Work-Related Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Unemployed Homeless Persons with Anxiety and Depression
Summary
This project designed and developed an intervention to assist people who are unemployed and homeless in Detroit who also are experiencing anxiety and/or depression-related barriers to employment.
The project: This project designed and developed an intervention to assist people who are unemployed and homeless in Detroit who also are experiencing anxiety and/or depression-related barriers to employment.
The process: The researchers developed a Work-Related Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy intervention that combines vocational services with work-related cognitive-behavioral therapy (e.g. psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring to counter negative thoughts, and controlled exposure to work-related situations that induce anxiety).
Results: The researchers are looking for an opportunity pilot the new intervention.
Joseph Himle, U-M School of Social Work and U-M School of Medicine