Supported Employment: Individual Placement and Supports

Hours: 1.00
# Course Code: REL-BHC-0-SEIPS

Many people living with serious mental illness, or SMI, face barriers to employment. The resulting economic instability can lead to negative outcomes but with the right supports, people with SMI can find and keep jobs they enjoy. They can thrive in the workplace and have improved outcomes in many other areas of life, too. Individual Placement and Supports, or IPS, is a form of supported employment that helps people with SMI become successful members of the workforce. This course will give you an overview of this intervention and how it helps people who have SMI.

Course Description

Many people living with serious mental illness, or SMI, face barriers to employment. The resulting economic instability can lead to negative outcomes but with the right supports, people with SMI can find and keep jobs they enjoy. They can thrive in the workplace and have improved outcomes in many other areas of life, too. Individual Placement and Supports, or IPS, is a form of supported employment that helps people with SMI become successful members of the workforce. This course will give you an overview of this intervention and how it helps people who have SMI.

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Course Details

Course Code: REL-BHC-0-SEIPS

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Recall what IPS supported employment is and its core service components.
Identify the core values and beliefs that are central to assisting clients through IPS supported employment.
Indicate at least three general approaches used to assist individuals with SMI in securing placements through IPS supported employment.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Incorporating Values into a Strategy that Works

Meet Joseph

Supported Employment

Individual Placement and Supports (IPS)

Evidence-Based Practice

Outcomes

Beliefs and Values That Can Enrich a Career Path

IPS Team Support

Trust Building: Disclosure

Review

Summary

Section 3: Step by Step: Individual Placement and Supports

Remember Joseph?

Referral

After the Referral

Engagement

The Job Search

On-the-Job Support and Maintenance

Referrals to Outside Agencies

Vocational Rehabilitation

Benefits Counseling

Responsibilities of the Job Seeker to SSA

Social Security Work Incentives

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Pamela Green, LCSW RPT

Pamela Green is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist. She has devoted over thirteen years to helping children and families within vulnerable populations heal from and overcome the many obstacles they face. As a Play Therapist, she has successfully engaged children using their primary language of play to express, process, and heal from numerous adverse life experiences. Pam also has extensive experience in Crisis Intervention as she was an Intensive Family Intervention Team Leader for five years and spent several years working with a Domestic Violence Intervention Program as an advocate and a therapist to help survivors heal from their traumatic experiences, navigate legal systems, and access much-needed resources to change their lives for the better. Pam also provided clinical direction and supervision as zone leader for a 10-county, community mental health agency for several years. In addition, she has experience in work rehabilitation for people with disabilities across a range of ages and disability types and is knowledgeable of the many facets of the process to help people with disabilities become gainfully employed. Pam joined the Relias team as a subject matter expert in 2020. Disclosure: Pamela Green, LCSW RPT has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Beginner level Social Workers; Case Managers; General Staff; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nurses; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

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