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Perspectives on the practices

In-Patient & Out-Patient Treatment

  • Supervision staff report that in-patient and out-patient treatment are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • always appropriate for all medium- to high-risk clients.
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Mental Health Screening and Evaluation

  • Supervision staff report that mental health screening and evaluation are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • always appropriate for all medium- and high-risk clients.
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Substance Use Screening and Evaluation

  • Supervision staff report that Substance Use Screenings and evaluations are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • always appropriate for all medium- to high-risk clients.
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Alcohol and Drug Use Education

  • Supervision staff report that ADE is
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • sometimes appropriate for all medium- to high-risk clients except those who are gang-involved or in an intimate partner violence special population, for whom it is always appropriate.
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Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

  • Supervision staff report that CB interventions are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients, except clients who are gang-involved, for whom they are never appropriate and
    • always appropriate for all medium- and high-risk clients.
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Incentives

  • Supervision staff report that incentives are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • always appropriate for medium- and high-risk clients, except those who have committed intimate partner violence, for whom it is sometimes appropriate.
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Prosocial Modeling

  • Supervision staff report that prosocial modeling is
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients except for those with serious mental illness, for whom it is always appropriate and
    • always appropriate for all medium- to high-risk clients.
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Sanctions

  • Supervision staff report that sanctions are
    • sometimes appropriate for clients classified as medium- to high-risk using a standardized risk assessment tool,
    • never appropriate for low-risk clients who are gang-involved, convicted of general violence offenses, or struggling with substance use disorder, and
    • sometimes appropriate for clients convicted of intimate partner violence or those with serious mental illness.
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Environmental Restructuring

Supervision staff report that environmental restructuring is

  • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
  • always appropriate for medium-/high-risk clients, except those who have committed general violence offenses, for whom it is sometimes appropriate.
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Transportation Resources

  • Supervision staff report that transportation resources are
    • sometimes appropriate for all low-risk clients and
    • always appropriate for all medium- and high-risk clients, except for those who have committed intimate partner violence, for whom they are sometimes appropriate.
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