Analysis of barriers and facilitators of existing programs in Belgium for the purpose of implementing individual placement and support (IPS)

Objective: The goal was to build a strategy before implementing individual placement and support (IPS) in the country, leveraging existing facilitators and mitigating, as much as possible, identified barriers. Methods: A qualitative study called "group analysis" was conducted: Over 2 days, two groups of stakeholders were invited for a whole-day workshop to collect information on facilitators and barriers faced by existing programs. Results: Many perceived facilitators were related to some guidelines or key principles of the IPS model. Main barriers were lack of long-time job support, lack of f... Mehr ...