Do long-term day treatment clients benefit from supported employment?

Individual placement and support: from research to practice

“…Several studies have shown that individual placement and support is more effective than day treatment (Bailey et al, 1998;Becker et al, 2001a;Drake et al, 1994Drake et al, , 1996b, and RCTs have shown that it improves open employment outcomes more effectively than group skills training (Drake et al 1996a), sheltered workshops (Drake et al, 1999), and psychosocial rehabilitation based on prevocational training (Lehman et al, 2002;Mueser et al, 2004).…”

The 2009 Schizophrenia PORT Psychosocial Treatment Recommendations and Summary Statements

“…Outcomes relating to the amount of hours worked and wages earned were also found to be superior among those receiving supported employment in comparison to those receiving traditional vocational services. 32,33,[42][43][44][45]47,48,50,53 Studies of supported employment have been carried out in a wide range of socioeconomic and cultural contexts in the United States as well as other countries, eg, Burns et al, 53 Latimer et al, 55 and Kin Wong et al 56 Because there is no evidence that engagement in supported employment leads to increased stress, exacerbation of symptoms, or other negative clinical outcomes, 33,42,44 supported employment should be offered to any person with schizophrenia who expresses an interest in working.…”

Short Review of Self-Esteem Components with Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Strategy in People with Severe Mental Illness

“…When analysing the self-esteem variable, we observed that in the majority of analysed RCTs there were no significant differences between [2,20,21,[24][25][26]. However, the majority of the RCTs suggest a positive relationship between IPS and self-esteem (Table 2).…”

“…Likewise, when reviewing the comparative studies, two studies do not provide results [25,26] but they reflect that the IPS group had higher self-esteem compared to the control group. The other two articles [23,27] indicate that there are no significant intragroup differences, but, in one of them [27], it reflects that competitive employment could be associated with an improvement in self-esteem compared to those who do not obtain a job.…”

“…interview [25]. Two of the four comparative studies show no results [25,26] but reflect that the IPS group had higher self-esteem compared to the control group. The other two articles [23,25] indicate that there are no significant intragroup differences.…”