A community-based trial of vocational problem-solving to increase employment among methadone patients

Zanis, David A.; Coviello, Donna M.; Alterman, Arthur I.; Appling, Sharon E

doi:10.1016/s0740-5472(01)00177-5

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“…Consistent with other studies, self-reported prior employment was a predictor of post-treatment employment and wages. [8][9][10]12,15,19 While gender was not a significant predictor of gaining any employment after beginning treatment, being female was negatively associated with hours worked, and in both this study and previous analyses using Washington data, 19 negatively associated with wages earned among those who were employed after beginning treatment. Being younger than 45 years of age predicted greater probability of being employed, but being younger (ages 21 to 25) was associated with fewer hours worked and fewer wages earned among those who were employed.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…[8][9][10][11][12] Employment experience prior to treatment was found to differ by type of drug abused. Clients who reported methamphetamine was their primary drug of choice had worse job histories prior to treatment, although after treatment users of methamphetamine had similar employment outcomes as clients using other hard drugs or alcohol.…”

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Engagement in outpatient substance abuse treatment and employment outcomes

Dunigan

2012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Engagement in outpatient substance abuse treatment and employment outcomes

Dunigan

2012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…These include limited work skills and experience; lack of job search and interviewing skills; and employers’ reluctance to hire persons with drug addiction and criminal histories (Atkinson, Lee, Dayton-Shotts, & French, 2001; Lidz, Sorrentino, Robinson, & Bunce, 2004; Meara, 2006; Sigurdsson, Ring, O'Reilly, & Silverman, 2012; Wong & Silverman, 2007; Zanis, Coviello, Alterman, & Appling, 2001). Any successful employment intervention will necessarily have to tackle the barriers to employment that a jobseeker encounters.…”

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Academic skills of chronically unemployed drug-addicted adults

Holtyn

DeFulio

Silverman

2015

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

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BACKGROUND:The strong association between unemployment and drug addiction suggests that employment interventions are an important and needed focus of drug-addiction treatment. The increasing necessity of possessing basic academic skills to function in the workplace may require that some individuals receive educational training along with vocational training. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the academic skills of drug-addicted and chronically-unemployed adults (N = 559) who were enrolled in one of six studies conducted at the Center for Learning and Health in Baltimore, MD. METHODS: Upon study enrollment, academic skills in math, spelling, and reading were examined using the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-3 or WRAT-4) and educational history was examined using the Addiction Severity Index-Lite. RESULTS: Although participants completed an average of 11 years of education, actual academic skill level was at or below the seventh grade level for 81% of participants in math, 61% in spelling, and 43% in reading, and most participants were classified as Low Average or below based on age group norms. Despite the fact that participants in this analysis were studied across several years and were from diverse populations, rates of high school completion and academic skill levels were remarkably similar. CONCLUSIONS: Programs designed to improve the long-term employment status of drug-addicted individuals may benefit from the inclusion of basic adult education; future research on the topic is needed. Although establishing basic skills does not directly address chronic unemployment, it may help individuals obtain the jobs they desire and function effectively in those jobs.

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“…Vocational problem-solving skills (VPSS) training involves activities such as realistic goal setting for employment, identifying resources for employment opportunities, and taking appropriate steps to obtain a job. Providing clients in methadone maintenance treatment with 10 sessions of VPSS did not have a positive effect on employment outcomes at 6-month follow-up in one study (40), and another study found that VPSS did not result in an increase in motivation to become employed or an increase in specific job-seeking activities for the same population (41). Lidz and colleagues (8) provided participants with (1) training in vocational problem solving, (2) a job seeker’s workshop, or (3) both.…”

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Barriers to Employment among Unemployed Drug Users: Age Predicts Severity

Sigurðsson

Ring

O'Reilly

et al. 2012

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Background Drug users in treatment or exiting treatment face many barriers to employment when entering the job market, such as low levels of education and technical skills, and low levels of interpersonal skills. As a result of these and other barriers, employment rates in these groups are generally low. Objective This article examines the existence and possible predictors of specific barriers to employment related to interpersonal and technical skills in a sample of participants enrolled in a therapeutic workplace intervention for substance abuse. Methods In Study I (N = 77), we characterized and examined predictors of participant scores on a staff-rated scale of interpersonal skills (Work Behavior Inventory). In Study II (N = 29), we examined whether participants had lower levels of computer knowledge than job seekers in the general population, and investigated possible predictors of computer knowledge in the sample. Results In general, participants in Study I displayed low levels of interpersonal skills, and participants in Study II scored lower on the computer knowledge test than job seekers in the general population. Older participants tended to have lower levels of interpersonal skills and lower levels of computer knowledge. Conclusions and Scientific Significance These results suggest that providers of workforce development services for drug users in treatment or exiting treatment should attend to these specific barriers to employment, which may also be more pronounced among older clients.

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A community-based trial of vocational problem-solving to increase employment among methadone patients

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

Engagement in outpatient substance abuse treatment and employment outcomes

Engagement in outpatient substance abuse treatment and employment outcomes

Academic skills of chronically unemployed drug-addicted adults

Barriers to Employment among Unemployed Drug Users: Age Predicts Severity

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