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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) 

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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
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Overview

Explore how employment specialists can use Individual Placement and Support to help those with complex health issues into work

Duration

7 weeks

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
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FutureLearn 
Course details

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for both new and experienced employment specialists who wish to support their clients to reach their potential by implementing best practice IPS.

What are the course deliverables?
Explore why employment is so important to mental health
 
Explore how Individual Placement and Support (IPS) helps clients back to work
 
Identify what the role of Employment Specialist involves
 
Discuss how Employment Specialists can deliver IPS most effectively, to help clients reach their potential
More about this course
  • In this course, you will learn how IPS is an effective way of supporting those with mental health and other health problems into paid employment and why it's important
  • You will explore the role of the employment specialist, and learn the main IPS principles and best practices to help your clients reach their full potential, and feel supported throughout their employment journey.

Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

An Introduction to Individual Placement and Support (IPS)

What comes first, employment or better mental health?

What does an Employment Specialist do?

What difference will I make?

Integration with the Clinical Team

What is integration with a clinical team?

Being the employment champion

Finding your voice

Building a relationship with your client to find the ideal job match

How to build rapport with clients

How to create and use Employment Profiles

Identifying strengths, skills and barriers

Finding the right job match for your client

Unlocking the right job for your client: Employer Engagement

Introduction to Employer Engagement

How do you unlock the job market?

How to have a positive meeting with employers

Supporting your client to get a job offer

How to action plan to get a job

How to disclose mental health

How to create a strong CV and prepare for interviews

Supporting clients to sustain their employment

Introduction to time unlimited support

In-work support

Stepping down support

What is fidelity, why does it matter, and how do I achieve it?

The fidelity philosophy

Fidelity in practice

Improving fidelity

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