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Facilitating Competitive Employment for People with Disabilities

Expanding Implementation of IPS Supported Employment to New Populations

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Handbook of Disability, Work and Health

Part of the book series: Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences ((HDBSOHS,volume 1))

Abstract

Background: To review the history, effectiveness, and current use of Individual Placement and Support, also called IPS supported employment, with various disability groups.

Methods: Tertiary review of studies of IPS supported employment.

Results: IPS has developed and spread rapidly around the world over the past 30 years. Controlled research has strongly supported its effectiveness in improving employment outcomes. In long-term studies, the employment outcomes have been sustained. These positive outcomes have been demonstrated across a variety of clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic groups of the population of people with serious mental illness. Studies have also found IPS to be cost-effective. Recent research on other disability groups, including people with anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, developmental disabilities, substance use disorder, and spinal cord injury, has shown promise.

Conclusions: IPS is a flexible approach to helping unemployed people with disabilities gain employment. Clients, practitioners, and program leaders understand its eight principles and find them appealing. IPS should be offered to all people with serious mental illness and to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder who want to work competitively. Research on other disability groups shows promise, warranting rigorous replication studies.

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    Gary R. Bond, Robert E. Drake & Jacqueline A. Pogue

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Bond, G.R., Drake, R.E., Pogue, J.A. (2020). Facilitating Competitive Employment for People with Disabilities. In: Bültmann, U., Siegrist, J. (eds) Handbook of Disability, Work and Health. Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75381-2_31-1

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