“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

Swedish success with Individual Placement &

Support

Kim Iggstedt

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In association with:

Background

• Karlskrona 65 000 residents• Starten Jobbcenter 2008, SE• IPS since 2012

JobbcenterA resource for people with mental disabilities, who want to work and need support to get and keep work.

IPS

• Job is the target

• Suitability based on the persons willingness to work

• Integrated in the psychiatric treatment

• The persons interests and choices are important

• Lightning of the economic situation at an early stage

• Job search starts quickly

• Systematic recruitment of job and contact with employers

• No time-limited support

Today 93 IPS-Participants150513

Succes factors according us

• Staff• Cooperation• The employment specialist• Time• Whole life

Conclusions by CEPI

• Good IPS-programfidelity and focus on wage labor, cooperation with the psychiatric care and supportive leadership.

• Over time, highest rated experience of their health.

Urban Markström, Ulrika Bejerholm, Bengt Svensson & Magnus Bergmark

Jobbcenter Karlskrona

IPS SFSEJörgen Aronsson

+46455-30 47 49

jorgen.aronsson@karlskrona.se

Lecture and guidance

Kim Iggstedt

Employmentspecialist

+46455-30 51 10

kim.iggstedt@karlskrona.se

Mats Kullberg

Employmentspecialist +46455-30 43 95

mats.kullberg@karlskrona.se