We provide online and in-person courses for IPS practitioners, supervisors, Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, agency leaders, state leaders, and IPS trainers. Click on each course below to learn more and find registration dates.
IPS 101: Practice Principles
The IPS Employment Center is now offering free virtual trainings on IPS Practice Principles for New IPS Practitioners through December 2024. These virtual trainings cover the eight practice principles of IPS Supported Employment. New staff in IPS programs, case managers, VR counselors, and clinicians are welcome to join. Each training covers the same material. Click here to view the 2025 Schedule and remember to check back for updates and change in Zoom links.
This web-based course is for IPS employment specialists with a caseload and their supervisors. Vocational Rehabilitation counselors also take the course by partnering with their local IPS programs. The English-language version of this course now also includes two optional units on supported education. This course is available in English, Spanish, and now French. English course start dates annually are in January, May, and September. French and Spanish courses begin annually in January and September.
This short online course is intended for non-employment practitioners such as counselors, therapists, housing specialists, peer specialists and others. The course will open each month and close after three weeks.
**NEW COURSE** The IPS Employment Center will be offering a new online course about mental illnesses. This course is for IPS specialists, case managers, VR counselors, family members or anyone else who wants to learn more about mental illnesses. Included in each unit are specific diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and stories of how individuals live productive and meaningful lives!
This web-based course is for people who supervise an IPS program. The English-language course is offered three times each year and the French-language course is offered in the fall and winter each year. Click on the Learn More button to find a schedule for the current year.
This five-week course for state vocational rehabilitation counselors introduces IPS principles and how VR counselors can work with IPS services. The course is offered three times each year. Click the Learn More button to see a schedule for the current year.
This seven-week course for fidelity reviewers is a first step to learning about fidelity or for brushing up on IPS fidelity review skills. The course is offered three times each year. Click the Learn More button to see a schedule for the current year.
This course is for state/regional leaders, IPS trainers, IPS fidelity reviewers, and agency leaders with oversight for IPS programs.
The virtual IPS-Y Fidelity Review Course provides information about how to conduct the IPS-Y Fidelity Review.