Employment rates for people with severe mental illness in the UK not improved by 1 year's individual placement and support

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 114-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Individual Placement

scholarly journals Generalisability of the individual placement and support model of supported employment: results of a Canadian randomised controlled trial

2006 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Latimer ◽  
Tania Lecomte ◽  
Deborah R. Becker ◽  
Robert E. Drake ◽  
Isabelle Duclos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Competitive Employment ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Vocational Services ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Placement

BackgroundStudies conducted in the USA have found the individual placement and support model of supported employment to be more effective than traditional vocational rehabilitation at helping people with severe mental illness to find and maintain competitive employment.AimsTo determine the effectiveness of the individual placement and support (supported employment) model in a Canadian setting.MethodA total of 150 adults with severe mental illness, who were not currently employed and who desired competitive employment, were randomly assigned to receive either supported employment (n=75) or traditional vocational services (n=75).ResultsOver the 12 months of follow-up, 47% of clients in the supported employment group obtained at least some competitive employment, v. 18% of the control group (P<0.001). They averaged 126 h of competitive work, v. 72 inthe control group (P<0.001).ConclusionsSupported employment proved more effective than traditional vocational services in a setting significantly different from settings in the USA, and may therefore be generalised to settings in other countries.

Employment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Burns ◽  
Mike Firn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
Recovery Approach ◽  
Individual Placement

Employment rates for people with severe mental illness are low. Stigma and dependency on welfare benefits act as barriers to employment. The case for the promotion of employment opportunities is driven by the recovery approach but also by economics. This chapter presents the principles and relative evidence base for the effectiveness of pre-vocational training, clubhouses, sheltered employment, and more direct intervention programmes such as individual placement and support. Case studies are used to provide a practical approach and to illustrate the focus on patients’ strengths, not deficits, concerning employment.

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