IPS Essentials: Recent Episodes
Careerology
Weekly podcast from occupational psychologist Dr Claire Wrynne for employment practitioners and supervisors. Claire explains the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and gives tips and advice about how to support people with mental health problems into work.
Vocational profiles are a core part of the IPS model and are essential for achieving a high fidelity rating. But how useful are they?
Managing referrals can be challenging. In this episode, Claire gives some tips about how to manage your referrals more effectively.
Ever heard a clinician say people with mental health problems shouldn’t work? These negative assumptions are explored in this week’s episode.
Evidence shows that high levels of clinical integration produce better outcomes in IPS. But what does ‘clinical integration’ even mean, and how can you achieve it?
Should an employment specialist contact employers on a clients behalf or encourage a client to do it? This episode explores the pros and cons to help you decide.
In this episode Claire explains why you should avoid waiting lists in IPS and how to manage referrals without using a waiting list system.
IPS is for people who want to work. But finding out if someone really wants to work can sometimes be tricky!
The ultimate goal of an employment specialist is to help a client find their ideal job. But this isn’t always possible. Discover the other 3 types of job a client can pursue instead of their ‘ideal job’.
IPS is often referred to as the Place-Then-Train model. But what does that actually mean?
In this episode Claire explains that IPS is not an employment service…. So, what is it?