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- Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) often struggle to find work, and the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme aims to help them by integrating Employment Specialists into mental health teams.
- This study focused on gathering perspectives from both consumers and health professionals regarding their experiences with the early implementation of the IPS programme.
- Findings highlighted three key themes: the importance of supportive relationships, the enactment of core care philosophies, and the overall effectiveness of the IPS process in promoting a positive service culture that aids recovery and person-centered care.
Article Abstract
Background: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are under-represented in the workforce. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme is an evidence-based intervention that co-locates an Employment Specialist in a community mental health team to support individuals with a SMI with their goal of finding work. Previous research predominantly explored IPS programme outcomes rather than stakeholder experiences.
Aim: To explore programme stakeholder perspectives and experiences during the early stages of IPS programme implementation.
Methods: Qualitative descriptive methodology explored consumers ( 11), health professionals and employment specialist ( 11) perceptions and experiences of the IPS programme. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and thematically analysed.
Results: Three main themes emerged: enacting core care philosophies, IPS programme process and catalyst for supportive environments and relationships. The combination of IPS programme relationships, enactment of core care philosophies, and programme process promoted development of supportive environments and relationships for consumers participating in the programme.
Conclusion: Findings suggest IPS processes promoted the enactment of person-centred and recovery-oriented care approaches and positively influenced care planning practices and service culture.
Significance: IPS directly tackles the compounding disadvantage resulting from unemployment for people with a SMI. At a service level, IPS can foster positive changes to care practices and service culture.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2020.1714719 | DOI Listing |
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