What is the difference between traditional supported employment and IPS?
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (federal law, Section 7(38) of the Rehabilitation Act) uses [...]
Can we serve individuals with other types of disabilities or do people need to have a mental health condition? How does the service differ for other disability groups?
With the recent federal landmark legislation to improve our nation’s public workforce system through the [...]
What is the eligibility criteria for IPS? Can people with mild depression, anxiety or drug dependence be accepted? Do you need to have a severe and persistent mental illness?
IPS has been widely researched with people with severe mental illness, with consistently strong and [...]
For people who want to attend a confidence-building or crafting course but have a different job preference or no interest at all in working, can the IPS model be applied?
If a person wanted to go to school for personal enrichment, such as taking a [...]
Who conducts a fidelity review and who sponsors the review?
In some areas, IPS supported employment trainers are available to conduct supported employment fidelity reviews. [...]
Why do some versions of the fidelity scale have 25 items, and others have 15 items?
Yes, the supported employment fidelity scale was updated in 2008 and is available on this [...]
Why are two employment specialists required to meet full IPS team unit standards?
Forming a unit of at least two employment specialists provides the organizational structure for sharing [...]
Wouldn’t it be better to have someone on the team who does job placement, rather than to ask each employment specialist to do job development?
In IPS programs, each employment specialist provides the full-range of employment services to the people [...]
Why doesn’t supported employment use pre-vocational assessments?
IPS supported employment does not use skill assessments or vocational evaluations because these have not [...]
Can paid internships be considered competitive employment?
We recommend that you avoid internships and focus on regular jobs instead. IPS focuses on [...]