TY - JOUR
T1 - Vocational services as intervention for substance abuse rehabilitation
T2 - Implications for addiction studies education
AU - Chronister, Julie
AU - Chou, Chih Chin
AU - Da Silva Cardoso, Elizabeth
AU - Sasson, Joy
AU - Chan, Fong
AU - Tan, Soo Yin
PY - 2008/6/5
Y1 - 2008/6/5
N2 - This study examined factors influencing employment outcomes of people with substance-related disorders (SRDs) in state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. The sample included 34,774 VR clients with SRDs from fiscal year 2001. Mean age of participants was 38.35 years. Predictor variables included personal and service variables and the criterion was employment. The chi-squared automatic interaction detector (CHAID) analysis indicated that job placement was the most significant predictor of employment for people with SRDs. Additional variables predicting employment were other services, substantial counseling, restoration services, case expenditures, being married, and work disincentives. The CHAID analysis provided useful information about effective VR services for people with SRDs. Implications for addictive studies education were discussed.
AB - This study examined factors influencing employment outcomes of people with substance-related disorders (SRDs) in state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. The sample included 34,774 VR clients with SRDs from fiscal year 2001. Mean age of participants was 38.35 years. Predictor variables included personal and service variables and the criterion was employment. The chi-squared automatic interaction detector (CHAID) analysis indicated that job placement was the most significant predictor of employment for people with SRDs. Additional variables predicting employment were other services, substantial counseling, restoration services, case expenditures, being married, and work disincentives. The CHAID analysis provided useful information about effective VR services for people with SRDs. Implications for addictive studies education were discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/15332700802072274
DO - 10.1080/15332700802072274
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:71049123606
VL - 7
SP - 31
EP - 56
JO - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
SN - 1533-2705
IS - 1
ER -