Health-economic Evaluation of the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Model for Helping People With Severe Mental Disorders Access Employment in the Ordinary Labor Market, Compared to Standard Methods of Helping People Return to Work: a Prospective Real-life Study

"The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model is an employment support program specifically designed for people with severe mental illness (Bond, Drake, \& Becker, 2012). The core philosophy of IPS is that anyone can obtain competitive employment in the open labor market, provided it is the right job combined with appropriate support.~IPS support is delivered by a job coach, specifically trained in this model, who devotes their entire working time to assisting patients in their vocational integration."

In psychiatric wards, patients who wish to do so are usually offered support to initiate the process of returning to competitive employment in the open labor market. This assistance is provided by the social workers (such as social workers or educators) within the care unit.