Supported Employment Services for Serious Mental Illness

Supported Employment Services for Serious Mental Illness A. Supported Employment Services are provided to people with severe and persistent mental illness who have indicated employment is one (1) of their goals. The activities of Supported Employment help people achieve and sustain recovery. The goal of Supported Employment Services is to assist people with serious mental illness in discovering paths of self-sufficiency and recovery, rather than disability and dependence. B. Supported Employment Services must develop policies and procedures to provide and expand evidence-based Supported Employment Services (such as the Individual Placement and Support [IPS] model), to adults with severe and persistent mental illness as listed in the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. All adults with severe mental illness are eligible, including dual disorders of substance use and mental illness. C. Supported Employment Services must be voluntary. D. Supported Employment Services will have no eligibility restrictions such as: job readiness, no substance use, no violent behavior, minimal intellectual functioning, or mild symptoms. Zero exclusion criteria promote the person’s readiness to work.