Specifications include, but are not limited to: IC shall schedule an Intake and Assessment appointment in court after the participant’s entry into the program. The Intake and Assessment must occur within five business days of sentencing. The Assessment and Treatment plan presented to the Recovery Court Team must include a diagnosis using the DSM-5. The assessment shall define the nature of the substance use disorder and develop specific treatment recommendations and dosage recommendations using American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria to include medically assisted treatment options. IC shall provide comprehensive case management services to include coordinating residential bed dates if deemed an appropriate level of care. Individualized Treatment Plans shall be drafted upon program commencement and updated every three months or as necessary. All primary treatment issues identified in the initial assessment must be documented on the Treatment Plan. The assessment must include a mental health status examination. It is expected that any indication of need for detoxification will be identified, and appropriate steps be taken to ensure the person’s safety. IC shall schedule participants to begin treatment groups within five days from the sentencing. The IC shall provide an Outpatient Treatment program with stabilization and orientation, intensive treatment, relapse prevention and maintenance phases that will provide approximately 200 hours of treatment services for a minimum of 15 months. All other referrals or assigned ancillary services shall be documented on treatment plans. Recovery Court clients should be in homogeneous groups and have consent of the Recovery Court if participation precludes this. IC shall provide all participants with nutritional information on developing a pro- recovery diet to decrease cravings and increase their physical health during the stabilization Phase of the program. IC shall refer participants with mental health needs to a mental health counselor, Psychologist, or Psychiatrist within one week of identification of the need. IC shall offer individual counseling sessions when participants have issues that cannot be addressed in group counseling. The IC shall not provide more than 10 sessions without prior approval of the Recovery Court Coordinator. IC may offer family programming to the family members of Recovery Court Participants if requested by a Participant and shall not provide more than 2 per person without prior approval of the Recovery Court Coordinator. IC will identify the possibility of co-morbid mental health conditions and or physical health conditions warranting further assessment. IC shall use Evidence Based treatments that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and/or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) carefully documented in a manualized CBT and/or DBT curricula delivered by staff who are trained in delivering the interventions reliably with fidelity to the Ten Key Components and All Rise Standards. Methodologies and tools to assess substance disorders must be standardized, validated, evidence based and must be culturally appropriate. The IC shall make recommendations for phase advancement of participants to the Recovery Court team on a weekly basis and share participant progress, behavior, and evaluations during staffing and in daily correspondence. IC shall require participants to develop a Recovery Plan prior to the exit interview and IC must make recommendations for additional treatment or graduation indicating the participant has a sufficient recovery plan. The Treatment Liaison shall attend and participate weekly for staffing and court hearings at the Superior Court and other appointments, or meetings as needed. (Wednesdays approximately 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Participant attendance reports and verbal progress reports shall be provided to the Recovery Court Team at each Recovery Court staffing. Written Individual and Group Progress Reports must be completed each month. The reports shall be submitted no later than the 5th business day of the following month or made available to the coordinator. The IC must be trained in cultural competency, having experience in working with people of various cultural backgrounds. IC shall allow participants to self-pay at the agency office for treatment above and beyond the minimum program requirements at the contracted rate agreed upon with the IC and Coconino County. Periodic data reports may be required by the Recovery Court Program. IC shall provide translation for non-english speaking participants during IOP and individual counseling sessions.
