The IPS Team at Livewell South West launched the service in the middle of August 2021 with the whole team joining during the pandemic. We have spoken with the Team Leader, Flippa and Employment Specialists’, Brett and Ewa, who have shared their experience to date. What was your experience of starting the service during lockdown? …
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This article was written by Family Advocates for IPS, a committee of family members in the International IPS Learning Community. Many of our loved ones have used IPS services. We understand the value of employment in recovery from behavioral health disorders. One of our members described the benefits of employment this way: “Now that my …
We recently spoke with Rebecca from Merseycare IPS Service, to chat about her mentoring journey so far. We explored her career growth and skill development, job satisfaction and the value of regular contact with new staff members during this time. Rebecca has been an IPS Employment Specialist for three years working within the CMHT in …
Employment specialists working within community mental health teams at the trust are helping people with mental health problems to realise their career ambitions. Since 2018, IPS employment advisors in County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire, have supported over 450 service users, helping them to find and apply for jobs. Over 110 individuals were able to …
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Adapting our ways of working during lockdown: Good Work (the IPS Service in South Yorkshire) has shown clear innovation in their approach to delivering IPS during lockdown and continue to train staff and develop the team in Employer Engagement through their innovative ‘Virtual Employer Engagement Day’. Earlier this year, pre-covid, the IPS Team at South …
