Enhanced Treatment Court Program Phases, Sanctions, and Incentives

 

PHASE I:

Phase I is a minimum of two months in order to establish a baseline of functioning. Participants will be required to meet the following standards while in phase I:

§  Attendance at ET Court and probation reporting on a minimum once weekly basis

§  Must meet with providers (case manager/psychiatrist) as scheduled

o    Complete treatment plan with specific, measurable goals for success in treatment and in the program. This will establish how often participant meets with provider.

§  Take all medications as prescribed

§  Attend drug and alcohol treatment as scheduled. (This includes engagement group/12 step meetings/individual therapy)

§  Comply with the color system drug testing as ordered

§  Complete community service work, minimum of 30% of hours (if ordered)

§  Create a plan for education and employment goals to be met by program graduation

§  Establish a Primary Care Physician

§  Pay court fees and restitution on a regular basis

Participant will be considered for phase II when the above standards are met.

Depending upon an offender’s level of functioning, s/he may also be encouraged to do the following in Phase I:

§  Seek and participate in employment training

§  Obtain employment or apply for SSI/SSDI benefits

§  Continue with community service after completion of hours

§  Obtain a GED

§  Work with housing providers to secure appropriate housing

 

PHASE II:

Phase II will span an average of 4-6 months. The following standards are expected from participants in phase II:

§  Attendance at ET Court and probation reporting minimum every other week

§  Attendance at all treatment appointments (psychiatrist/therapist/etc.)

§  Case Management contacts may decrease at this time at case management discretion.

§  Attend drug and alcohol treatment as scheduled. This includes engagement group/12 step meetings/individual therapy

o    These appointments may decrease or increase at the discretion of the treatment provider

§  Comply with the color system drug testing as ordered

§  Complete at least 50% of hours of community service (if ordered)

§  Treatment plan should start to show completion of short term goals (applying for work, applying for disability, maintained period of sobriety, etc.)

§  Demonstrate consistent payment on fines and costs.

Participants will be permitted to advance to Phase III when they have consistently demonstrated the following:

§  Compliance with ALL treatment recommendations and probation requirements

§  Minimum 4 months sobriety

§  50% of ordered community service completed (if applicable)

§  50% of fines and costs paid (if employed)

 

PHASE III:

Phase III will span an average of 4 to 6 months. The following standards are expected from participants in phase III:

§  Attendance at ET Court and probation reporting once monthly

§  Attendance at all treatment appointments (psychiatrist/therapist/etc.)

§  Medication compliance and sobriety (confirmed with testing).

§  Attend drug and alcohol treatment as scheduled. This includes engagement group/12 step meetings/individual therapy

o    These appointments may decrease or increase at the discretion of your probation officer and/or treatment provider

§  Community service hours are completed (if ordered)

§  Define long term education/work goals (seek help with vocational agency or case manager if needed)

§  Stability with housing and finances have been maintained

§  Fines and costs consistently being paid

Participants will move to Phase IV when they have demonstrated the following:

§  Treatment goal adherence/on track in treatment

§  75% of fines and costs have been paid (if employed)

§  Community service work completed

§  Maintained sobriety of 6 months

 

 

PHASE IV:

Phase IV will last minimum 4 months, resulting in Graduation from Enhanced Treatment Court. Participant will participate in the following standards:

§  Attend all ET Court hearings and probation reporting minimum once monthly unless otherwise ordered

§  Continue to meet with treatment on basis according to treatment plan (psychiatrist, case manager, therapist, etc.)

§  90 days of sobriety in order to graduate: remain compliant with any ordered therapeutic or drug/alcohol testing

§  No missed treatment appointments in this phase

§  Remains in safe, stable housing

§  Has achieved 100% of goals identified in treatment related to ET Court participation

§  All terms of probation have met including all fines and costs paid in full

§  Creates a long term recovery plan to minimize symptoms and to maximize benefit of program participation

 

GRADUATION:
Participants will be considered for graduation upon completion of Phase 4 requirements. A participant may be released from probation at this time, or may be required to follow up with probation officer for a period of time after the program at the court’s discretion.

 

 

 

 

Possible Sanctions	Possible Incentives
Essay or Writing assignment	Phase promotion
Increase in court attendance or probation reporting	Gift basket
Increase or order community service work	Applause/praise from group and team
Placement of curfew	Lift in curfew
Increased drug and alcohol testing	Drug test voucher
Hard Labor	One time travel approval
Incarceration	Decrease in drug and alcohol testing
Increase or order of 12 step meetings	Decrease in 12 step meetings
Postpone program graduation	Certificate/Graduation
Penalty/Jury Box	Card of encouragement
Criminal court observation	Judicial praise

 

 

 

 

*Please note: ET Court program phases are not based only on time frames; they are also based on participant’s willingness to complete probation, sobriety, and treatment compliance. All participants will move through phases at different paces. The incentives and sanctions listed above can be placed at any point in a participant’s time in ET Court.