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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

      Early identification before lifetime benefit caps are reached
      Identification and treatment before drug testing in the work place

    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

      CAGE, SASI, or other
      Non-substance abuse professionals

  • 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


      Substance abuse
      Mental health
      Domestic violence
      Workplace norms and behavioral change

  • 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

      Identifying signs and symptoms of substance abuse, mental illness, and domestic violence
      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

    Agenda
    Resource Notebook

     

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