A case study of employment case management with chronically unemployed methadone maintained clients

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
D A Zanis, D Coviello

Abstract

Employment interventions implemented in drug treatment programs have been marginally successful, but few interventions have been found to address the needs of chronically unemployed clients. Employment case management (ECM) is a comprehensive employment intervention strategy designed to motivate chronically unemployed persons to engage in work, assist in job placement, and provide post employment support through workforce integration, while maintaining progress in drug treatment. This clinical case study reports on a convenience sample of 10 chronically unemployed methadone maintained clients who voluntarily enrolled in the ECM project. Clients received individual ECM services for a period of 26 weeks. Clients were assessed at two- and eight-month follow-up intervals. Nine of the 10 clients were employed at the two-month follow-up assessment and six maintained employment at the eight-month follow-up. Moreover, three clients were able to successfully transition from welfare to competitive private sector employment. Preliminary data suggest that ECM may be an effective intervention strategy to help chronically unemployed methadone clients obtain and maintain employment. Qualitatively, clients reported that post employment interve...Continue Reading

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May 26, 2007·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·Wouter VanderplasschenEric Broekaert
Aug 27, 2009·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·Donna M CovielloSarah W Domis
May 15, 2010·Professional Case Management·Patrick J Abbott
Nov 30, 2012·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment·Donna M CovielloJames R McKay
Jan 28, 2015·Evaluation and Program Planning·Marcus Blom NilssonLena M Lundgren
May 7, 2003·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse·James L SorensenCiaran S Phibbs

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