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SUMMARY:Fidelity in the Implementation of IPS Supported Employment Services: A Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Are you a director\, leader\, or supervisor of employment services in a mental health organization or program?  \nAre you able to implement changes and innovations within the organization or program?   \nAre you interested in learning how to identify what supports the implementation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment to maintain and sustain program fidelity?   \nThe Northeast Atlantic and Caribbean Hub of CMHIS invites you to apply to participate in a free\, innovative learning community designed to equip leaders with the tools needed to implement\, maintain\, and sustain fidelity to IPS\, while learning strategies to identify what supports and hinders its success.  Learn from a leader in IPS services\, Sarah Swanson from the IPS Employment Center at RFMH\, Inc.\, while networking with your colleagues to implement services that align with IPS principles and fidelity.    \nOverview  \nThis four-session learning community\, focused on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of Supported Employment\, was designed to help your program or agency identify and implement strategies to support your program’s success.  Designed for supervisors and program/agency leaders\, the series addresses foundational elements\, skills\, and strategies to better align program practice implementation with IPS fidelity.    \nLearning community participants will review the research supporting IPS and the eight core IPS practice principles\, and better understand community-based services and their essential role in supported employment. Special emphasis will be paid to identifying activities that support the implementation of IPS principles and exploring barriers to successful implementation.   \nAll team members are invited and encouraged to attend this overview session to build a shared understanding among those involved in the organization’s provision and implementation of employment services.   \nSessions two and three will focus on the IPS Fidelity Scale. These two sessions are open to employment service leaders\, directors\, supervisors\, and others in positions to implement changes within the program and the organization. In this session\, we will examine the rationale behind key fidelity items\, and the significant role agency leadership plays in supporting IPS implementation. We will dive deeper into the specific strategies that support implementation and explore ways to address barriers.    \nThe final session addresses building and maintaining relationships with employers\, which has often been identified as a challenge to successful implementation. Participants will review factors that support the implementation of this fidelity item and how to navigate barriers to its implementation.  \n\n\n\n\nSession Dates: 3/25/26\, 4/1/26\, 4/8/26\, 4/15/26\n\n\nTime: 10:00 – 11:30 EST\n\n\n\nTimeline:\nMonday\, March 2 – Applications open\nWednesday\, March 18 – Applications due\nBy Monday\, March 23 – Applicants notified of selection status\nWednesday\, March 25 – Series begins\n\n\n\nExpectations:\nIf selected to join us\, participants will be expected to: \n\nParticipate live in all four sessions.\nIdentify a team in your organization to participate in the sessions. Sessions one and four are open to all staff\, including direct service practitioners\, so please provide time for your direct service staff to attend these two sessions.\nContribute to the learning community by sharing your experiences.\n\nHow to Apply  \nInterested applicants should complete the online application by 11:59 PM EST on 3/13/26. \nNotification of Acceptance  \nAll who submit a request may be accepted for participation\, depending on the overall number of requests received. If more requests are received than can be accommodated\, CMHIS will determine the selection criteria to apply. \nQuestions  \nPlease contact Joni Dolce at dolcejn@shp.rutgers.edu. Use the subject line: “Successful IPS Implementation Learning Community Application.”\n\n\nDISCLOSURE STATEMENT \nStanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. \nThe content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence\, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. \nACCREDITATION STATEMENT \nIn support of improving patient care\, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)\, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \nAmerican Psychological Association (APA) \nContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. \nASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit \nAs a Jointly Accredited Organization\, Stanford Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations\, not individual courses\, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 6 continuing education credits. \n\n\nThis event is being offered to HHS Regions 1 and 2 (ME\, NH\, VT\, MA\, CT\, RI\, NY\, NJ\, PR\, USVI).
URL:https://www.cmhisupport.org/event/fidelity-in-the-implementation-of-ips-supported-employment-services-a-learning-community-2/2026-04-08/
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