progress2work

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progress2work

• Helping substance misusers into education,
  training and employment.

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progress2work

• National programme, funded by Jobcentre Plus.
• Run by Compass in Hull and the East Riding since
  2003.
• A voluntary, free and confidential service.

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progresss2work criteria

• Clients are (or have been) substance misusers.
• Substances can range from prescription drugs to
  cannabis, ecstasy, solvents, amphetamines,
  cocaine and heroin.
• They should be addressing their substance misuse
  and be reasonably stable.

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progress2work criteria

• Clients should be unemployed and claiming working
  age benefits
• Job Seekers Allowance
• Income Support
• Incapacity Benefit
• Disability Living Allowance
• Severe Disability Allowance
• Invalid Care Allowance

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progress2work clients

• Clients need to be motivated to
• address their barriers.
• consider options, such as taking a course,
  undertaking training, or participating in job
  search.
• build up their weekly hours of activity.

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How progress2work can help

• Give 1 to 1 support as often or infrequently as
  client wants.
• Help with job applications, CVs, preparing for
  interviews.
• Advise and guide on careers and preparing for
  education and training courses.

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How progress2work can help

• Assist with travelling expenses to progress2work
  and other agreed appointments.
• Access funding for equipment and clothing for
  work and college.
• Support client to sustain either training or
  employment.
• Indentify barriers and possible solutions.

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Barriers

• Lack of confidence low self-esteem
• Lack of skills qualifications
• Poor work history
• Methadone treatment
• Criminal convictions
• Discrimination

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Barriers

• Lack of social networks
• Disability and Health
• Benefits trap Debt
• Housing
• Childcare
• Transport costs

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Relapse Stencil

• Two periods of 4 weeks which give our
  clients time out of training provision, without
  their benefits being affected, and allowing them
  to return to training up to 8 weeks later.

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Case Study

• Hull client
• Presentation at assessment
• Barriers
• Work history
• Goals and expectations
• Skills and abilities
• Action plan
• Outcomes
• Challenges/problems
• Evaluation

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Referrals

• Referrals come from
• Drugs Agencies
• Health / Medical Services
• Probation and Prisons
• Job Centres
• Training providers
• Self-referral, and family friends

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Seeing Clients

• We can see clients at
• York and various North Yorkshire locations
• CompassOne or any Compass Clinics
• Job centres
• Probation offices
• The offices of other Drugs Agencies

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Referral Process

• Referrals can be made over the phone, or by
  faxing or posting a completed referral form to
  us.
• The client is given an assessment appointment
  within 2 weeks of receiving the referral.
• If client fails to attend 2 appointments they are
  sent a letter asking them to get back in touch
  when they are ready.

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progress2work

• 6/7 Bridge StreetYorkYO1 6DDPhone 01904
  527655Fax [phone]