Is Working Bad For Your Mental Health?

Next week (18th – 24th April) is Depression Awareness Week so it seems appropriate that Catherine Zeta Jones decided to admit publically that she suffers from a Bi-Polar Disorder. Also this week I read an interesting research report from The Australian National University in Canberra which says a badly-paid or temporary job can be as bad for a person's mental health as none at all, Little job security, demanding work and poor managers can all impact on a person's well-being just as much as unemployment. People who are unemployed can feel better-off mentally than those who are in poor jobs of low 'psychosocial quality', the report added.

The report also states that moving from unemployment to a job with poor psychosocial quality was associated with a significant decline in mental health relative to remaining unemployed. This suggests that psychosocial job quality is a pivotal factor that needs to be considered in the design and delivery of employment and welfare policy.

This is one of the main reasons that the KDS Model works, we recognise an individual’s talents and abilities as much as any disability and we use our skills and experience to work with people in a person centered way.

But more importantly we match people to the work they want to do and not just a “job”

Further information on Depression Awareness week can be found here: www.dascot.org

Edmund McKay Head of Care

Posted by Lynsey Mackay on 15 April 2011 in : KDS Training, Personal Enhancement, Training corporate, Training employability

1 Comment

Posted by katie on 15 April 2011

That is indeed why the KDS model works so well when preparing candidates for employment! Mental health is an area that employers should have more awareness and knowledge in as it is such an important part of a healthy, effective workforce! K

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