This webinar provides an overview of the evidence-based practice known as Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment and its use in developing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD).
Presenters:
Louis Kurtz, M.Ed.
Co-Director, Great Lakes MHTTC
Louis Kurtz is currently the Co-Director for the Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC). He has previously worked for the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities in a variety of roles as well as at Eastern Kentucky University.
Bob Meyer, MS. ISyE
Technology Transfer Specialist – STR/ORN
Bob Meyer is currently the Technology Transfer Specialist with the STR-TA region covering MN, WI and IL. Bob was the state trainer for the Wisconsin Individual Placement and Support (IPS) project, a team effort with the Department of Health Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the UW-Madison Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.
Webinar Slides: Employment and Substance Use: The IPS Model
Webinar Transcript: Employment and Substance Use: The IPS Model