The employment intervention for justice-involved and substance-dependent adults offered 26 weeks of employment services, case management, and life-skills training by trained clinicians with experience in employment and substance abuse counseling. The intervention was offered in three sequential phases. The first phase, offered for four to five weeks, consisted of five one-on-one and five group sessions focused on obtaining immediate employment and initiating case management services. The second phase, offered for thirteen to fifteen weeks, consisted of 5 one-on-one and 13 group sessions focused on maintaining employment through the development of soft skills. The final phase, offered for six weeks, consisted of one one-on-one and six group sessions focused on upgrading participants’ recently obtained employment by identifying possible employers, enhancing employment skills and job development, and conducting job-search and placement activities. This employment intervention served justice-involved and substance-dependent adults from two drug court sites in Lexington, KY, and Bowling Green, KY.
The employment intervention for justice-involved and substance-dependent adults offered employment services, case management, and life-skills training to help participants of two Kentucky drug court sites find employment and increase earnings.