Implementing evidence‐based practices in supported employment on the Gold Coast for people with severe mental illness

Williams, Philip Lee; Lloyd, Chris; Waghorn, Geoffrey; Machingura, Tawanda

doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12202

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“…Finally, while results for total employment duration (average of 21.6 weeks) were in line with international results and exceeded results reported from some Australian studies (e.g. Chang et al, 2016;Killackey et al, 2008;Williams et al, 2015), these results were still lower than would be hoped for. In considering this result, it should be noted that that the majority (29/48, 60.4%) of people who had gained employment were still working at the end of data collection or at their last contact with the service.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Cross-sector partnership IPS programmes in Australia have achieved variable outcomes in terms of employment placement rate. One programme achieved a 57% employment placement rate (Morris, Waghorn, Robson, Moore & Edwards, 2014), whereas others have been less successful, achieving between 28% and 43% employment placement rates (Waghorn, Dias, Gladman & Harris, 2015;Waghorn, Dias, Gladman, Harris & Saha, 2014;Williams, Lloyd, Waghorn & Machingura, 2015). Two of these studies reported on employment duration.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of the 54 participants who gained employment in the Morris et al (2014) study, study, 43 (80%) achieved a 13-week employment outcome and 31 (57%) went on to achieve a 26-week employment outcome. Williams et al (2015) reported on 13-week outcomes only, with 13 of 22 individuals who gained employment (59%) achieving a 13-week outcome.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Williams et al . () reported on 13‐week outcomes only, with 13 of 22 individuals who gained employment (59%) achieving a 13‐week outcome.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Outcomes of an individual placement and support programme incorporating principles of the collaborative recovery model

Scanlan

Feder

Ennals

et al. 2019

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Introduction Engaging in employment enhances mental health recovery and is therefore of central focus for many occupational therapists working in mental health. Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence‐based, supported employment model specifically designed for individuals with severe mental illness who have the desire to work. Despite strong support for IPS in Australia, implementation challenges have been encountered. This study evaluates outcomes achieved by participants engaged with WorkWell, an IPS programme delivered by a large Australian non‐government organisation. In addition to following IPS principles, WorkWell was informed by principles of the collaborative recovery model (CRM). Method De‐identified outcomes data for each participant were analysed by an independent research team. The proportion of individuals engaged with the programme who achieved a competitive employment placement was calculated. Average employment duration and weekly wages were calculated for individuals who achieved a competitive employment placement. Finally, the proportion of individuals who achieved some form of vocationally relevant outcome was calculated. Results Ninety‐seven participants were engaged with the programme. Forty‐eight participants (49.5%) gained a competitive employment position. Average employment duration was 151 days (21.6 weeks) and average weekly wage was $478. Overall, 62 participants (63.9%) were supported to achieve some kind of vocationally relevant outcome (e.g. competitive employment, education, work trial or voluntary work) as a result of their engagement with the programme. Conclusion While the addition of CRM principles appears to have supported positive outcomes for participants, especially in terms of employment duration, results for employment placement rates were lower than expected. While the employment placement rate compares favourably to results from the international literature and numerous programmes in Australia, more development is required to increase the proportion of individuals who are supported into competitive employment positions. Future research should focus on the specific elements of CRM that most contribute to enhancing IPS processes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Williams et al . () reported on 13‐week outcomes only, with 13 of 22 individuals who gained employment (59%) achieving a 13‐week outcome.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Outcomes of an individual placement and support programme incorporating principles of the collaborative recovery model

Scanlan

Feder

Ennals

et al. 2019

Aus Occup Therapy J

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“…Unfortunately, most people with serious mental illnesses do not receive IPS [35,36]. Researchers continue to identify barriers to implementing IPS, including organizational and system barriers [37,38] as well as barriers related to employment specialist competencies and attitudes [39].…”

Section: Dissemination Implementation and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%