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Evaluation Review, Vol. 27, No. 6, 681-706 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03259030

Potential Barriers to Work for Substance-Abusing Women on Welfare

Findings from the CASAWORKS for Families Pilot Demonstration

Marjorie A. Gutman

James Mckay

Treatment Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Robert D. Ketterlinus

Philadelphia Health Management Corporation

A. Thomas Mclellan

Treatment Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Aim: To assess the prevalence and relationship to later employment of potential barriers to work for substance-abusing women on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) enrolled in a multiservice welfare-to-work program. Design: A field study with repeated measures and intentto-treat sampling. Intervention: The CASAWORKS for Families (CWF) was delivered in 11 sites in nine states across the nation and featured integration of substance-abuse treatment and employment and work readiness services. Measurement: The Addiction Severity Index, supplemented with subject-appropriate questions. Sample: A total of 366 CWF women who completed interviews at program enrollment, and at 6 and 12 months later. Findings: Substance-abusing women on TANF in the CWF program exhibited multiple potential barriers to work at enrollment, averaging 6 out of 14 potential barriers assessed. They reported significantly more obstacles than a general welfare sample of women fromthe same locales. Fewsingle barriers were significantly related to employment at 12 months. However, the total number of potential barriers to work experienced, particularly at 6 months, was related to employment at 12 months.

Key Words: welfare • substance abuse • treatment • addiction


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