Drug abuse clients who are employed typically do better in their treatment than those who are unemployed. In addition, unemployment is a chronic problem in drug-dependent people. Despite the high rates of unemployment in this population, community treatment programs often do not have the resources to provide vocational services. This study examined the effectiveness of a 12-hour basic job-training program designed to give patients the skills they need to find and secure a job and set vocational goals and methods for locating employment. The intervention was modeled after the Job Seekers Workshop, which was manualized and trial tested.
Principal Investigator(s)
Dace Svikis, Ph.D.
dssvikis@hsc.vcu.edu
Participating Sites
- ARS Pantops Clinics
- Man Alive, Inc., Maryland
- Mountain Manor Treatment Programs, Maryland
- Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission, South Carolina
- The Life Link, New Mexico
- East Bay Community Recovery Project, California
- New Directions Northwest, Inc., Oregon