Comparing the Effect of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program with CBT- Based Career Counseling on Career Issues of Persons with Bipolar Disorder

This study aimed to compare the effect of a vocational rehabilitation program with CBT- based career counseling on career issues of persons with bipolar disorder.

 Methods and Materials: 

To; compare the effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program after sampling, the intervention was performed for people with bipolar disorder. The sampling method was purposeful in the first and available second stages. The effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program was compared with the control group waiting with CBT-based career counseling in three settings: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. To evaluate the research data, descriptive statistical indicators (mean and SD) and inferential statistical methods, multivariate analysis of variance test with repeated measures, were used.

The results showed that the vocational rehabilitation program was effective on career issues (p <0.0001) of people with bipolar disorder, and the effectiveness was also continuous after one-month follow-up (p <0.0001). CBT-based career counseling also on career issues (p <0.86) was ineffective.

It seems that the vocational rehabilitation program has a lasting effect on improving the career issues of people with bipolar disorder, and this approach can be used to develop the career of people with bipolar disorder.