Illness management and recovery (IMR) | Individual placement and support (IPS) | Peer-led program 1 (Turning pointsa) | Peer-led program 2 (“Lean how to tackle anxiety and depression”) | |
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Aim | To help people with severe mental illness, acquire knowledge and skills to better manage their illness as well as setting and achieving personal recovery goals | To help people with severe mental illness obtain competitive employment | Overarching aim is to assist people with mental illness in developing skills and strategies to pursue recovery | To help people with anxiety and depression acquire tools to gain control over their symptoms and to handle the challenges that accompany the illness. Additionally, to provide an opportunity where they can share experiences and thoughts with others in the same situation |
Principles and/or methods | Curriculum-based psychoeducation, cognitive behavioural approaches to medication adherence, relapse prevention, social skills training and coping skills training | Focus on competitive employment, rapid job search, in-vivo support, benefit counselling, attention to client’s preference, integration with mental health teams | Peer-exchange, self-directed learning. Equal and mutual support | Curriculum-based psychoeducation, coping skills training, role modelling, peer-exchange |
Duration | Nine months | Unlimited | Approximately three months depending on the course | 7 weeks |
Peer-support | Yes—group-based sessions | No | Yes—group-based sessions | Yes—group-based sessions |
Sessions are led by mental health professionals (e.g. nurses) | Sessions are led by peer-workers | Sessions are led by peer-workers |