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Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders

Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders. Presenter: Gile E. Campbell Director, Rehabilitation. DCS’S Substance Abuse Programme. The Rehabilitation Unit Goal of Unit Empowerment of clients to enable their smooth re-entry into the society.

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Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders

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  1. Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders Presenter: Gile E. Campbell Director, Rehabilitation

  2. DCS’S Substance Abuse Programme The Rehabilitation Unit • Goal of Unit Empowerment of clients to enable their smooth re-entry into the society.

  3. Programmes Available • Vocational • Counseling • Life skills • Academic

  4. Life Skills Areas to be covered: • Anger management • Sexuality • Self esteem • Family Life & Spirituality • Literacy • Entrepreneurship

  5. DATA • 46 % of inmates are substance abusers • 11.2 % of current inmate population is incarcerated on drug related charges

  6. The Programme • Has been in gestation stage since 2004 • Is being developed with the assistance of OAS & NCDA • Target group is all inmates serving 1-3 years & all juvenile offenders • Pilot to be carried out at T.S.A.C.C.

  7. Why T.S.A.C.C.? • Population composition • Physical infrastructure • Location • Life Skills Programme also to be piloted there

  8. Project Goal • To prevent and minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a Treatment and Rehabilitation Support System for custodial clients of the DCS

  9. Project Objectives • To establish a Project Management Committee • To conduct a Situational Analysis Exercise • Use findings of Situation Analysis to design training programme • Conduct designed training programme - 3 mths.

  10. Project Objectives • Plan intervention strategies to prevent/minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a treatment & rehabilitation support system

  11. Expected Outcomes • Situational Needs Analysis Survey • Development of an individual assessment tool • Development of Treatment, Monitoring &Evaluation protocol

  12. Expected Outcomes • Greater collaboration and communication among treatment providers—drug court, Patricia House, Salvation Army, etc • Integration of existing adjunctive services • Quality assurance, Research & Monitoring

  13. Phases of Project • Planning • establishing steering committee. • situational analysis. • project design & proposal writing.

  14. Phases of Project • Training -Therapeutic Jurisprudence - Counseling - Educational -Research and evaluation

  15. Phases of Project • Implementation - aims and objectives - monitoring - supply reduction.

  16. Phases of Project • Research and Evaluation • Strengths and Weaknesses • Recommendation

  17. Benefits of the Programme • Reduction in the rate of recidivism • Reduced inmate/ward population • Provisions of treatment for inmates/wards instead of warehousing them • Releasing productive beings into the society • Enhancing the value of family life & production THANK YOU

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