Supporting people back to work from a period of sickness absence or a sickness related benefit has been a central aim of the IAPT programme since it began in 2007. Since then, there has also been a clear focus on early intervention and keeping people in work through the provision of well co-ordinated employment advice in the IAPT service model.
The nature of employment support delivered within an IAPT service model will be decided at a local level. Some guidance, background and information is provided in the menu on the left hand side of this page.