Testing the Effectiveness of Integrating Relationship Education Into an Existing Workforce Readiness Program
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 30 |
| Updated: | 7/13/2016 |
| Start Date: | August 2016 |
| End Date: | July 2020 |
| Contact: | Brian Goesling, PhD |
| Email: | bgoesling@mathematica-mpr.com |
| Phone: | (609) 945-3355 |
The project will test the strategy of integrating 25 hours of relationship education into an
existing employment program for low-income individuals ages 18-30. It will use a 2-arm
randomized controlled trial to test the effect of this full package of services on
participants' employment outcomes and relationship outcomes.
existing employment program for low-income individuals ages 18-30. It will use a 2-arm
randomized controlled trial to test the effect of this full package of services on
participants' employment outcomes and relationship outcomes.
The study will examine the programming by FWCA, which currently offers the Career Pathways
Bridge program in three locations in St. Louis County in Missouri. The evaluation will test
the strategy of integrating relationship education into an existing workforce readiness
program. FWCA plans to add approximately 17 hours of content from the Within My Reach
relationship education curriculum to the two-week job readiness workshop it offers as part
of the Career Pathways Bridge program. Second, FWCA will add up to eight additional one-hour
relationship skills education sessions that customers can attend in the five weeks after
completing the initial two-week job readiness workshop.
The evaluation will use a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to test the effect of this full
package of services on participants' employment outcomes and relationship outcomes. The
target population will be low-income individuals ages 18-30 living in St. Louis County,
Missouri. The study will aim to enroll 1000 individuals over 2 years. The Metropolitan
Employment and Training (MET) Center will be the primary recruitment and service location.
Bridge program in three locations in St. Louis County in Missouri. The evaluation will test
the strategy of integrating relationship education into an existing workforce readiness
program. FWCA plans to add approximately 17 hours of content from the Within My Reach
relationship education curriculum to the two-week job readiness workshop it offers as part
of the Career Pathways Bridge program. Second, FWCA will add up to eight additional one-hour
relationship skills education sessions that customers can attend in the five weeks after
completing the initial two-week job readiness workshop.
The evaluation will use a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to test the effect of this full
package of services on participants' employment outcomes and relationship outcomes. The
target population will be low-income individuals ages 18-30 living in St. Louis County,
Missouri. The study will aim to enroll 1000 individuals over 2 years. The Metropolitan
Employment and Training (MET) Center will be the primary recruitment and service location.
Inclusion Criteria:
- disconnected from workforce
Exclusion Criteria:
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