Historique
Périodique
A community-based trial of vocational problem-solving to increase employment among methadone patients
(Un service d'orientation professionnelle au sein d'une communauté thérapeutique pour augmenter l'emploi chez des patients sous méthadone)
Auteur(s) :
ZANIS, D. A. ;
COVIELLO, D. ;
ALTERMAN, A. I. ;
APPLING, S. E.
Année :
2001
Page(s) :
19-26
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL
;
METHADONE
;
CHOMAGE
;
ORIENTATION
;
COMMUNAUTE THERAPEUTIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001, 21, (1), 19-26
Résumé :
Unemployment remains a common problem among methadone patients. This study examined the effectiveness of the Vocational Problem-Solving Skills (VPSS) intervention to help unemployed methadone patients obtain employment. Methods: 109 patients were randomly assigned to receive 10 sessions of either VPSS (n=62) or Interpersonal Problem-Solving (IPS) (n=47). Fourteen counselors from two methadone programs were trained to deliver both the VPSS and IPS counseling sessions. Results: Overall, 93% (101/109) of the patients completed a 6-month follow-up assessment which revealed that 58.6% (34/58) of patients in the VPSS condition were employed, whereas 37.2% (16/43) in the comparison condition worked (chi-square=4.53, 1 df, p
Affiliation :
Dept. Psychiat., Univ. Pennsylvania, PA.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.