This primary objective of this project is to assess, in early psychosis clients, the IPS vocational support model that is the "gold standard" for patients with chronic illness. Specifically, the investigators aim to maximize the chances of employment after recovery from the first acute episode, and provide work experience that will help prevent development of the "chronic mental patient" role. Our primary objective is to assess the degree to which EPI clients randomized to the IPS model will procure competitive work more quickly, and work more days during one year of IPS support, compared to control group patients who continue to receive "treatment-as-usual" vocational services.