Meaning and attitudes to work in adults in forensic psychiatric care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An exploratory study of the meaning of and attitudes towards work in adults in forensic psychiatric care.
IRAS ID
145839
Contact name
Ian Marsh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Canterbury Christ Church University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 26 days
Research summary
This proposed study will be an exploration of the attitudes towards and motivations to work of people detained in secure forensic psychiatric care. The interest in the study arose from a Journal Club discussion within the Occupational Therapy (OT) department of the service based on McQueen & Turner’s (2012) article regarding barriers to people leaving secure psychiatric care in finding work. Whilst the Occupational Therapists present were in agreement with the findings of the study which identified a number of external barriers to finding work (e.g. stigma, lack of experience/references) it was noted in discussion that the participants were people who were motivated to work and the aspiration to work was noted to be important in finding vocational success.
It is the aim of this proposed study to explore and gain a better understanding of the motivation to work in this client group. It is intended to use semi-structured interviews to explore this issue with participants, and analyse their responses for any common themes.
REC name
London - South East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/2277
Date of REC Opinion
12 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion