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Personnel time required for supported employment and education services for individuals in a recent ‐ onset psychosis treatment program
Author(s) -
Humensky Jennifer L.,
Turner Luana R.,
Dixon Lisa B.,
Drake Robert E.,
Becker Deborah R.,
Subotnik Kenneth L.,
Ventura Joseph,
Nuechterlein Keith H.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.12971
Subject(s) - duration (music) , early psychosis , service (business) , psychosis , vocational education , work (physics) , work time , full time , medicine , work hours , psychology , psychiatry , business , marketing , engineering , art , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , literature , economics , economic growth
Abstract Aim Individual Placement and Support (IPS) improves vocational outcomes in first‐episode psychosis patients, but policy makers need information on costs (and personnel time required) to conduct effective IPS. Methods Using chart records of 42 clients in a first‐episode psychosis study, we examined service time for specific activities over 18 months. Results The IPS specialist averaged 92 (SD = 62) minutes per client per week: 39% of time was spent in direct client contact, 9% in meetings without the client, 14% in meetings with the treatment team, 14% in supervision and 24% on travel time. Time required was significantly higher when participants were seeking work/school placements, decreased over duration of enrolment and was similar for those using work vs school support. Conclusions IPS service time covers numerous activities, is reduced when not seeking work/school placements and required less time over enrolment duration. Financing structures should support the full range of IPS services.