Incentives
Positive reinforcement must accompany the achievement of program goals and exhibited drug/alcohol-free behavior. Incentives are an immediate acknowledgment that goals are being accomplished. Incentives are offered as a tangible way to acknowledge a client reaching a sobriety milestone, progression to a new phase, or other times when their progress should be lauded.
Examples:
- relaxed curfew
- phase progression
- decreased supervision and alcohol/urine testing
- gratitude journals
- go first at hearings
- less time in program
- praise from bench
- entertainment
- gifts
- certificates
Sanctions
Participants will be held accountable with Sobriety Court requirements. Graduated/progressive sanctions demonstrate immediate and swift consequences to negative or inappropriate behavior. Sanctions are levied to help shape future behavior and encourage compliance. Sanctions are discussed as a team and may be done formally (in front of the Judge as a Probation Violation) or informally (Probation amendment/verbally told).
Examples:
- curfew tightened-up
- tether or other electronic monitoring
- increased monitoring
- community service
- written/taped assignments
- increased urine tests
- return back to a previous phase
- increase support
- short-term jail