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Clients' views and experiences of individual placement and support: an employment program for people in treatment for substance use.
| Τίτλος: | Clients' views and experiences of individual placement and support: an employment program for people in treatment for substance use. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Neale J; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.; Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Cosgrove S; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom., Cassidy J; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom., Dumbrell J; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, United Kingdom., Gardiner K; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, United Kingdom., McCluskey S; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, United Kingdom., Nightingale M; RAND Europe, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Perkins A; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, United Kingdom., Steele S; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, United Kingdom., Zhang K; RAND Europe, Cambridge, United Kingdom. |
| Πηγή: | Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2026 Aug 05; Vol. 14, pp. 1892077. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 05 (Print Publication: 2026). |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Frontiers Editorial Office Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101616579 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2296-2565 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22962565 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Lausanne : Frontiers Editorial Office |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Substance-Related Disorders*/rehabilitation , Substance-Related Disorders*/therapy , Substance-Related Disorders*/psychology , Employment, Supported*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Longitudinal Studies ; Adult ; Qualitative Research ; Middle Aged ; England ; Interviews as Topic |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) was originally developed to help people with serious mental illnesses into competitive employment but has recently shown positive results when delivered to people in treatment for substance use. This paper explores clients' views and experiences of IPS for substance use to understand how the program is working across England, United Kingdom, and whether any improvements can be made. Methods: A longitudinal qualitative study with 48 new IPS clients was conducted between January 2024 and August 2025. Participants were interviewed up to four times each by telephone generating 153 interviews that were analysed inductively by Iterative Categorization. Findings were then mapped onto RE-AIM, an implementation science framework that assesses public health and community interventions. Findings: Participants' accounts highlighted eight aspects of IPS (knowledge, engagement, outcomes, overall assessment, support received, valued components, future support desired, and potential improvements) which mapped onto four of the five RE-AIM dimensions (reach, effectiveness, implementation, maintenance). People who joined IPS for substance use tended to have limited knowledge and understanding of the program, but good engagement. They described multiple benefits, had few criticisms, and were overall positive. IPS provided them with practical employment-related assistance plus emotional support through strong relationships with IPS staff. Looking to the future, many participants wanted more of the same type of help from IPS, but also more in-work assistance and aid accessing education or training. Conclusion: Clients were very appreciative of IPS for substance use. Nonetheless, findings indicate that the program could be improved if more information was available to clients; measures of effectiveness included clients' subjective views on their progress towards employment; additional resources were available to invest in IPS staff; and further in-work support was routinely offered (both for longer periods of time and to clients who exited substance use treatment). (Copyright © 2026 Neale, Cosgrove, Cassidy, Dumbrell, Gardiner, McCluskey, Nightingale, Perkins, Steele and Zhang.) |
| Competing Interests: | JD, KG, SM, AP, and SS were employed by Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd. The remaining author(s) declared that this work was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Individual Placement and Support (IPS); alcohol and other drugs; employment; employment program; implementation; qualitative; substance use; treatment |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260820 Date Completed: 20260820 Latest Revision: 20260821 |
| Update Code: | 20260821 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13485712 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1892077 |
| PMID: | 42620401 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2296-2565 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1892077 |