3Services for Persons with 4Services for relevant local ❶Support for Returning to Work ・Coordination for returning to work Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Servces●i9Advice and assistance related to vocational rehabilitationEducation and Training of Job CoachesAs part of the job coach training program, the centers conduct skills training that focuses on practical training at business establishments.▲ Job coaching support▲ Stress-coping lectureThe following support is provided to promote a smooth return to work for persons with mental health problems who have been on leave.In consultations with the person with mental health problems, his/her employer, and an attending physician, the centers provide assistance to reach a consensus among the three parties regarding the process and goals of returning to work.The trial work experience at the place to which the persons with mental health problems will return is then prepared as a “warm-up” to support their returning to work.Support Offered by Job CoachesIn order to assist persons with mental disabilities and persons with developmental disabilities in smoothly adjusting to the workplace, the centers dispatch job coaches to workplaces to provide direct and professional support to such persons and their employers based on individual disability traits.Comprehensive Employment Support for Persons with Mental DisabilitiesIn cooperation with the attending physicians, the centers provide professional and comprehensive support to the employers and persons with mental disabilities in order to satisfy the various needs of new employment, returning to work, and a continuous employment.As the core institutions for vocational rehabilitation services in each region, services are provided in close cooperation with Hello Work and employment support institutions.The centers provide technical advice and assistance related to vocational rehabilitation, including ways of formulating support plans and implementing support as well as methods of coordinating with other organizations to the relevant institutions such as Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities and work transition support providers.In addition, the centers promote acquisition of the necessary basic knowledge and technical and practical skills for implementing effective vocational rehabilitation by offering a Basic Employment Support Course and Employment Support Practical Training (held in 14 areas nationwide) to the personnel in charge of employment support at work transition support providers as well as at welfare and medical care agencies.The centers, through these efforts, are working to improve the local employment support network by forming a common understanding of employment support for persons with disabilities.In addition, support training is also conducted for job coaches who have already completed education and training of job coaches and support skills training, aiming to provide practical know-how on work adjustment support. (See p. 12.)Disabilities and Employersinstitutions・“Re-work support” (Support for returning to work)Based on the Re-work Support Plan, the centers use job practice and lectures to provide persons with mental health problems with the support required to improve their capacity to adapt, including life rhythm reorganization, improvement in the ability to concentrate and endure, health control, and stress management. The centers provide support also to employers for developing the environment to accept these workers (creation of a re-work plan, education of supervisors and coworkers, etc.).❷ Employment Promotion Support and Support for Continuous EmploymentIn order for persons with mental disabilities to move forward smoothly with employment and work adjustment, the centers provide work preparation support and work adjustment guidance based on the Vocational Rehabilitation Plan, which is designed according to the individual circumstances. In order for employers to move forward smoothly with the employment and continuation of employment of persons with mental disabilities, the centers provide advice and assistance regarding employment management including recruitment planning, along with work adjustment guidance. According to their needs, the centers also provide support by job coaches and follow-up services in order to continue a stable employment.
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