Applicants shall provide dynamic, interactive, culturally sensitive, activity oriented, evidence-based program components designed to engage youth and their parents/guardians as appropriate, in the process of change and the emphasis of programming shall be variety and age appropriateness. Applicants are to provide substance abuse assessment and treatment services to adolescents with alcohol and/or other drug related problems that may be ordered by the court and/or referred to obtain such services and shall provide group education and counseling services to parents and families of youth identified as having substance abuse issues. Youth participating in out-patient and intensive out-patient level of treatment shall meet the most current version of the American Society for Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM-PPC) for admission, continuance, discharge, and documentation shall be included in the youth’s chart. Applicants should also provide evidence of best practice standards in the delivery of services to include but not limited to cultural and gender appropriate services. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to incorporate trauma informed care into the delivery of services, when deemed necessary. Selected applicants shall work with the referring Judiciary staff to individualize services based on the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI) conducted by the Family Court. The applicant shall demonstrate capacity to provide cognitive behavioral interventions with the goal of increasing social skills and prosocial attitudes, as specifically identified in the YASI assessment.
