Recovery Works - Facilitating Sustainable Recovery Through Workforce
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether an apprenticeship-based workforce model, the Community Restitution Apprenticeship-Focused Training (CRAFT), improves recovery outcomes for persons with substance use disorder. The main research questions are: * Does the CRAFT workforce model improve recovery and social capital for justice-involved adults with substance use disorder? * Does the CRAFT workforce model reduce Day Report Program violations for justice-involved adults with substance use disorder? Secondary research questions include: * Are there differences in program effects between men and women? * Are there differences in program effects across age groups? Researchers will compare the CRAFT apprenticeship-based workforce model to the standard employment model for Day Report Program participants to determine whether the apprenticeship-based model improves outcomes. Participants assigned to the CRAFT apprenticeship-based workforce model will: * Complete community service focused on job-specific training * Meet with study staff monthly to complete questionnaires * Work with study staff to engage in workplace mentoring * Maintain consistent follow-up with their Day Report Program case managers
Description
Human Subjects Involvement, Characteristics, and Design This study is a randomized, parallel-arm clinical trial with no blinding, designed to assess the effects of the Community Restitution Apprenticeship-Focused Training (CRAFT) workforce model on recovery and community reintegration outcomes. Primary outcomes are: 1. Change in social recovery capital score as measured by the REC-CAP Social Recovery Capital Scale 2. Change in personal recovery capital score as measured by the REC-CAP Recovery Capital Index 3. Number of Greenbrier County Day Report Program violations as recorded by case coor…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Active client of the Greenbrier County, West Virginia Day Report program. * 18+ years of age * An adult who has been charged with a nonviolent felony or misdemeanor offense and have a substance abuse problem. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons with a prior felony conviction in which he/she used force against another person with intent to cause serious bodily harm or death * An offender is currently charged with a sexual offense or any offense involving a child victim or offense involving the illegal use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon. * If death or serious bodily in…
Interventions
- OtherCommunity Restitution Apprenticeship-Focused Training (CRAFT)
Twenty-five participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention arm. Participants will receive the standard services of the Day Report Program plus enrollment in the CRAFT model. CRAFT involves completion of community service activities designed to develop career-related skills and placement in an apprenticeship with a local employer. Participants may also be offered the opportunity to enroll in Jobs and Hope West Virginia, a recovery-oriented employment program that supports individuals in recovery and employers hiring a recovery workforce. Enrollment in Jobs and Hope WV is encouraged but voluntary.
- OtherStandard Employment Model
Twenty-five participants will be randomly assigned to the comparator arm. Participants will receive the standard services of the Day Report Program, which include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) supports with small incentives such as gift cards, small giveaways, or hosted events determined by Day Report Program case coordinators. Participants may also be offered the opportunity to enroll in Jobs and Hope West Virginia, a recovery-oriented employment program that provides workforce support for individuals in recovery and employers. Enrollment in Jobs and Hope WV is encouraged but voluntary. All participants will also have access to free public transportation through the Mountain Transit Authority to commute to and from work.
Location
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineLewisburg, West Virginia