Rethinking why we do what we do: Individual placement and support

Abstract

Individual placement and support (IPS) is known to improve short-term outcomes for competitive employment. Questions remain, however, about the relationship between IPS and more robust forms of socioeconomic mobility and empowerment. This Open Forum questions the motivation and logic underlying IPS and suggests that it may be time to consider alternative approaches to improving the socioeconomic conditions of people who have serious mental illness.