Orygen
Orygen is Australia’s leading youth mental health not-for-profit and home to the world’s largest youth mental health research institute. Its clinical care, research, training, policy reform and advocacy work is dedicated to positive change for 12 to 25-year-olds with mental ill-health.
Advanced skills to deliver IPS
Advanced skills to deliver IPS
Apply ethical principles to IPS practice
Explore important IPS ethical considerations, legal responsibilities and the duty of care required when interacting with young people, families, carers and colleagues. Employ a strengths-based, person-centred approach in supporting young people, and confidently support disclosure discussions, explaining risks and benefits, and legislation relevant to ...Champion the local IPS program
Advocate for IPS at a policy level, preparing evidence-based reports and identifying funding opportunities to support IPS program sustainability.
Core skills to deliver IPS
Core skills to deliver IPS
Develop and maintain professional competence
Identify your personal and professional values and goals and explore their alignment with the delivery of the IPS program. Develop an understanding of how your individual development needs and priorities connect to your organisation’s strategic and operational goals, and how the employee development process improves professional outcomes.Develop IPS supervisor skills and facilitate career development
Build a supervisory practice to support IPS workers for the employment lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, performance review and career development.
Facilitate career exploration and goal setting activities
Review career development theory and use a range of interventions and resources to facilitate conversations that explore a young person's interests, skills, values and career preferences. Apply ethical decision-making in a career development context as you set goals, plan and review career action plans with them.Raise awareness of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program
Learn how to apply a range of techniques to share the important work of your local IPS program, raising awareness as widely as possible within your local community. Create compelling promotional materials and presentations and identify opportunities to build external partnerships to enhance the IPS program and support headspace activities.
Support young people to prepare for employment or education opportunities
Identify key components of a career portfolio, including resumes, cover letters, selection criteria and digital profiles, and recruitment technology. Understand the Australian education system and learn strategies to support young people prepare for education and training.Support young people to secure and maintain employment or education
Use vocational assessments to inform job search strategies and connect young people to relevant opportunities and career pathways. Engage with employers to build effective job placement partnerships and with education providers to support a young person’s study goals and employability. Identify support options to help a young person overcome challenges ...
