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The Vocational Rehabilitation of Substance Abusers

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation CounselingPublished 1 June 1990
Sherry Deren, Joan Randell
Citations17
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TL;DR

The need for increasing the utilization of vocational rehabilitation services in the treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers and in other similar treatment systems that do not have delivery of vocational services as their primary mission is discussed.

Abstract

This article discusses the need for increasing the utilization of vocational rehabilitation services in the treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers. Vocational rehabilitation is also important in other similar treatment systems that do not have delivery of vocational services as their primary mission (e.g., alcohol treatment programs, criminal justice programs). Obstacles to the utilization of vocational services by treatment programs are summarized.

Keywords

Medicine