Experiences of the individual placement and support approach in persons with severe mental illness

Areberg, Cecilia; Björkman, Tommy; Bejerholm, Ulrika

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01056.x

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“…Moreover, the intervention group had a higher sense of empowerment, fewer symptoms, and higher levels of community integration [20,21]. Qualitative research points in the same direction [11,22,23]. An integration of mental health and vocational rehabilitation services that lead to work may increase the chance of recovery [17,24].…”

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Work identity development in young adults with mental health problems

Liljeholm

Bejerholm

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Background: How we identify ourselves is strongly related to employment. Young adults are a vulnerable group with regard to entering the Labor market. If they also have mental health problems, entering becomes more difficult and increases risk of early marginalization. Nevertheless, working can be essential for personal recovery process. Aims: To explore experiences of young adults with mental health problems who are starting to work, with a focus on the process of developing work identity. Methods: Grounded theory design was used. The data collection consisted of 13 in-depth interviews with young adults with mental health problems aged 19-26 years, who had worked for at least three months. Results: The experience of starting to work contributed to a process of internal and external change, new feelings, challenges, and understanding of the surrounding world. Former negative thought patterns became more positive. New roles and occupational patterns were developed and altered views on abilities, and thus self-efficacy. This development contributed to a work identity, and new directions in life. Conclusions: There is therapeutic potential in supporting work identity development, and this support can empower the personal recovery process for young adults.

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Work identity development in young adults with mental health problems

Liljeholm

Bejerholm

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Design of any trial will need to take account of these issues, perhaps predicting a lower level of recruitment and a poorer rate of retention than that seen in different client groups and considering specific strategies to enable ongoing participation both with the intervention and the research. However, these challenges may not be different from those reported in a trial of IPS for people with serious mental illness [29].…”

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“…The Solent Jobs Programme has been audited against these principles and found to be showing a fair level of fidelity, but it is vital that ongoing adherence to these principles is ensured if we are to conduct an effective future RCT. The importance of the ESW relationship has been acknowledged in another qualitative study undertaken amongst psychiatric IPS patients in an RCT [29]. Another qualitative study amongst ESWs delivering IPS identified eight essential characteristics to do IPS, including empathy, persistence, passion and hardiness, as well as team orientation, professionalism, initiative and commitment to outreach in the community [32].…”

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Exploring the views of stakeholders about the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support for people unemployed with chronic pain based in primary care (the InSTEP study)

Holmes

Stanescu

Linaker

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Background: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a model of vocational rehabilitation originally developed to help people with severe mental illness obtain and maintain employment. Work disability is common amongst people with chronic pain conditions, yet few effective interventions exist. As part of mixed-methods feasibility research and as a forerunner to a pilot trial (In STEP), we investigated the barriers and facilitators to carrying out a future randomised controlled trial of IPS set in primary care amongst people unemployed with chronic pain. Methods: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with: unemployed people with health conditions receiving IPS (clients), Employment Support Workers (ESWs) delivering IPS for people with chronic health conditions and primary healthcare professionals. Interviews and focus groups were transcribed verbatim and analysed with field notes using thematic analysis.(Continued on next page)

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“…In order to develop a more objective method of assessing employment specialist competencies, Corbiere et al [27 ▪ ] developed and tested a questionnaire (Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge in Employment Specialists) and found that relationships with employers and a client-centered approach were most predictive of employment outcomes. Consistently with the above studies of employment specialist competencies, interviews with consumers have demonstrated that they value ‘hope, meaning and individualized support’ (p. 589) in addition to the skills of the employment specialist in developing and maintaining relationships with clients and potential employers [28 ▪ ]. Kern et al [29 ▪ ] explored the feasibility of training consumers employed as peer advocates to provide IPS services.…”

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An update on supported employment for people with severe mental illness

Marino

Dixon

2014

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Purpose of review Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an effective intervention for helping people with severe mental illness obtain competitive employment, yet it has not been widely implemented. This review will examine and summarize the latest research on IPS. Recent findings As the effectiveness of IPS has been well established in the literature, newer research is exploring nonvocational outcomes, such as quality of life and mental health services utilization and expanding the reach of IPS to include different countries and different population groups. There is also a growing literature exploring the cost-effectiveness of IPS compared with traditional vocational services, which has favored IPS. By far, the area of research that has expanded the most is aimed at enhancing IPS outcomes, at both the intervention level and the client level. Researchers are exploring the variance in IPS outcomes as a means of increasing competitive employment rates with IPS. Summary Although the field of research continues to expand, it is clear that many barriers remain to broad implementation of IPS. The solution goes beyond further research and involves policies and practices that support a recovery oriented mental healthcare system.

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Experiences of the individual placement and support approach in persons with severe mental illness

Abstract: These findings have endorsed the guiding principles of IPS and emphasized the ES's role and skills during IPS as well as the participant's motivation.

Cited by 42 publications

References 27 publications

Work identity development in young adults with mental health problems

Work identity development in young adults with mental health problems

Exploring the views of stakeholders about the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support for people unemployed with chronic pain based in primary care (the InSTEP study)

An update on supported employment for people with severe mental illness

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