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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Division of State and Community AssistanceState Team-Building WorkshopNew Orleans,Louisiana
August 6-7, 1997
WELFARE SYSTEM CONTACT POINTS:
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Presented by Nolia Brandt
Florida Department of Children and Families
Substance Abuse Program
DIVERSION TO WORK, APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION, OR WORK REGISTRATION
PREVENTION MATERIALS
Targeting individuals, family, and others
Printed and available
Self-screening instruments
Information on where to go for treatment and other helping resources
"EAP" types of materials on workplace/substance abuse issues
Prevention videotapes in waiting areas
WHY IMPORTANT
ORIENTATION TO BENEFITS PROGRAMS
TARGETED PREVENTION
Substance abuse related to
"Work first"
Rights and responsibilities
Sanctions
Supportive services
Education and information: individuals and family members
Self-referral information
Workplace
Referral for screening
Referral for professional assessment
Dependent children
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST OR CASE MANAGER
SCREENING
REFERRAL FOR SERVICES
Assessment
Intervention or treatment
Specialized case management
WORK ASSIGNMENT OR COMMUNITY SERVICE
- DRUG TESTING
- SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Employee Assistance Programs or Case Management
SANCTIONS
"DEEPER END" SERVICES
DRUG TESTING
IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT
INDIVIDUAL SERVICES PLAN
CASE MANAGEMENT
EAP types of services:
linkages to specialized services, benefits system, and employers
Intensive case management
Tracking
Reporting
SPECIALIZED COUNSELING OR PROGRAMS
OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Child care
Transportation
Medical care
WORK ACTIVITIES
On-the-job training
Community services work
Work supplementation
Mentoring
Vocational education
Skills training
FULL EMPLOYMENT
DRUG TESTING
EAP THROUGH EMPLOYER
TREATMENT FOLLOW-UP OR AFTERCARE
PARTICIPATION IN SUPPORT GROUPS
POST EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT AND ELIGIBILITY WORKERS
How to encourage the use of self-screening and referral
Identifying and getting help for problems affecting work performance
CASE MANAGERS, EMPLOYMENT OR LABOR SPECIALISTS, "WELFARE" WORKERS
Overview of EAP
Making referrals for assessment, intervention, and treatment
Use of screening instruments
TANF and state laws
Laws related to felony drug convictions
Implementation and compliance
Tying criminal justice sanctions to treatment and EAP systems
Confidentiality
EMPLOYERS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE PLACEMENT SUPERVISORS
Program goals, expectations, and benefits
Benefits of EAP types of services:
-the organization
-all employees
Getting help
for employers, supervisors, and employees:
1-800 help lines (including EAP)
Resources
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