Supporting People with Health Conditions into Work: IPS Case Management

Employ IPS strategies to support people with health challenges succeed at work

Efficient case management is key to ensuring that millions of people in the UK with physical and mental health conditions feel as capable as anyone else in obtaining their professional goals.

What do efficient case management techniques look like and how can you become an advocate for inclusive practices?

Find out on this five-week course from IPS Grow, Social Finance, and NHS England. After mastering the essentials of IPS case management and understanding the IPS process, you’ll receive a certificate of completion for this course.

Understand case management essentials

At the beginning of this course, explore the fundamentals of effective case management. Discuss the roles employment specialists play in supporting people with health conditions to find and keep work.

This foundational knowledge will serve as a cornerstone throughout the IPS process course, enabling you to better client outcomes.

Delve into the IPS process, from outreach to follow-along support

Explore the five stages of the IPS process: outreach and engagement, building vocational profiles, employment action plans, employer engagement, and developing follow-along support.

Within each of these steps, you’ll learn best practices, such as efficient record-keeping and client-centred care, to ensure cases maintain their momentum.

To help you in this process, you’ll also gain useful tips to support yourself in this profession, navigate job markets, and handle common employer concerns.

Upskill your IPS knowledge with expert insights from NHS England, Social Finance, and IPS Grow

Throughout this course, you’ll be supported by a team of IPS experts committed to improving workplace development initiatives and upskilling the IPS workforce.

This course is designed for IPS employment specialists, team leaders, and individuals with a working knowledge of IPS who are looking to expand their expertise in case management.

You can explore more IPS strategies with NHS England’s Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

This course is designed for IPS employment specialists, team leaders, and individuals with a working knowledge of IPS who are looking to expand their expertise in case management.

You can explore more IPS strategies with NHS England’s Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

• Describe and understand the fundamentals of IPS case management
• Apply the 5 essential delivery elements of IPS case management
• Identify best practices to help with case momentum
• Reflect on ways to support yourself in your professional practice