Abstract
The development of supported employment internationally has been slow in terms of persons thus employed. Some studies have assumed that the reason for slow development resides in the conflict which is created when supported employment is embedded as an additional service option in the facility-based services. In this study, the existence of this conflict was examined by surveying the opinions of Finnish supported employment job coaches on the acceptability of supported employment values. The results confirmed that the acceptability of some values of supported employment was indeed low among staff that was supposed to provide these services. An alternative form of service organisation is discussed as a means to overcome the value conflict and staff resistance produced by it.
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