Work Counts

IPS employment support is growing within mental health and addiction services. We recently celebrated an expansion milestone for Counties Manukau DHB alongside @Akld_DHB supported by @msdgovtnz. #ips #employmentsupport bit.ly/3sEmWZX

We developed Worried about Work: a resource for anyone providing employment support in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've now updated it. Check out our August 2021 version, bringing multiple sources of information into one helpful guide bit.ly/2WfWbho

Our Covid-19 portal has a wide range of resources available to help you both personally and professionally during this level 4 rāhui/lockdown. See what's available here: tepou.co.nz/initiatives/co…

This is all a bit unexpected, isn't it? Let's all take a breath together now.

Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is 27 September - 3 October, and we're excited to let you know that the theme for MHAW 2021 is take time to kōrero/mā te kōrero, ka ora – a little chat can go a long way.

Join us for this three-hour online training session on 21 October. Understand what is meant by managing personal information within an employment context, and why it is an important consideration. #training #employment #employmentsupport #mentalhealth bit.ly/3Awaa0P

Register now for this online workshop we are hosting on 29 September. Learn the basic elements of the individual placement and support (IPS) approach to evidence-based employment support. #mentalhealth #addiction #employmentsupport #training bit.ly/3xxaPxf

People who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder and people in contact with secondary and tertiary mental health and addiction services qualify for access to the vaccine now

Health experts are concerned people with certain mental health and addictions issues might not know they are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Our strategic advisor @lockett_helen was the lead author of the New Zealand Medical Journal research cited in this story. i.stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

Compared with traditional support, IPS has been proven in numerous studies to help more people with severe mental illness get back into work more quickly. Click the link to learn more about IPS: ow.ly/tD6350FfE6m #IPS #MentalHealth

We think it's great to see people in the spotlight talk openly about mental health and wellbeing, because it helps normalise these discussions for all of us, and reminds us that no matter who you are, we all have mental health.

Doing what I love - training IPS employment consultants with a drive to support people with mental health and addictions into meaningful employment.

This lovely team from Workwise attended 'Three cups of tea – developing employer relationships', facilitated by @PhilleenD. They put it into practice straight away, coming away with job leads for the people they support. Go to workcounts.co.nz to view our training options.

@NHSEngland has committed to a massive scale-up of employment support programmes for people accessing mental health services. @IpsGrow has published a new report to share learnings from this implementation of high-quality employment support. bit.ly/3y2fhoR

On 26 July we're hosting this workshop in Auckland. This one-day interactive workshop will support employment consultants with approaching, engaging and developing relationships with employers. Register now. workcounts.co.nz/events-and-tra…

This Wednesday, 21 July at 9am-12pm, we're hosting this three-hour online training session. Learn the basic elements of the individual placement and support (IPS) approach to evidence-based employment support. Register here. workcounts.co.nz/events-and-tra…

Join us in Auckland on 26 July for Three cups of tea – developing employer relationships. This one-day interactive workshop will support employment consultants with approaching, engaging and developing relationships with employers. bit.ly/2Uc6Kkp