IPS BASICS
This is the overarching philosophy of IPS: helping people obtain and maintain meaningful employment based on their own goals and preferences.
What is Individual Placement and Support (IPS)?
This IPS principle means that people are not excluded from employment services because of diagnosis, symptoms, substance use history, work history, or perceived readiness.
What is zero exclusion?
This is the IPS approach of developing relationships with employers rather than simply sending out online applications.
What is targeted job development?
IPS encourages beginning the employment process quickly rather than requiring lengthy preparation before job searching.
What is rapid job search?
IPS employment services should be integrated with this team rather than operating as a completely separate service.
What is the mental health treatment team?
IPS is designed to help people obtain this type of employment rather than segregated, sheltered, or volunteer-only opportunities.
What is competitive employment?
“Work first” is most closely associated with this IPS principle.
What is rapid job search?
An EC should use this information when deciding which employers to contact for a partner.
What are the partner's interests, skills, experience, preferences, and employment goals?
Which comes first in IPS: endless résumé preparation or beginning an individualized job search?
What is beginning the individualized job search?
ECs should regularly participate in these meetings to stay connected to the treatment team and coordinate employment-related services.
What are ACT/team meetings?
An EC tells a partner, “You need to be completely stable before we start looking for work.” What IPS principle does this approach conflict with?
What is zero exclusion / eligibility based on choice?
IPS employment services should be closely connected with the person's mental health treatment team. This is known as what principle?
What is integration of rehabilitation and mental health services?
A partner wants to work with animals, but the EC only sends them applications for retail jobs because those jobs are easier to find. What IPS concept is being missed?
What are individualized services and job development based on the partner's preferences?
An EC spends several months having a partner complete workshops, assessments, and classes before allowing them to apply for jobs. What fidelity concern could a reviewer identify?
What is delaying the job search instead of using a rapid job-search approach?
A partner's treatment team knows nothing about their employment goal. What IPS fidelity principle may be missing?
What is integration of employment and mental health services?
A partner has never worked before, has significant symptoms, and says they want a job. Under IPS, the EC should do this rather than determine that the partner is “not ready.”
What is provide employment services based on the person's desire to work, rather than readiness or diagnosis?
A partner says, “I only want to work mornings and I don't want to work in food service.” The EC should use this information to guide services. Which principle is demonstrated?
What is services based on individual preferences?
A reviewer asks, “Tell me about your most recent employer contact.” A strong EC answer should include these five pieces of information.
What are:
A partner wants to work but needs help creating a résumé. What should the EC avoid doing?
What is allowing résumé preparation or other pre-employment activities to become a barrier or prerequisite to starting the job search?
An EC misses ACT but provides no communication about why they were absent or what employment-related support was provided. Why could this become a fidelity concern?
What is the loss of meaningful integration and communication with the treatment team?
A reviewer asks, “How do you know IPS is different from a traditional vocational program?” Give at least three differences.
What is:
Name all eight IPS principles.
What are:
Your partner says they want to work at a specific type of business, but there are no current job postings. What should the EC do?
What is proactive job development — researching appropriate employers, identifying contacts, approaching employers, and exploring potential opportunities rather than waiting for an online posting?
A reviewer asks, “How quickly do you typically move from identifying an employment goal to beginning job search activities?” What should your answer demonstrate?
What is that job search begins promptly, is individualized, and is not delayed by unnecessary readiness activities?
A reviewer asks, “How does your employment work connect with the rest of the team?” Name at least three things an EC could discuss.
What are: