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Study Name
Work-Related Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (WCBT)
Study Sharepoint ID
6680
Intervention (standard name)
Work-Related Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (WCBT)
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a high-attrition randomized controlled trial that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a high-attrition randomized controlled trial that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

Design
Randomized controlled trial
Services
Health services
Substance use disorder treatment and mental health services
Soft skills training
Training
Work readiness activities
Populations targeted
Unemployed
Homelessness
Mental illness
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Urban only
Count age
0
Count Young Adults
0
Count Hard-to-employ
0
Count Disability
0
Count chronically ill
0
Count mentally ill
0
Count substance dependent
0
Count formerly incarcerated
0
Count Justice involved
0
Count limited work history
0
Count homeless
0
Count immigrants
0
Count refugees
0
Count veterans
0
Count female
0
Count Male
0
Count Any postsecondary education
0
Count With a high school diploma or GED
0
Count No high school diploma or GED
0
Count Married
0
Count Parents
0
Count Single Parents
0
Count Non-Custodial Parents
0
Count Employed
0
Count Self employed
0
Count Unemployed
0
Count Disconnected/discouraged workers
0
Count general low-income population
0
Count Very low income (as classified by the authors)
0
Count welfare population
0
Count long-term welfare recipients
0
Count Asian
0
Count Black or African American
0
Count Hispanic or Latino of any race
0
Count American Indian or Alaska Native
0
Count Pacific islander
0
Count White
0
Count More than one race
0
Count Unknown race
0
Percent mentally ill
100.00
Percent homeless
100.00
Percent female
32.80
Percent Male
67.20
Percent Any postsecondary education
24.20
Percent No high school diploma or GED
39.70
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
60.30
Percent Married
15.50
Percent Employed
0.00
Percent Unemployed
100.00
Percent Black or African American
86.20
Percent White
10.34
Percent More than one race
3.45
Mean age
43.60
Group formation formatted

The study recruited homeless, unemployed individuals with social anxiety disorder who were seeking vocational services. Eligible participants were assembled into cohorts of two to seven individuals, and cohorts were randomly assigned to the intervention or comparison groups. In total, 29 individuals were assigned to the intervention group, and 29 individuals were assigned to the comparison group.

Study timing formatted

Enrollment occurred between May 2010 and December 2011, and follow-up concluded in March 2012.

Implementing organization formatted

Jewish Vocational Services in Detroit

Treatment condition formatted

Participants assigned to the intervention condition were eligible to receive 16 hours of WCBT over the course of four weeks. WCBT was delivered in two-hour sessions, held twice weekly. Sessions focused on psychoeducational topics related to work, social skills education, and navigating work with a social anxiety disorder. Participants in the intervention group could also receive typical vocational services from Jewish Vocational Services Detroit.

Comparison condition formatted

Comparison group members could receive typical vocational services from Jewish Vocational Services Detroit but not WCBT.

Mandatory services formatted

None.

Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Secondary domains examined

Mental health; self-efficacy; job search activity

Earliest publication year
2014
Most recent publication year
2014
Manuscripts
6680
SRG File Path
http://projects.mathematica.net/humanservices/W2WC_50703/Reviews/Shared Documen…
Check edits flag
No
Intervention Duration
1.00