Psychosiocial problems Vulnerabilities Long-term unemployment Mensen met grote afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt vanwege kwetsbaarheden
Conditions
Interventions
Recognition of Acquired Competencies for volunteers (RAC-v), or in Dutch "Erkenning van Verworven Competenties voor vrijwilligers" (EVC-v). RAC-v is applied at 20 to 25 rehabilitation or social agenci
Sponsors
Trimbos Institute – Netherlands Institute of mental health and addiction
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Motivated for working with RAC-v; 2. Unemployed; 3. Client of a social agency targeted on long-term unemployed people; 4. Willingly to participate in the study and to sign informed consent; 5. Sufficiently understands Dutch language (or is supported by a translator made available by the agency involved).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Currently undertaking a RAC-v trajectory (if the person involved has completed a RAC trajectory with a certificate, this has to be closed for at least a year before study admission).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Empowerment: A. Improvement in mean score on empowerment, measured with the Dutch Empowerment scale (Boevink etal 2009); Time points 6 months and 12 months; B. Improvement in mean score on hope measured with the Herth Hope Index (Herth 1989); Time points 6 months and 12 months. 2. Vocational functioning: A. % of participants who show improvement in participation in 12 months; Time point 12 months; B. Improvement in mean score on job search behavior (Schellekens 2007); Time point 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement in mean score on mental health confidence); Time points 6 months and 12 months; 2. Improvement in mean score on quality of life; Time points 6 months and 12 months; 3. Improvement in mean score (on perceived insight in personal competencies); Time points 6 months and 12 months. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactManja Wezep, van
PO Box 725
Outcome results
None listed