The IPS Employment Center

06/29/2022

A huge congratulations to the IPS Employment Center's longtime director, Debbie Becker, who retires today. Thanks to Debbie for her years of dedication and fantastic leadership. We welcome Sarah Swanson as the new director of the IPS Learning Community and look forward to her guidance and continued commitment to this community.

05/04/2022

Thanks to all our friends and colleagues for making this a fantastic meeting! We look forward to all the great work in IPS that will continue around the world.

05/02/2022

We’re ready, Detroit! Excited to see everyone again in person for the 16th Annual Meeting of the International IPS Learning Community.

10/22/2020

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10/07/2020

¿Hablas Español y te interesaría trabajar con IPS? Nuestro curso más popular, ahora disponible en castellano. Próxima edición en Febrero 2021. Más información https://ipsworks.org/index.php/training-courses/ips-empleo-con-apoyo-para-profesionales-de-insercion-laboral/

09/01/2020

Want to learn more about the origins of IPS? Check out this article from Crisis Talk: https://talk.crisisnow.com/bob-drake-says-employment-is-the-most-critical-intervention-in-crisis-prevention-and-recovery/

The IPS Employment Center's own Bob Drake talks about how IPS began, why it works, and why it's so important during the pandemic.

Dr. Robert E. Drake, co-developer of the supported employment model Individual Placement and Support (IPS), says that people with serious mental illness and other disabilities are highly vulnerable to the pandemic and associated mandates, pointing out that “their safety and economic security shoul...

11/11/2019

A reason to celebrate around the globe! Our IPS Manual is now available in another language: Hebrew! Thanks to all our wonderful colleagues who help spread IPS throughout the world.

10/28/2019

Wonderful to see these shining faces (from 6 different IPS sites across Alaska) at the Alaska Employment First Conference last week. Thanks to our IPS National Trainer Sandy for sharing! We love to see practitioners from around the world learning about IPS together.

08/22/2019

What a wonderful group we had at our Leadership Training! It's always a pleasure to host IPS practitioners from around the world and to learn from each other.

07/23/2019

Taking inspiration from this quotation today. Work is an important part of life - and an important part of recovery.

06/21/2019

Thanks to our IPS national trainer Sandy for sharing this photo from a statewide training in Montgomery, Alabama. IPS specialists, peers, benefits counselors, and supervisors came together from around the state. What a fun group!

05/22/2019

We’re getting ready for the annual meeting! It kicks off tomorrow in Denver, Colorado! For any of you not joining us in person, be sure to check our twitter feed for live videos of the speakers.