listen out for word of mouth and try contacting local support groups in your area who may (or may not) be able to advise on who is good/ rubbish and be familiar with local matters.
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Thanks everyone. She has done voluntary work so I have passed on the link from earlier and will now suggest she asks the people she worked with for a reference. I don't think she thought of that because she is hoping to work in a different type of job, but it is all relevant.
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