The About Face—Self Study program provided participants with a vocational manual titled About Face in addition to standard services from the Veterans Employment Resource Center (VERC). The standard VERC services included internet and phone access for job search activities, resume writing supports, video training for applying to and interviewing for jobs, and two video-recorded practice interviews. The 72-page manual provided person-centered strategies to find employment, such as learning from past employment challenges and successes and identifying individualized job skills, and more general approaches to finding a job, such as developing resumes and strategies for successful job interviews. Participants were instructed to study the manual in the first week following study enrollment. The study served formerly incarcerated veterans experiencing mental illness. The program was implemented in Dallas, TX. The evaluation also included a test of the full About Face program.
Summary
The About Face—Self Study program provided formerly incarcerated veterans experiencing mental illness with access to a manual that provided person-centered strategies to find employment.
Populations and employment barriers: Military veterans, Justice involvement, Mental health condition
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