Drugs users in treatment or exiting treatments face many barriers to employment when entering the job market. Those barriers may consist of job-specific “hard skills” such as ability to work on a personal computer. In addition to hard skill insufficiencies, unemployed drugs users may lack of general “soft skill” such as punctuality and interpersonal communication skill. To tackle this problem we design two studies to examine the existence and extension of specific barriers to employment in a sample of participant enrolled in a therapeutic workplace intervention for substance abuse.
In study 1, we characterized and examined predictors of participant score on a staff-related scale of interpersonal skills. As predictors, we used three demographic variables: Education, sex, and age. We collected data on demographic variables from Addiction Severity Index-Lite – Clinical Factors, Clinical/Training Version. We conducted a Job Termination to determine duration since last job held and type of termination. We also created a Work Behavior Inventory(WBI) consisting of five subscale (Social Skill, Cooperativeness, Work Habits, Work Quality, Personal Presentation). Participant age, education, sex, time since last job held, and termination type were used as predictors of WBI scores. We calculated intercorrelations for WBI scale scores and found that Social Skill Scale was highly correlated with both Cooperativeness (r (77) = 0.85, p<0.001) and Personal Presentation (r (77) = 0.78, p<0.001), and that the Personal Presentation Scale was also highly correlated with Cooperativeness ( r(77) = 084, p<0.001). Based on these finding, we combined the scales into one average score that was used as criterion variables in a multiple linear regression analysis. The result indicated that participants in our sample did not consistently demonstrated high levels of professional interpersonal skills. Especially higher age was associated with lower scores on WBI, while education, sex, and time since last job were not related to WBI scores.
In Study 2, we examined whether participants had a lower level of computer knowledge than job seekers in general population, and investigated possible predictors of computer knowledge in the sample. Participants in Study 2 (N=29) were enrolled in the same therapeutic workplace. Demographic Variables were collected in the same manner as in Study 1. After then participants completed the Prove It! Version 4.0 Computer Literacy-Basic Test. The test consists of 34 multiple choices and true-false questions and covers five subject areas: hardware, Internet, safety, software, and Microsoft Windows operating system. In order to determine if scores of Study 2 participants differed from test score of community applicants, we compared the mean score of participants with the test’s mean score using one-sample t-test ( test value = 27.
Predictors of Treatment Outcome in a Drug Court Program. American Journal Of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 31(4), 641-656.
For the 9 years that I have worked as a mental health support worker I have come across cases involving drug addiction and mental health. My passion to work with and help those in need of services grew over the years as I came to realize that with the right services and support, one can eventually become clean of drugs and reintegrate into society and live a normal life. I have been privileged to work with genuinely enthusiastic and caring colleagues who have enhanced my professional identity which makes me so proud to be part of a wider health care industry. I’m fortunate to have tremendous amount of sincere affection for service users and staff and this had made me resilient in adversity, and have a passion to want to do the right
A vulnerable population are people that have specific characteristics, or risk factors, that increase the probability of developing health problems (Harkness & DeMarco, 2012, p.103). A Vulnerable is important because anyone can become a part of this population. One is going to be describing the characteristics of substance abusers. Next, give the common health issue and needs. Then, give specific resources that Peoria have to offer. Finally, how substance abuse relates to Healthy People 2020. Overall, this will give one an overview of the vulnerable population such as substance abusers.
The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of substance abuse in the elderly community. There is concern that as the population ages in the United States, there will be a significant increase in the number of older adults being treated for substance abuse problems. This paper seeks to understand the issues and concerns that are consequently involved with substance abuse among the elderly.
Therefore, when I work with substance abusers I will show empathy, encourage and validate their successes and their feelings about any failures. In addiction, I will help the person learn from their failures and normalize the situation. Furthermore, I would attempt to ensure that the person had several coping strategies in place, to help when he or she finds themselves in a difficult situation. Moreover, I intend to ensure the client has all the tools he or she needs to succeed while getting to the root of their problem through counseling.
Using the PATCH Assessment scale to assess my attitudes toward computers in health care, I scored a total of 80 points. Scoring 80 points puts me in the category of, “Confident of ability to use a variety of computer programs. Sees computers as beneficial in the development of society. Enthusiastic view of the potential of computer use in healthcare.” These results mean that I feel confident while using computers. I am knowledgeable about them and have used them throughout my education. I am very familiar with doing class work online, typing papers, and searching for information on the internet. I do see computers as beneficial to society. They help people gain knowledge, communicate, and be creative. Without the use of computers, communicating and our education would become slow. Computers allow for students, especially, to learn at incredible speeds. It can
Jackson, S. E., Schuler, R. S., & Rivero, C. J. (1989, Win). Organizational characteristics as predictors of personnel practices. Personnel Psychology, 42(4), 727-786.
Substance abuse complicates almost every aspect of care for the person with a mental disorder. When drugs enter the brain, they can interrupt the work and actually change how the brain performs its jobs; these changes are what lead to compulsive drug use. Drug abuse plays a major role when concerning mental health. It is very difficult for these individuals to engage in treatment. Diagnosis for a treatment is difficult because it takes time to disengage the interacting effects of substance abuse and the mental illness. It may also be difficult for substance abusers to be accommodated at home and it may not be tolerated in the community of residents of rehabilitation programs. The author states, that they end up losing their support systems and suffer frequent relapses and hospitalizations (Agnes B. Hatfield, 1993).
In this paper I critically reflect on five different self-assessments: locus of control (LOC), emotional intelligence (EI), listening self-inventory, team member type and conflict management. Throughout my discussion, I focus on their correlations and apply the gathered information to my work-life experiences. I will also provide a systematic assessment of each of these questionnaires. This evaluation will address any possible weaknesses I had found within the tests and prepare my final conclusions based upon those final educated results.
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2011). Organizational behavior (14 ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Perhaps most substance abuse starts in the teen years when young people are susceptible to pressure from their peers. One of the main concerns when dealing with substance abuse is the long term problems with substance such as addiction, dependency and tolerance. The physical state of an individual, who is addicted to a substance, will deteriorate over a long period of time. This is due to the chemicals that are being put into an individual body. One of the most important aspects of the effect of substance abuse on society includes ill health, disease, sickness, and in many cases death. The impact of substance abuse not only affects individuals who abuse substances but it affects our economy. Our government resources are negatively impacted by individual who abuse substances. According to (Lagliaro 2004) the implication of drug users extend far beyond the user, often damaging their relationships with their family, community, and health workers, volunteer and wider
Kolb, D. A., Osland, J. S., Rubin, I. M., & Turner, M. E. (2007). The Organizational Behavior
The rapid development of information systems and technology brings some positive effects to individuals. In order to use information systems effectively, individuals need to acquire skills and knowledge on using different computer technology. Take an example of an individual working in a project on market research, he needs to learn the way to use spreadsheets for analysing the data. The new knowledge acquired by the individuals will lead to upskilling effect. The innovation of technology brings a lot more new channels of communication, such as e-mail and instant messaging applications, it increases interaction between individuals. The barriers of location is eliminated by technology, people can communicate with one another in anywhere around the world through Internet. In addition, virtual office and work from home are becoming a common practice for companies, people can enjoy more flexibility in working locations and hours, and this is particularly beneficial to individuals who have young children at h...
underlining the significance of heterogeneity in workplace interpersonal relationships for positive exchange quality to increase job satisfaction and turnover rates.
The late 20th century has successfully witnessed the boom of sophisticated technology, which gave birth to a wide range of technological outcomes, including computer technology. Computer technology, that is a skill to manage information, communicate and a kind of entertainment media, has become an important part in modern life at work, in recreation and social networking. Whether computer technology is better or not is a complicated issue. There are different arguments that need to be examined. Most people support that computer technology is better for individual lifestyles. It improves quality of working and study, provides a wide range of entertainment and is a wonderful tool of communication. On the other hand, others believe that computer