Experiences with the implementation of Individual Placement and Support for people with severe mental illness: a qualitative study among stakeholders.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based approach to help people with severe mental illness achieve competitive employment. This article provides insight into an organizational and a financial implementation strategy for IPS in the Netherlands by exploring the perceived facilitators and barriers among participating stakeholders. The goal of this multifaceted strategy was to improve IPS implementation by improving the collaboration between all organizations involved, and realising secured IPS funding with a 'pay for performance' element. METHODS:A qualitative, explorative study among practitioners (n = 8) and decision makers (n = 7) in mental health care and vocational rehabilitation was performed using semi-structured interviews to collect rich information abo

SUBMITTER: Vukadin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature