title: Vocational Training and Employment Attainment among Substance Abuse Recovering Individuals within a Communal Living Environment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study explored the effects of length of stay in an Oxford House (a sober living environment) with the number of days attended school/vocational training and days worked in the past 90 days with 292 women and 604 men.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper presents quantitative data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that number of days residing in these recovery homes was related to number of days attending school/vocational training and days worked.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study suggested that in addition to staying abstinent from alcohol and drugs, Oxford House residents may gain useful life skills through vocational education, training, and employment. This is an area of further exploration for the substance abuse recovery community.
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research DePaul University.
authors.forename: Daisy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research DePaul University.
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jason
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research DePaul University.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research DePaul University.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DiGangi
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research DePaul University.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferrari
keywords: Oxford House; recovery homes; substance abuse; vocational rehabilitation and employment