Supported employment: evidence for a best practice model in psychosocial rehabilitation.
BACKGROUND
Traditional approaches to vocational rehabilitation in mental health settings have had only limited effectiveness in enabling clients to meet their employment goals. Within the last decade the individual Placement and Support Model (IPS) has emerged as an alternate, evidence-based approach to providing vocational services with individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness.
This review of the literature critically examines research regarding the IPS model of supported employment then discusses implications of this research for occupational therapists.


CONCLUSIONS
In order to enable clients to achieve their competitive employment goals, it is imperative that occupational therapists incorporate best practice models of supported employment. IPS is one model that appears to hold significant promise for occupational therapists and their clients.
Moll
Sandra
S
School of Rehabilitation Science, Institute of Applied Health Sciences-Room 407, McMaster University, 1400 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 1C7. molls@mcmaster.ca
Huff
James
J
Detwiler
Lisa
L
D016832:Employment, Supported; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods