Clinical or academic term for "make work" situations?
November 12, 2013 3:27 AM Subscribe
I'm having trouble searching for articles on this because I don't know the right terms. It's when you have a job that isn't a real job but is instead a very simplified job paid way above the market value in order to provide income and occupation to someone who is otherwise unable to get employment, e.g. creating a simple lawn mowing job for someone with intellectual challenges when you could hire a professional to do the job twice as fast and much cheaper. Does anyone know the correct phrases I can use to find academic or clinical articles on this? I'm especially interested in the phrases social workers would use.
I would call that "charity".
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 4:14 AM on November 12, 2013
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 4:14 AM on November 12, 2013
"Social enterprise"?
"Sheltered workshop"?
posted by dontjumplarry at 4:50 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
"Sheltered workshop"?
posted by dontjumplarry at 4:50 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
During the Great Depression in the US, I believe these sorts of jobs were known as boondoogles...
posted by prentiz at 5:26 AM on November 12, 2013
posted by prentiz at 5:26 AM on November 12, 2013
Best answer: The VHA has Compensated Work Therapy (CWT). It's not a universal term, but it will lead to peer reviewed journal articles on PubMed. You might glean some more general search terms from those articles or their references.
posted by klarck at 6:17 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by klarck at 6:17 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best answer: In the policy literature this might be called "supported employment" or "direct job creation policies." The former is probably what you're thinking of, the latter is more like the government hiring teenagers to build a fence or something.
posted by dismas at 6:17 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by dismas at 6:17 AM on November 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best answer: "sinecure"
In the UK, "supported employment" means market rates plus supervision of accommodations ("reasonable" accommodations or more) to enable the person to work where their skill level is suitable but the environment would otherwise not be.
posted by tel3path at 8:53 AM on November 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
In the UK, "supported employment" means market rates plus supervision of accommodations ("reasonable" accommodations or more) to enable the person to work where their skill level is suitable but the environment would otherwise not be.
posted by tel3path at 8:53 AM on November 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
Best answer: The biggest provider in the UK calls them employment services for disabled people. If you type employment services disabled into Google scholar you will get some relevant papers.
posted by biffa at 12:59 PM on November 12, 2013
posted by biffa at 12:59 PM on November 12, 2013
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posted by zahava at 3:32 AM on November 12, 2013 [2 favorites]