Evaluation of the WDP IPS Into Work service

This evaluation examines the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Into Work Service for workless clients with substance issues across eight West London boroughs. It adopts a mixed methods approach to explore the following key research strands:

Research Strand 1: Employment Impacts

• How did the IPS service impact on employment outcomes?

Research Strand 2: Service Delivery

• Does the traditional IPS model need to adapt to provide a high quality service in an addictions setting? What are the pillars of good practice for this kind of service
• What is the impact of integration in different settings? What is needed for effective integration? How has the service addressed challenges to building effective integration?
• What is needed for good employer engagement? How should services approach disclosure?

Research Strand 3: Client perspectives and wider health and wellbeing impacts of the IPS service

• What impacts did the service have on client’s wider wellbeing outcomes such as sense of empowerment, connection with friends and family, housing stability, general wellbeing?
• What aspects of the service were most important to clients? What could be improved?