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Together in Recovery With Veterans Through Employment
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The purpose of this study is to help Veterans who have opioid use problems with gaining and maintaining meaningful employment. The investigators also want to know employment helps with other aspects of the Veteran's life including starting and staying on necessary medications, mental health needs, and feeling a part of society.
Official title: Individual Placement and Support for Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
123
Start Date
2022-12-16
Completion Date
2027-09-30
Last Updated
2026-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment As Usual Vocational Rehabilitation (TAU-VR)
TAU-VR Services may include 1) Compensated Work Therapy-Transitional Work (CWT-TW) assignment in a set-aside, minimum-wage, short-term job, typically in the VA setting (approximately 50% of the Veterans randomized to TW in past studies conducted by the investigators actually engaged in TW assignment) or 2) CWT-Community-Based Employment Services (CWT-CBES) which involves a community job search, placement in a competitive job, with limited follow-along support that typically ends after the Veteran is working in his/her first job
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
The IPS model involves the following important domains: competitive employment, eligibility based on client choice of employment, integration of IPS and treatment team personalized counseling, rapid job search, systematic job development, and time-unlimited and individualized support.
Locations (2)
Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States