Effectiveness of Individual Placement and Support: Research Update

1. Effectiveness of Individual Placement and Support: Research Update Gary R. Bond Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center USPRA Conference Boston, Massachusetts June 15, 2011

2. Presentation Outline • Theory • Model description • Effectiveness • Cost-effectiveness • Program fidelity and dissemination

3. Theory

4. Six Traditional Assumptions • Screen for job readiness • Stabilize symptoms and curtail substance use before considering work • Operate vocational program apart from mental health treatment program • Provide skills training, sheltered work and counseling to prepare for job • Study job market to for possible placements • End assistance once job placement made

5. IPS:Assumption 1 • Most people with severe mental illness want to work in regular community jobs

6. Why Focus on Competitive Employment? • Most clients want to work • Being productive = Basic human need • A typical role for adults in our society • Most clients see work as an essential part of recovery • >2/3 of clients live in poverty – employment may be a way out

7. The Primary Goal in Work Arena:Competitive (Open) Employment • Regular community job • Pays at least minimum wage • Nondisabled coworkers • Not temporary or “make work” • Job belongs to the client, not to the mental health or rehabilitation agency

8. IPS:Assumption 2 • No reason to screening for job readiness, because measures assumed to predict employability are inaccurate

9. IPS:Assumption 3 • Employment helps people manage symptoms and control substance use, not the other way around

10. IPS:Assumption 4 • Employment services are most effective when integrated with mental health treatment

11. IPS:Assumption 5 • Stepwise programs (skills training, sheltered jobs, etc.) create dependency and lead to high dropout rates

12. IPS:Assumption 6 • Client job preferences are the key to individualized job searches, not job market

13. IPS:Assumption 7 • Ongoing support after job placement is crucial to successful job tenure

14. Screen for readiness Stabilize first Stepwise prep Separate agencies Job availability Time limit support Zero exclusion Focus on client goals Rapid job search Integrated services Client choice Ongoing support Traditional  IPS Supported Assumptions Employment

15. Model Description Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model of Supported Employment

16. History

17. IPS:8 Evidence-Based Principles • Open to anyone who wants to work • Focus on competitive employment • Rapid job search • Systematic job development

18. IPS:8 Evidence-Based Principles (Continued) • Client preferences guide decisions • Individualized long-term supports • Integrated with treatment • Benefits counseling provided

19. Effectiveness

20. IPS Has… Strong and Consistent Evidence of Effectiveness in Increasing Competitive Employment Outcomes

21. Recognition of IPS as an Evidence-Based Practice • RWJ Conference of 1998 • New Freedom Report (2003) • Cochrane Review (Crowther, 2000) • Schizophrenia PORT (2010) • Unanimous conclusion from every systematic review • No effective alternative models (Bond et al., 1999)

22. 14 Randomized Controlled Trials of High-Fidelity Supported Employment (IPS) • Best evidence available on effectiveness • RCTs are gold standard in medical research Bond, Drake, & Becker (in press)

24. 18-Month Competitive Employment Outcomes in 4 Controlled Trials of IPS (Bond, Drake & Campbell, in prep.)

25. Mean Competitive Employment Rates in 6 Day Treatment Programs Converting to IPS

26. IPS Has… Favorable “Side Effects”

27. Is Work Too Stressful? • As compared to what? • Joe Marrone: If you think work is stressful, try unemployment

28. Negative Effects of Unemployment in General Population • Increased substance abuse • Increased physical problems • Increased psychiatric disorders • Reduced self-esteem • Loss of social contacts • Alienation and apathy (Warr, 1987)

29. Associated Benefits of Competitive Employment for Clients with Mental Illness • Increased income • Improved self esteem • Increased quality of life • Reduced symptoms Sources: Arns, 1993, 1995; Bond, 2001; Fabian, 1989, 1992; Mueser, 1997; Van Dongen, 1996, 1998

30. IPS Has… Positive Long-Term Outcomes

31. 2 Long-Term IPS Follow-up Studies (Salyers 2004; Becker, 2007)

32. IPS Is… Adaptable to a Wide Variety of Communities and Populations

33. Where and with Whom Has IPS Been Successfully Implemented? • US, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan • Both rural and urban communities • Diverse ethnic groups • Different age groups • Key subgroup: First-episode of psychosis

35. Cost-Effectiveness

36. Is IPS Cost Effective? • Long-term controlled studies of IPS cost-effectiveness have not been conducted • Two areas hypothesized to yield cost savings: • Prevent entry onto disability rolls • Reduce treatment costs after achieving employment

37. Problem and Potential Solution • Only about 2% of people who could benefit from IPS have access in U.S. • What if U.S. had universal access to IPS? • How much would services cost? • Would fewer first episode clients apply for disability?

38. Impact of Mental Illness on Social Security (SSDI and SSI) • People with mental illness: • Comprise > 33% of disability roles • Fastest growing disability group • < .5% leave the roles in any year • Cost to US taxpayers: $2 billion per month

39. Cost Savings: $5000/Year (Bush, 2009)

40. Cost Offset for IPS Supported employment costs: ~$4000 per client per year • Clients who work have reduced mental health treatment costs • Universal access to supported employment could save Social Security at least $700 million/year (Latimer, 2004; Bush, 2009; Drake, 2009)

41. Program Fidelity

42. Fidelity • Degree to which an intervention is delivered as intended • Working hypothesis: Better implemented programs (with higher fidelity to EBP) have better outcomes

43. Dartmouth Approach to Fidelity Assessment • Relatively brief assessment by independent assessors • Based on model principles • Emphasizes face valid, behaviorally-anchored items • Incorporates both research and quality improvement goals

44. Data Collection Procedures for EBP Fidelity Scales • Ratings made by two independent assessors • Day-long site visit • Multiple data sources (interviews, chart review, observation) • Fidelity report (with narrative + ratings) given to site leadership

45. Format forEBP Fidelity Items • Items rated on 5-point behaviorally-anchored continuum: 1 = Not Implemented… 5 = Fully Implemented

46. IPS Fidelity Scale • 15-item scale developed to ensure adherence to IPS model • Used worldwide over last 15 years • Good evidence for validity (Bond, Becker, Drake & Vogler, 1997; Bond, Becker & Drake, 2011)

47. IPS Fidelity Predicts Competitive Employment Outcomes

48. IPS Is… Relatively Easy to Implement

49. IPS Implementation Projects • National EBP Project • Mental Health Treatment Study • IPS Learning Collaborative

50. SE Fidelity in National EBP Project