Specifications include, but are not limited to: Treatment program components shall include: 1. Assessment services and treatment planning Individuals will be assigned to treatment based on score results of the LSI-R/ASUS, a multi-leveled assessment which will indicate level of risk, level of criminogenic needs, and substance abuse problems across 6 domains, involvement, disruption, anti-social, emotional, defensiveness and motivation. Provider’s assessment will focus on specific strengths, problem areas targeted for change and strategies for change. As part of the assessment process, the provider shall review the offender’s institutional file for any additional information that may contribute to formation of the treatment plan. Information gathered in the assessment will be used to develop a treatment plan. Assessments shall be conducted within thirty days (30) of referral. Client contact time for the assessment shall not exceed one hour (1), and institutional file review shall also not exceed one hour (1), for a total of two hours (2) to conduct the entire assessment. Treatment plans will conform to community standards. Treatment plan shall include treatment services (group, individual, and education), projected time in treatment, short and long-range goals, and should measure an offender’s progress in treatment. The client will be included in the development of the treatment plan, which becomes part of the treatment record. The service provider will develop treatment phases that reflect measurable and observable changes in the clients’ attitudes and behaviors. The treatment plans shall coincide with the treatment phases and document client behavioral and attitudinal changes. Pre and Post Tests such as the Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Criminal Thinking Scale (CTS) are recommended to measure offenders criminal thinking patterns prior to and after program completion. The TCU – CTS will help to indicate the impact of programming within the targeted population. The service provider shall endeavor to accept into treatment those individuals who are nearing their parole hearings so that the individual can be paroled shortly after completing treatment. 2. Education and Treatment Services The service provider will develop a treatment program, which includes both educational services (i.e., criminogenic issues, cognitive restructuring, skill building, family issues, and substance abuse/addiction issues) and group counseling services. Program shall be tailored to deal with needs identified in the LSI-R/ASUS and clients’ assessment and treatment plan. Provider shall utilize an evidence-based cognitive –behavioral curriculum that addresses the interaction of criminal thinking and drug abuse using a group treatment format. The curriculum shall offer a method that allows participants to explore and correct their thinking errors, learn new coping behaviors, and rehearse and practice these new behaviors and attitudes for optimal skill development. The provider shall offer a relapse prevention component to the treatment program that includes education, and rehearsal and practice of relapse prevention skills.
