From the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care
Since June 2017, the cross-government Work and Health Unit has tripled the number of employment advisers (EAs) working in 40% of improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) services, following a recommendation by RAND Europe in the 2014 report Psychological Wellbeing and Work. Prior to this investment, a pilot study was carried out between 2009 and 2011 in 11 areas.
EAs in IAPT is a single service that brings together employment advice and support within IAPT provision. Therapists and EAs work collaboratively to deliver a personalised service to clients based on their individual needs. It supports people with common mental health conditions who are in work but struggling or facing difficulties in the workplace, off work sick or looking for work.
EAs in IAPT features in Work, health and disability: improving lives and Shaping future support: the health and disability green paper.
The commissioned evaluation included:
- a qualitative process evaluation, which was published in 2019
- a mixed methods client research report
- an impact evaluation which used IAPT data linked with administrative data held by the Department for Work and Pensions
Client research
The client research explores:
- the profile of EAs in IAPT clients
- the experiences and longitudinal outcomes of these clients
- the impact of seeing an EA
Outcomes explored include:
- work-related
- job search activity
- well-being
- wider health outcomes
Impact evaluation
The purpose of the impact evaluation is to measure the impact of seeing an EA as part of the IAPT service on clients’:
- mental health
- their daily functioning
- their employment and benefit receipt
Reports
These reports present the findings from two components of the employment advisers in improving access to psychological therapies (EAs in IAPT) evaluation.
Employment advisers in improving access to psychological therapies: client research
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-402-0, DWP research report no. 1013HTML
Employment advisers in improving access to psychological therapies: evaluation of the impact of employment adviser support in Steps2Wellbeing IAPT (Southampton and Dorset)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-403-7, DWP research report no. 1014HTML
Employment advisers in improving access to psychological therapies: client research
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-402-0, DWP research report no. 1013PDF, 1.16 MB, 146 pages
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Employment advisers in improving access to psychological therapies: evaluation of the impact of employment adviser support in Steps2Wellbeing IAPT (Southampton and Dorset)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-403-7, DWP research report no. 1014PDF, 1.48 MB, 117 pages
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