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Overview
"Traditional approaches to vocational rehabilitation, such as skills training classes, job clubs, and sheltered employment, have not been successful in helping people with severe mental illness gain competitive employment. Supported employment, in which clients are placed in jobs and then trained by on-site coaches, is a radically new conceptual approach to to vocational rehabilitation designed for people with developmental disabilities. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method utilizes the supported employment concept, but modifies it for use with the severely mentally ill. It is the only approach that has a strong empirical research base: rates of competitive employment are 40% or more in IPS programs, compared to 15% in traditional mental health programs. The third volume in the Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with Vulnerable Populations series, this will be extremely useful to students in psychiatric rehabilitation programs and social work classes dealing with the severely mentally ill, as well as to practitioners in the field."Synopsis
The authors (both professors of community and family medicine, Dartmouth Medical School) update their ten-year-old work, A Working Life, discussing the use of "Individual Placement and Support" programs to help mentally ill individuals find supported employment. Before presenting their model for evidence-based supported employment practice, they discuss the historical, theoretical, and empirical background of their approach. They conclude by addressing common questions and dilemmas raised since the publication of the first work. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Reviewer:Debra Klbecka, MS(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This book describes the theory and implementation of the Individual Placement and Support for employing people with mental illnesses. This book is a follow-up from the authors who first wrote on this subject 10 years ago.
Purpose:According to the authors, the book has three purposes: to supply readers with historical, theoretical, and empirical background of Individual Placement and Support; to present the changes that have occurred since publication of the previous book and how to implement the actual theory in the clinical setting; and to present examples and address questions that the healthcare professional may encounter during implementation. The authors meet these objectives.
Audience:The target audience includes practitioners and students. The authors are credible authorities on the subject of Individual Placement and Support.
Features:The first part of the book provides background on how the theory of Individual Placement and Support materialized. The research that is presented along with the measurable outcomes is of particular value. The middle section skillfully explains how the process is done from the first mention that the individual with mental illness wants to return to the workplace to maintaining employment. The third section includes clinical examples and is useful. The appendixes have valuable examples of what can be used in the process of employing someone with a mental illness. The only recommendation that I could offer is to abbreviate the employment specialist to ES since the term is used quite a bit throughout the book.
Assessment:The book is well organized and readable from start to finish and the information is very useful for any practitioner who works in the outpatient setting. The authors are mental health advocates, a fact that shined through.
Editorials
Reviewer: Debra Klbecka, MS(Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book describes the theory and implementation of the Individual Placement and Support for employing people with mental illnesses. This book is a follow-up from the authors who first wrote on this subject 10 years ago.
Purpose: According to the authors, the book has three purposes: to supply readers with historical, theoretical, and empirical background of Individual Placement and Support; to present the changes that have occurred since publication of the previous book and how to implement the actual theory in the clinical setting; and to present examples and address questions that the healthcare professional may encounter during implementation. The authors meet these objectives.
Audience: The target audience includes practitioners and students. The authors are credible authorities on the subject of Individual Placement and Support.
Features: The first part of the book provides background on how the theory of Individual Placement and Support materialized. The research that is presented along with the measurable outcomes is of particular value. The middle section skillfully explains how the process is done from the first mention that the individual with mental illness wants to return to the workplace to maintaining employment. The third section includes clinical examples and is useful. The appendixes have valuable examples of what can be used in the process of employing someone with a mental illness. The only recommendation that I could offer is to abbreviate the employment specialist to ES since the term is used quite a bit throughout the book.
Assessment: The book is well organized and readable from start to finish and the information is very useful for any practitioner who works in the outpatient setting. The authors are mental health advocates, a fact that shined through.
5 Stars! from Doody