Session: Low Income Women: TANF Use, Substance Dependance, and Material Hardship (Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15

Moderator:

Susan L. Parish, PhD, Assistant Professor

Schedule:

Friday, January 16, 2009: 2:00 PM-3:45 PM

Galerie 4 (New Orleans Marriott)

* noted as presenting author

Intensive Case Management Improves 24 Month Abstinence and Employment Outcomes for Substance Dependent Women Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Alexis Kuerbis, MSW, Research Associate; Jonathan Morgenstern, PhD, Director, Addiction Services; Charles Neighbors, PhD, MBA, Associate Director

The Relationship Between Material Hardship and Income among US Women with and without Disabilities
Susan L. Parish, PhD, Assistant Professor; Roderick A. Rose, MS, Evaluation Specialist; Megan E. Andrews, BA, Social Worker

Welfare-to-Work programs and the Dynamics of TANF Use
Jeounghee Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor

Session: Low Income Women: TANF Use, Substance Dependance, and Material Hardship (Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15 - 18, 2009))