A Life in the Day: Volume 3 Issue 3
Table of contents
Replicating Workschemes
Katy Malcolm, Matt Bourne, Ronnie WilsonAll too often creative projects are established by a charismatic worker and, despite winning golden opinions for their work, they remain essentially a jewel in their own locality…
Mental Health and Employment — A Joint Enterprise
Susan Scott‐ParkerFor employers, like many members of the general public, mental illness is a scary subject — the more so that they don't know who to turn to if a member of staff starts to show…
Supporting Students at No Extra Cost: The Pathfinder Access To Education Project
Sara Meddings, Samantha PardiBuilding on ideas that have been discussed in recent issues of A life in the day, Sara Meddings and Samantha Pardi describe a small project which has not only enabled people to…
Employment Opportunities
Adam PoznerIn this issue we have profiles from four newly developing employment services — two are ‘winners’ in the New Deal for Disabled People — Innovative Programmes strand, one a…
‘On Our Own’ by Judi Chamberlin
Vivien Lindow, Peter CampbellAs a variation on our ‘Day in the life’ section we asked two well‐known user consultants, Viv Lindow and Peter Campbell, to write about a book that has changed each of their…
The TAP Programme in New York City — One Year On
Gerold SchwarzLast summer we published an article about the work of INCube Inc. ‐ a consumer‐led consultancy in New York that helps former psychiatric patients create their own jobs in…
A Tale from the Sharp End of the Benefit System
JimJim describes the chaotic administration of Housing and Council Tax Benefit in wealthy South‐East England today. He doesn't detail his feelings and the impact on his aspiration to…