Benefits and costs of supported employment: an analysis of the Illinois Supported Employment Project.

Job Maintenance by Supported Employment: An Overview of the “Supported Employment Plus” Trial

The number of days of absence from work associated with mental illness has risen dramatically in the past 10 years in Germany. Companies are challenged by this issue and seek help for the physical and mental health of their employees. Supported Employment concepts such as the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model have been designed to bring jobless persons with mental disorders back to w...

Who benefits from supported employment: a meta-analytic study.

AIMS This meta-analysis sought to identify which subgroups of clients with severe mental illness (SMI) benefited from evidence-based supported employment. METHODS We used meta-analysis to pool the samples from 4 randomized controlled trials comparing the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment to well-regarded vocational approaches using stepwise models and broker...

Supported employment: randomised controlled trial*

BACKGROUND There is evidence from North American trials that supported employment using the individual placement and support (IPS) model is effective in helping individuals with severe mental illness gain competitive employment. There have been few trials in other parts of the world. AIMS To investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of IPS in the UK. METHOD Individuals with sever...

Costs and Benefits of Best Agers Employment

Supported Employment : Critical Issues and New Directions

This paper chronicles the background, history, and philosophy associated with supported employment. The emphasis has been on growth of participation by people with disabilities into competitive employment for the first time. In addition to this important background, the concept of work supports is introduced. A taxonomy of government supports, business supports, and consumer supports is present...