Potential Barriers To Work For Substance-Abusing Women On Welfare: Findings From The CASAWORKS For Families Pilot Demonstration  

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Gutman, Marjorie A. ; Mckay, James ; Ketterlinus, Robert D. ; McLellan, A. Thomas

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Evaluation Review vol. 27 no. 6 (Dec. 2003), page 681-706.
Topik: welfare; substance abuse; treatment; addiction
Fulltext: 681.pdf (132.47KB)

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Aim: To assess the prevalence and relationship to later employment of potential barriers to work for substance-abusing women on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) enrolled in a multiservice welfare-to-work program. Design: A field study with repeated measures and intentto-treat sampling. Intervention: The CASAWORKS for Families (CWF) was delivered in 11 sites in nine states across the nation and featured integration of substance-abuse treatment and employment and work readiness services. Measurement: The Addiction Severity Index, supplemented with subject-appropriate questions. Sample: A total of 366 CWF women who completed interviews at program enrollment, and at 6 and 12 months later. Findings: Substance-abusing women on TANF in the CWF program exhibited multiple potential barriers to work at enrollment, averaging 6 out of 14 potential barriers assessed. They reported significantly more obstacles than a general welfare sample of women fromthe same locales.Fewsingle barriers were significantly related to employment at 12 months. However, the total number of potential barriers to work experienced, particularly at 6 months, was related to employment at 12 months.

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