Background: Not all people with severe mental illness who attend Individual Placement and
Support (IPS) gain and keep their jobs or work full time. Research has indicated a relationship
between social disabilities and work performance in this group, and that support provided is
often directed towards the social work environment. However, relationships between social
skills performed in an authentic work setting and vocational outcomes have not been
explored.
Objectives: To explore relationships between social communication and interaction skills and
vocational outcomes among IPS-service users in a Swedish context.