Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment for People Experiencing Homelessness

Individual Placement and Support (IPS)  is often used as a supportive employment model for individuals experiencing serious mental illness.

IPS tools such as job follow along plans (PDF), job start reports (PDF) and job end reports (PDF) often contain information such as the individual’s employment goals and objectives, job titles, job duties, rate of pay, changes in job duties/schedule, reason for job ending (from the individual’s perspective and the employer’s perspective), and what support is/has been provided to the individual.  

Information gathered from an individual’s IPS documents can be helpful to include when completing the occupational history and functional information sections of the Medical Summary Report (MSR).