Stakeholder Perspectives on IPS for Employment: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Background. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) has demonstrated effectiveness in achieving competitive employment for people with severe mental illness. Yet limited efforts have been made to synthesize the literature pertaining to the experiences and perspectives of key stakeholders regarding IPS, which could be helpful for occupational therapists, given their role in vocational rehabilitation. Purpose. To synthesize qualitative literature to understand how stakeholders (including occupational therapists) experience and perceive IPS and consider the implications for future occupational therapy practice and research. Method. A scoping review methodology guided our review. We conducted an electronic search of qualitative and mixed-method studies on IPS. Findings. Twenty-six articles were retrieved. Most studies sought clients’ perspectives ( n = 15), followed by practitioners (mostly employment specialists; n = 10) and only one with employers. Implications. There is a need for research targeting practitioners and employers which will help improve the nature of the collaboration between mental health teams, vocational teams, and employers.

An International Pilot Study of Self-Reported Quality of Life in Outpatient and Inpatient Mental Health Settings

“…In addition, work makes daily life more fulfilling and leisure time more meaningful (40). Among several types of profiles of inpatient and outpatient mental health service users, competitive employment is often viewed by users as an important goal in their rehabilitation path (41)(42)(43)(44).…”

Sustainable employability in Supported Employment and IPS interventions in the context of the characteristics of work and perspectives of the employers: a scoping review protocol

“…The literature search was conducted in the following electronic databases: Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest). In addition to database searches, reference lists of reviews by Moen et al and Chen and Lal were included and screened 23 24. Finnish grey literature about the review topic will also be screened.…”

“…The literature search from electronic databases identified a total of 3157 articles. In addition to electronic database searches, five articles that were found from grey literature were also included 23 24. After the removal of duplicates, a total of 2706 articles were included in the screening process which is described in more detail in the next chapter.…”

“…The aim of this proposed scoping review is to provide insight into what is known about sustainable employability in SE and IPS interventions in the context of the characteristics of work and perspectives of the employers. To our knowledge, this review will be the first to systematically map the literature about the topic; for example, a recently published review has explored IPS and stakeholders from a different and broader perspective 23. Through a new point of view, the extent and nature of the literature and any gaps in it can be discovered, and the need for further research can be determined.…”

“…However, employers’ interests and the quality and opportunities of jobs or the work itself for sustainable working careers have been less studied. For example, in a scoping review by Chen and Lal where the purpose was to explore stakeholder perspectives on IPS for employment, they found only one study where an employer was a stakeholder 23. In a review by Moen et al , various stakeholder experiences about participating in IPS were also investigated 24.…”