Enhancing Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Supported Employment for Transition-Age Youth: The Career & Occupational Readiness Experience
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Overview

Navigating the transition to adulthood with a serious mental health diagnosis is challenging. Both social and vocational role development is often disrupted and compromised, especially for those with residential, child welfare, and juvenile justice histories. Most of these vulnerable young people (and their caregivers and providers) tend to focus on high school completion. This leads to graduating with limited, if any prevocational or entry level employment experiences. Although some respond well to evidence-based Supported Employment, many do not due to a lack of: entry level job skills, workplace cultural capital, emotional self-regulation, self-efficacy and confidence that they can succeed at work. Learn how a community mental health provider developed an educational internship experience to enhance evidence-based Supported Employment that is now part of a federally-funded research trial. Access Career & Occupational Readiness Experience manual and materials online. 

Format 

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.  

This presentation was recorded on October 19, 2022. 

Learning Objectives  

Describe the unique career development needs of transition-age youth with serious mental health diagnoses.  

Identify key philosophies and practices of the Career & Occupational Readiness Experience (CORE), an enhancement to evidence-based Supported Employment for transition-age youth.  

Examine CORE feasibility, and preliminary outcomes, and access CORE manual online.  

Outline 

  • Individual Placement & Support (IPS) principles and access  
  • Enhancing IPS for young adults  
  • Overview of Career Opportunity Readiness Experience (CORE)  
  • CORE key takeaways and next steps  
  • Attendee Q&A  

Target Audience 

Psychiatrist, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Psychologist, Counselor/Therapist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist 

Instruction Level 

Intermediate 

Estimated Time to Complete  

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour  
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025   
Program End Date: July 30, 2028  

Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board  

After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through the Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.  

How to Earn Credit 

After completing the evaluation, participants will have the opportunity to claim their hours of participation and download the appropriate certificate. Physicians may obtain an official CME certificate, other healthcare professionals may receive a CE certificate (as applicable), and all other attendees may generate a certificate of participation. Each certificate will reflect the event date and total hours earned. 

Continuing Education Credit 

In support of improving patient care, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 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.  

Physicians   

The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

Psychologists   

Continuing 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 responsibility for the content of the programs.  

Social Workers    

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. APA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive up to 1.00 general continuing education credits. 

 

***Continuing education requirements vary from state to state. Many state boards grant reciprocity with national accrediting organizations and other state boards. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand the requirements for license renewal or check with the state or national licensing board and/or professional organization to become more familiar with their policies for acceptable continuing education credit. Social workers and Psychologists should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.    

 

Faculty and Planner Disclosures 

The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity - including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others - are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.  

Faculty  

  • Vanessa Vorhies Klodnick, PhD, LCSW is Director of Youth & Young Adult Services (YAYAS) Research & Innovation. Dr. Klodnick (she/her) is nationally recognized for her expertise in community mental health service design for vulnerable and marginalized young people and families. At Thresholds, Dr. Klodnick partners with YAYAS leaders to implement continuous quality improvement practices to better understand, improve, sustain and grow innovative multidisciplinary programs for young people with serious mental health needs, complex trauma histories, and current or former system involvement. Dr. Klodnick has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.   
  • Rebecca P. Johnson, MA, LCPC is Assistant Director of Youth & Young Adult Services (YAYAS) Research & Innovation. Ms. Johnson (she/her) leads and coordinates multiple YAYAS mixed-methods CBPR research, program evaluation and continuous quality improvement projects that aim to increase our understanding of program feasibility, impact and value. Rebecca supervises a team of research and innovation specialists, sponsors the YAYAS Young Adult Advisory Board and oversees research and program evaluation translation of knowledge into useful dashboards, reports, journal manuscripts, conference presentations manual and workforce development tools. Ms. Johnson has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.   

Program Planners  

  • Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.   
  • Amy Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Cohen has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
  • John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
  • Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Ms. Khan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities 

The American Psychiatric Association is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website to people with disabilities. If you have trouble accessing any of APA’s online resources, please contact us at 202-559-3900 for assistance. 

Technical Requirements 

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following: 

The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari 

Internet Explorer 11+ 

This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player. 

Optimal System Configuration: 

Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version) 

Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version) 

Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher 

Minimum Requirements: 

Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content 

Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content 

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Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Expires on Jul 30, 2028
Credit Offered:
1 CME Credit
1 Psychology CE Credit
1 Social Work CE Credit
1 COP Credit
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