{"id":7133,"date":"2020-11-05T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/?page_id=7133"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:31:36","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16583\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16583 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-1024x410.png\" alt=\"a view of the beach and beachgoers at Emerald Isle, NC near dusk\" width=\"1024\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1-600x240.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/880\/2025\/06\/james-hose-jr-unsplash-IPS-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">James Hose Jr.\/ Emerald Isle, NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a behavioral health employment service that helps individuals with serious mental illnesses achieve competitive employment goals.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">An IPS team is staffed with a team lead and employment specialists who operate as an employment unit. North Carolina added an employment peer mentor(s), a program assistant, and a benefits counselor to the employment team. Evidence-based practice topics relevant to IPS are listed below. This list is not exhaustive, so additional resources, links, articles, and handouts will be added over time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">We welcome submissions of items you think would be helpful in the practice of high-fidelity IPS to help us grow this resource library. We also welcome submission of upcoming trainings, conferences, and events that are relevant to IPS and\/or any one of these topics.<\/div>\n<p>\nSend your submissions to <a href=\"mailto:bestpractices@med.unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bestpractices@med.unc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Access tools for IPS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/assessment-and-career-profile\/\">Assessment and Career Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/collaboration-with-vocational-rehabilitation\/\">Collaboration with Vocational Rehabilitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/vocational-unit-meeting\/\">Vocational Unit Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/integration-with-behavioral-health\/\">Integration with Behavioral Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Job Development | Coming Soon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/job-supports\/\">Job Supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/outcome-based-supervision\/\">Outcome-Based Supervision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/unc-institute-for-best-practices\/individual-placement-and-support-ips\/resources\/strengths-based-person-centered-planning\/\">Strengths-Based Person-Centered Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a behavioral health employment service that helps individuals with serious mental illnesses achieve competitive employment goals. 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