Core Principles of IPS Supported Employment
Research has helped to identify the core principles of Evidence-Based Supported Employment. These principles include:
- Helping people diagnosed with severe mental illness find competitive jobs in the community that fit their individual needs and interests.
- Fully integrating Mental Health Services and Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
- Creating easy access to employment services when a consumer expresses an interest in employment; consumers are not required to complete work readiness or other vocational assessments before seeking employment in the community.
- Providing employment services to all consumers interested in employment.
- Designing goals and plans that are based on each individual's preferences, strengths, abilities, and experiences.
- Providing employment supports that are individualized, flexible, and available for as long as necessary.
- Assisting consumers and family members with benefits counseling.
Evidence‐based supported employment is also known as individual placement and support (IPS). These are the same practices and use the same procedures, scales and approaches. Often the term ‘supported employment’ is used in a generic sense and is not synonymous with evidence‐based supported employment or individual placement and support. We will use the term IPS supported employment in our materials.
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The Dartmouth IPS Supported Employment Center is a part of the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Lebanon, NH