Publications and Reports

Books
Akabas, S. H., & Kurzman, P. (2005). Work and the workplace: A resource for innovative policy and practice. New York: Columbia University Press.

Akabas, S. H., Gates, L. B., & Warren, B. I. College and university disability management: A guide for developing and implementing successful programs. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications Inc. (1996).

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (1995). Planning for disability management: An approach to controlling costs while caring for employees. Scottsdale, AZ: American Compensation Association.

Kurzman, P., & Akabas, S. H. (Eds.) (1993). Work and well being: The occupational social work advantage. Silver Springs, MD: NASW Press.

Akabas, S. H., Gates, L. B., & Galvin, D. E. (1992). Disability management: A complete system to reduce costs, increase productivity, meet employee needs, and ensure legal compliance. New York: AMACOM.

Akabas, S. H., & Kurzman P. (Eds.) (1982). Work workers and work organizations: a view from social work. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Chapters
Gates, L. B., & Akabas, S. H. (2011). Accommodation as a social process. In I. A. Schultz, & E. S. Rogers (Eds.), Handbook of accommodation.

Akabas, S. H. (2008). Employee assistance programs. In T. Mizrahi, & L. E. Davis (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Work: (e-reference edition). New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.

Gates, L. B. (2008). Vocational Services. Encyclopedia of Social Work. NASW and Oxford University Press.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (2006). Older adults and work in the 21st century. In B. Berkman, & S. D'Ambruoso (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of social work in health and aging (pp. 181-190). New York: Oxford University Press.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (2006). The workplace. In B. Berkman, & S. D'Ambruoso (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of social work in health and aging (pp. 499-507). New York: Oxford University Press.

Akabas, S. H. (2000). Practice in the world of work: Promise unrealized. In P. A. Meares, & C. D. Gervin (Eds.), The handbook of social work direct practice (pp. 499-517). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Akabas, S. H., & Bikson, L. (2000). Work and job jeopardy. In A. Gitterman, (Ed.), Social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations (pp. 841-860). New York: Columbia University Press.

Akabas, S. H. (1998). Employee assistance programs. In Encyclopedia of occupational health and safety (pp. 77-80). Geneva: ILO.

Akabas, S. H. (1995). Social work in occupational/industrial settings. In Encyclopedia of social work (19th ed., pp. 1779-1786). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Work Press.

Akabas, S. H. (1995). Women in the workplace. In N. Van Den Berg (Ed.), Feminist practice in the 21st century (pp. 105-125). Silver Springs, MD: NASW Press.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (1993). Work force diversity. In J. Klein, & J. Miller (Eds.), The American edge (pp. 113-135). New York: Mc Graw Hill.

Articles
Gates, L.B., Mandiberg, J. M., & Akabas, S. H., (2010). Building capacity in social service agencies to employ peer providers. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34, 2, 145 - 152.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (2009). Connecting trade unions to the community: Promoting employment for individuals with mental health conditions. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 24, 61-75.

Gates, L. B., & Akabas, S. H. (2007). Developing strategies to integrate peer providers into the staff of mental health agencies. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 293–306.

Akabas, S. H., Gates, L. B., & Oran-Sabia, V. Journal of Rehabilitation, 72(1), 19-26. (2006). Work opportunities for rewarding careers: Insights from implementation of a best practice approach toward vocational services for mental health consumers.

Gates, L. B., Klein, S. W., Akabas, S. H., Myers, R., Schwager, M., & Kaelin‑Kee, J. (2005). Outcomes-based funding for vocational services and employment of people with mental health conditions. Psychiatric Services, 56, 1429-1435.

Gates, L. B., Klein, S. W., Akabas, S. H., Myers, R., Schwager, M., & Kaelin‑Kee, J. (2004). Performance based contracting: Turning vocational policy into jobs. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 31(3), 219-240.

Gates, L. B., Akabas, S. H., & Zwelling, E. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 28(4), 319-325. (2001). Have I got a worker for you: Creating employment opportunities for people with psychiatric disability.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (2000). A social work role: Promoting employment equity for people with serious and persistent mental illness. Administration in Social Work, 23(3/4), 163-184.

Gates, L. B. (2000). Workplace accommodation as a social process. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 10(1), 85-98 .

Gates, L. B., Akabas, S. H., & Oran‑Sabia, V.Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 21(3), 264‑272. (1998). Relationship accommodations involving the work group: Improving work prognosis for persons with mental health conditions.

Akabas, S. H. (1996). Supervisors as linch‑pins in the employment of people with disabilities. Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 6(4), 17-19.

Gates, L. B., Akabas, S. H., & Kantrowitz, W. (1996). Supervisors' role in successful job maintenance: A target for rehabilitation counselor efforts. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 27(3), 60-66.

Akabas, S. H. (1994). Opportunities in the ADA for EAP practice. Employee Assistance, 9, 27‑32.

Akabas, S. H. (1994). Workplace responsiveness: Key employer characteristics in support of job maintenance for persons with mental illness. The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 17(3), 91‑101.

Gates, L. B. (1993). The role of the supervisor in successful readjustment to work with a disabling condition: Issues for disability policy and practice. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 3(4), 179‑190.

Reports
Akabas, S. H., Gates, L. B., Koball, G., & Imperiali, B. (2003). Promoting effective connections between community mental health care providers and employers. New York: Columbia University, Center for Social Policy and Practice in the Workplace.

Akabas, S. H., & Gates, L. B. (2002). The role of employee assistance programs in supporting workers with mental health conditions. New York: Columbia University, Center for Social Policy and Practice in the Workplace.

Akabas, S. H., Gates, L. B., & Bikson, L. Unions helping workers with mental health conditions: A guide for consumers, providers and union representatives. New York: Columbia University, Center for Social Policy and Practice in the Workplace. (2002).