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Youth Services Institute
Continuum of Care• Program
• Joanne Terrell
I. History• Juvenile Sex Offender Law
– Department of Youth Services (DYS) Response• Accountability Based Sex Offender
Program (ABSOP Residential)• Aftercare Program
– Funding from OJJ through ADECA 5 year grant with 2 extensions 2000 – 2008
• Annie B. Casey Foundation– Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiatives
(JDAI)
• DYS/ADECA Funds ABSOP: COC Program
II. COC Mission Statement
• “To establish a continuum of care aimed at fostering accountability relapse prevention, community safety, and positive growth for youth in need of diversion and alternative sentencing options, transitional services and aftercare treatment.”
Three Programs of COC
• Sexually Reactive– Referrals from DHR, Schools, Mental
Health Centers, Families
• Alternative Sentencing– Referrals from Juvenile Court– Referrals from D. A.’s office (Youthful
Offender status)– Referrals from defense attorneys
Three Programs of COC
• Aftercare– ABSOP Residential in Conjunction with
Juvenile Courts– Referrals from private facilities ( Hillcrest
Hospital, Three Springs, Alabama Clinical Schools)
• Assessment Only Referrals from Juvenile Courts,
DHR ,Mental Health Centers, Schools, Families etc.
A. To provide quality program staff– 5 Therapists (3 MSW’s & 2 M.S. –
Counseling)– 5 Case Managers– MSW Interns– Program Specialists– * Program Specialists– * Program Training Staff
Goals of COC
Goals
B. To establish and maintain positive interagency collaboration
- To develop and maintain the “Therapeutic Triangle”
Therapeutic TriangleJuvenile Probation OfficerDHR Social WorkerMental Health counselor
COC Therapist COC Case Manager
C. To Provide an Evidenced Base Therapy and Psychoeducation Program
1. Aftercare Program/Alternative Sentencing
• Self-regulation model of relapse prevention
Goal Categories
I. Acquisitional Goals (Approach)II. Inhibitory Goals (Avoidance)III. Self- Regulation Theory Goal-Dependent Action Plans A) Offense Scripts B) Mental Simulation
Three Styles of Dysfunctional Self-Regulation1) Disinhibition2) Misregulation3) Effective but pathological self-
regulation
Relapse ProcessPhase 1- Life EventPhase 2- Desire for Deviant Sex or ActivityPhase 3- Offense-Related GoalsPhase 4- Strategy Selected a) Avoidant Goals avoidant- passive pathway avoidant- active (misregulation) b) Approach Goals approach- automatic approach- explicit
Phase 5- High-Risk Situation EnteredPhase 6- LapsePhase 7- Sexual Offending Self-focus Victim focus Mutual focusPhase 8- Post Offense EvaluationPhase 9- Attitude Toward Future Offending
Relapse Process
Relapse Prevention- Assessment and Treatment ImplicationsPhase 1- Assessment
Developmental Issues Social Competency Issues
Psychosocial Assessment Clinical Interview
Collateral ContactsPhase2 & 3 Goal Assessment Offense- Specific Factor Assessment
Phase 4, 5, & 6 Offense cycle assessment Offense skill assessment
Phase 7 Details of actual offense
Phase 8 & 9 Offender evaluation
assessment
Relapse Prevention- Assessment and Treatment Implications
Interventions
1) Avoidant- Passive Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
2) Avoidant- Active3) Approach- Automatic4) Approach- Explict
1. Aftercare Program / Alternative Sentencing
– Provide a seamless transition from residential care back into the community•Case Management Program
–Case Manager will broker resources for client and their families (mental health treatment, medication, vocational rehabilitation, educational services housing needs, leisure activities)
–Case Manager will service as a mentor for client
2. Sexually Reactive Program– Psychosocial Assessment – Weekly Individual Therapy Sessions
(number of sessions vary)– Psychoeducational Group Sessions
(10-12 session, 10 are mandatory)
– Family Psychoeducational Group Sessions (5-8 sessions)
D. To Provide a Community Education and Safety Program
1. Community Education Program• Conduct presentations for county
courts, juvenile probation officers and other community stakeholders
• Conduct educational forums conference presentations and develop partnerships with community stakeholders
Community Safety Program
2. Community Safety– Conduct a comprehensive risk
assessment at either the beginning of treatment or at the completion of treatment
– Termination Summary includes the client’s progress during treatment, risk level and expectations after release to ensure community safety
Community Safety Program
2. Community Safety– Weekly Treatment Team Meetings to
discuss case co-ordination, assess case progress and receive supervisory support and feedback
– Therapist / Case manager will conduct face to face meetings to discuss case co-ordination