TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstacles to the utilization of vocational services
T2 - An analysis of the literature
AU - Brewington, V.
AU - Arella, L.
AU - Deren, S.
AU - Randell, J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - While employment has been linked to positive clinical outcomes with drug abusers, research suggests that many treatment programs do not emphasize vocational services and underutilize vocational resources. This article summarizes potential client-, program-, and societal-level obstacles to vocational rehabilitation service delivery identified in past studies with both substance abusers and other related client groups. Obstacles identified for related groups are integrated with issues relevant to drug treatment clients. This analysis is based on literature published over the last 20 years.
AB - While employment has been linked to positive clinical outcomes with drug abusers, research suggests that many treatment programs do not emphasize vocational services and underutilize vocational resources. This article summarizes potential client-, program-, and societal-level obstacles to vocational rehabilitation service delivery identified in past studies with both substance abusers and other related client groups. Obstacles identified for related groups are integrated with issues relevant to drug treatment clients. This analysis is based on literature published over the last 20 years.
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U2 - 10.3109/10826088709027472
DO - 10.3109/10826088709027472
M3 - Article
C2 - 3323076
AN - SCOPUS:84907122203
SN - 0020-773X
VL - 22
SP - 1091
EP - 1118
JO - International Journal of the Addictions
JF - International Journal of the Addictions
IS - 11
ER -