Supporting Individuals with Health Conditions Into Work: The Role of the Clinical Team (FutureLearn)

Find out how clinicians can work with Employment Specialists to improve employment rates for those with health conditions. Help people with health conditions gain employment. This two-week course from Social Finance will help you understand more about IPS, why work is important, and how it links to the recovery agenda. You’ll also learn more about your role in encouraging patients to think about work from point of referral and keep asking.

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Employment rates for individuals accessing health services are unacceptably low. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an employment support approach that helps people experiencing mental and physical health issues get into work fast, taking into account their goals and preferences.

Explore the role of clinicians in IPS

IPS is recognised as the most effective way to help people with health or addiction problems gain and keep paid employment, which is why it is linked to NHS England’s Long Term Plan.

You’ll look at the evidence supporting IPS and the role clinicians play. An integrated approach is crucial, so you’ll delve into common challenges and barriers that stop referrals, with the aim to help you prevent roadblocks to the process.

Discover practical approaches to support clients

This course will guide you through working with Employment Specialists to help clients secure and sustain employment. You’ll learn practical ways to support clients at work, which will help them towards continued employment and recovery.

Learn with experts from Social Finance, commissioned by NHS England

Social Finance has been supporting the national expansion of IPS for the past two and a half years, having been commissioned by NHS England.

Syllabus

Week 1: An Introduction to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for practitioners

Week 2: The Role of Clinical Team Professionals/Key Workers in IPS

Learning on this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Explore why work is important and how it links to the recovery agenda

- Explore the IPS evidence base and link to the NHS LTP

- Explore the role of clinicians in IPS

- Identify common barriers that stop referrals
Who is the course for?

This course is designed for Clinical Team members working with individuals with health conditions.