Keeping the Door Open to People with Drug Problems - Volume III for Programs in Public Housing
This guide offers employment program managers and staff encouragement, strategies and tips for serving people with drug problems. The guide is divided into three volumes to make it easy to read for busy practitioners. Volume I is written with managers in mind. It focuses on the systems needed to train, manage and support staff in a program serving people with drug problems. For example, it includes ideas for establishing program rules and a system to refer clients to treatment. It also includes both the federal policy restrictions and funding sources for working with people with drug problems. Volume II is targeted to employment program staff. It covers basic information about drug addiction and treatment and offers tips for working with people including sample dialogues and forms. Volume III, this volume, is focused on employment programs operating in public housing. It discusses the related housing policies and regulations and some of the challenges and opportunities provided by the public housing context. This section also lists relevant public funding streams.