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** Centre for Mental Health IPS training course:
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** Doing what works: Training for employment specialists
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** 25 & 26 September 2019
£395 + VAT per person
Venue: Changes UK, 8-9 Allcock St, Birmingham B9 4DY
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Due to the growth of grant-funded IPS services, the demand for our IPS courses is on the rise, which means we are adding some extra training dates! We will be coming to Birmingham on the 25 & 26 September 2019.

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) has been internationally recognised as the most effective method of supporting people with severe mental illness into sustainable, competitive employment.

Employment specialists in UK IPS Centres of Excellence successfully support 50% of clients into paid employment; irrespective of the severity of their diagnosis or additional substance misuse.

This two day training course is ideal for employment specialists who want to use IPS principles to increase paid job outcomes for people with mental health conditions.

The training will cover:
* The 8 principles of IPS
* Marketing the IPS service
* The research evidence for the effectiveness of IPS
* Working with the NHS clinical teams to obtain referrals
* Integrating the clinical and employment teams
* Providing benefits advice
* Vocational profiling and ongoing assessment
* Vocational action planning with the service user
* Collaborating with other employment agencies
* Developing relationships with potential employers
* Job carving
* Overcoming barriers to employment
* Disclosure of mental health history
* Providing on-going support for the employer and the service user
* Case studies
* Overcoming local challenges and issues
* Ongoing personal development as an employment specialist

Course times are 10:00 - 17:00 on day one and 09:30 - 17:00 on day two. Sandwich lunch provided.
This course is accredited through the CPD accreditation service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. Certificate number A014503.
For further information, or to train a group exclusively at your organisation please contact:

Zak Palmer
07887422128
[email protected]

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