Evaluating the social and labor inclusion of people with psychiatric disorder

Journal title RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione
Author/s Claudio Torrigiani
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2015/63
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 125-144 File size 498 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIV2015-063008
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The aim of this article is to shed light on those processual dimensions of change where to focus public policy analysis and evaluation. The article concerns the evaluation of the policies for the social and labor inclusion of people with psychiatric disorder, an area of intersectoral action that requires the integration of health, social, educational and work policies and the collaboration of the private companies and the Third Sector. After recalling some key reference concepts and have presented some results of the evaluative research activities carried out in the framework of a project funded in this area by the European Social Fund, the Author proposes the reconstruction of a program theory for the evaluation of such interventions.

Keywords: Psychiatric Disorder, Social Inclusion, Employment, Integration of Social and Health Policies, Theory Driven Evaluation, Program Theory

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  • Valutare l'inclusione sociale e lavorativa delle persone con disturbo psichiatrico Claudio Torrigiani, in RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione 63/2016 pp.125
    DOI: 10.3280/RIV2015-063008

Claudio Torrigiani, Valutare l’inclusione sociale e lavorativa delle persone con disturbo psichiatrico in "RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione" 63/2015, pp 125-144, DOI: 10.3280/RIV2015-063008